Chinchilla
QLD 4413 · Western Downs
7,068 (2021) → 7,279 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Chinchilla is a suburb in Western Downs, QLD 4413, about 250km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Chinchilla are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 238km inland. Chinchilla has an overall score of 33/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 76/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (1.49%), England (1.3%), Philippines (1.06%), South Africa (0.51%), India (0.5%)
Top languages: Spanish (1.41%), Afrikaans (0.42%), Tagalog (0.41%), French (0.28%), Punjabi (0.27%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Western Downs local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 964 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1010
- Chinchilla Christian CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1001
- Chinchilla State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 940
- Chinchilla State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 907
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Chinchilla
Is Chinchilla safe?
Chinchilla has a residential safety score of 76/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 7,794 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Chinchilla from Brisbane CBD?
Chinchilla is about 250.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Chinchilla?
Chinchilla has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 965 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Chinchilla?
Chinchilla has a transport score of 0/100.