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Camp Hill has an estimated 13,141 residents, up from 12,254 at the 2021 Census — a change of 887 people, or 7.2%. Growth has averaged 1.2% a year over five years. Overseas migration accounts for 55.0% of that increase. That puts 2,778 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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As of Aug 2026, the suburb of Camp Hill is estimated to have a population of approximately 13,141, according to AreaSearch's evaluation of broader ABS updates and post-Census address validations. This represents a gain of 887 people (7.2%) compared to the 12,254 people recorded in the 2021 Census. The updated figure builds upon an estimated resident population of 13,127 identified from the ABS June 2025 ERP release, alongside 60 validated new addresses added since the Census. With a population density of 2,778 persons per square kilometer, the suburb of Camp Hill ranks in the upper quartile among nationwide areas assessed by AreaSearch.
Its 7.2% post-Census increase sits within 2.3 percentage points of the 9.5% national benchmark, highlighting healthy expansion dynamics. Growth has been sustained predominantly by overseas migration, which made up roughly 55.00000000000001% of recent population additions. Projections for the suburb of Camp Hill utilise the 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 series based on 2022 data, supplemented where needed and beyond 2032 by Queensland State Government SA2 projections released in 2023 from a 2021 base. Because the state figures do not provide age-specific breakdowns, AreaSearch incorporates cohort weightings derived from the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections based on 2022 data. Over the longer term, the suburb of Camp Hill is tracking toward an above-median expansion relative to national figures, with aggregated SA2 projections indicating an addition of 2,347 persons to 2041, representing an overall increase of 17.8% across the 16 years.
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264 new dwellings have been approved in Camp Hill over the past five years, an average of 52 a year. That places the area in the 65th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 4 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 55 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 91% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 44, broadly in line with that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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ABS building approval statistics analyzed by AreaSearch show that Camp Hill records approximately 52 residential approvals annually, totaling roughly 264 approved dwellings across the prior 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), with 44 logged to date in FY-25. Over those 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), an average of 2.8 people relocated locally for each newly built dwelling, indicating sustained underlying demand. New residential builds carry an average estimated construction cost of $1,209,000, underscoring an emphasis by developers on high-end, premium housing. Furthermore, commercial building approvals reached $44.2 million this financial year, demonstrating considerable momentum in non-residential development.
Detached houses account for 91.0% of new residential development, with medium and high-density housing comprising the remaining 9.0%, reinforcing the locality's established suburban profile tailored to families desiring spacious living. With approximately 290 people per approval, the local construction sector demonstrates signs of a transitioning market. According to the most recent AreaSearch quarterly projections, Camp Hill is set to add 2,333 residents to 2041. If building activity continues at its present pace, residential supply may struggle to keep up with demographic expansion, potentially intensifying competition among purchasers and placing upward pressure on property prices.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 9 current infrastructure and development projects inside Camp Hill, worth an estimated $1.15 billion. A further 79 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $44.4 billion. 14 are already under construction and 35 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Infrastructure upgrades, public transport initiatives, and major urban planning schemes play a decisive role in shaping community development. AreaSearch has pinpointed 32 major projects capable of influencing the area. Prominent among these are the Minnippi Quarter - Ellen Street & Fursden Road development, the Shopping Centre Expansion - 789-805 Old Cleveland Road, Carina, the Brisbane Eastern Transport Corridor Upgrades, and the Eastern Metro Extension to Capalaba, with notable local projects detailed below.
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Brisbane Eastern Transport Corridor Upgrades
A long-term Queensland Government transport program focused on improving Brisbane's eastern transport corridor through targeted road upgrades, intersection improvements and bus priority infrastructure. Stage 1 of the Eastern Transitway bus priority works between Carindale Street and Narracott Street is complete and operational, while future transitway stages and broader corridor improvements remain in planning.
25 Adelaide Street Carina Townhouses
A modern townhouse development at 25 Adelaide Street featuring contemporary three-bedroom homes with private courtyards and quality finishes. The development offers convenient access to local amenities and transport links.
208 Meadowlands Road Carina Development
A residential townhouse development at 208 Meadowlands Road featuring modern three and four-bedroom homes with contemporary design and sustainable features. The development is located in the established Carina suburb with good access to schools and amenities.
Camp Hill Marketplace Stage 2 Extension
$20 million extension by Hamell Group adding 4,000sqm retail space with specialty stores, restaurants, gym facilities and enhanced community spaces. Features Queensland lifestyle design with outdoor dining areas and a central public courtyard.
Holland Park Busway Station Upgrade
Translink and the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) are planning capacity and accessibility upgrades for the Holland Park West Busway Station on the South East Busway. The project scope includes platform extensions, enhanced DDA accessibility features, upgraded passenger waiting facilities, and modern customer information displays. The works are designed to accommodate higher bus passenger patronage and improve network accessibility.
Shopping Centre Expansion - 789-805 Old Cleveland Road, Carina
Expansion and refurbishment of the Carina neighbourhood shopping centre into an open-air, four-storey complex delivered over two stages. The development, designed by WSA Architecture and planned by Place Design Group, includes new shops, food and drink outlets, office space, healthcare services, and indoor sport and recreation facilities. Stage 1 provides 181 car spaces (including 23 motorcycle) with the full two-stage build providing 441 spaces. The project maintains a local scale while significantly upgrading customer amenity and the streetscape along Old Cleveland Road.
Maasra Coorparoo
Mixed-use development at 220 Old Cleveland Road featuring 114 apartments over eight levels with ground floor retail, medical and commercial spaces. Developed by Karam Group with focus on 3 & 4 bedroom apartments for owner-occupiers.
Winstanley Street Medical Centre Development
Development of a four-storey commercial and medical facility spanning 2,833 sqm of gross floor area across three street frontages. The approved project includes dedicated healthcare suites, consulting spaces, professional offices, a neighbourhood supermarket, and ground-floor food and drink outlets serving Carina Heights and surrounding eastern Brisbane suburbs.
8,434 residents of Camp Hill are employed, from a labour force of 8,596. Unemployment sits at 1.9%, with participation at 81.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 9,512, about 72% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Camp Hill features an exceptionally qualified labour pool with substantial representation across professional sectors, an unemployment rate standing at only 1.9%, and an annual employment increase of 4.9% based on AreaSearch statistical aggregations. By March 2026, employed residents reached 8,434, while local joblessness sat 2.4% below the Greater Brisbane benchmark of 4.3%. Participation in the labour market is notably high at 81.7%, well ahead of Greater Brisbane's 70.1%. Additionally, 28.2% of working locals stated in the Census that they operated from home, though this figure reflects the influence of Covid-19 restrictions.
Resident employment is concentrated primarily in health care & social assistance, professional & technical, and education & training. The professional & technical sector demonstrates particular local strength, capturing an employment share 1.5 times the wider metropolitan average. Conversely, transport, postal & warehousing shows limited local presence, engaging 3.0% of resident workers compared to 5.6% across Greater Brisbane. As evidenced by the balance between the Census working population and local resident numbers, this largely residential district provides relatively few jobs internally. Over the past 12-month period, AreaSearch examination of ABS and SALM figures indicates that local employment expanded by 4.9% alongside a 4.8% increase in the labour force, with unemployment holding steady. In comparison, Greater Brisbane posted a 3.2% rise in employment, a 3.4% rise in the labour pool, and a 0.1 percentage point increase in joblessness. Looking ahead, Jobs and Skills Australia's Mar-26 national employment projections provide a framework for evaluating local industry trends over five and ten-year horizons. Nationally, jobs are projected to rise by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, with performance varying widely by sector. Mapping these sectoral growth rates onto the local industry structure suggests employment among Camp Hill residents could grow by 7.2% over five years and 14.6% over ten years, representing a simple weighted projection that does not factor in local population shifts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Camp Hill is $3,085 a week (about $160,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,309 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $65,203 a year against an average of $87,280. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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Taxation statistics from the ATO aggregated by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 show local earnings ranking among the highest across the country. In the suburb of Camp Hill, median taxpayer income reaches $65,203 and average income is $87,280, outperforming Greater Brisbane benchmarks of $58,236 and $72,799. Factoring in an 11.36% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates as of March 2026 place median earnings at roughly $72,610 and average earnings at $97,195. Census records place personal, family, and household earnings between the 94th and 97th percentiles across Australia.
A significant 35.3% of the local population (4,638 individuals) receives an income in the $4000+ bracket, contrasting with regional distributions where the $1,500 - 2,999 category leads at 33.3%. Overall, 51.6% of residents earn more than $3,000 weekly, providing strong support for high-end commerce. Households retain 87.0% of their income after servicing housing commitments, placing the suburb in the 10th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Camp Hill had 4,257 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 84% detached houses and 5% apartments. 45% are owned with a mortgage, 29% rented and 27% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,600 a month, a total housing cost higher than 92% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 14.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 19.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census findings reveal that free-standing houses make up 84.4% of residential properties in Camp Hill, with semi-detached dwellings, apartments, and other configurations accounting for 15.6%, compared to 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings throughout Brisbane metro. Fully owned homes represent 26.7% of the total, mirroring Brisbane metro levels, while 44.7% are held with a mortgage and 28.6% are occupied by tenants. Typical monthly mortgage payments stand at $2,600, exceeding both the Brisbane metro average of $1,863 and the national figure of $1,863. Median weekly rent is $460, notably higher than Brisbane metro's $380 and the Australian benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Camp Hill counted 4,257 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,565 today, averaging 2.8 people each. 44% are couples with children, more than in 87% of areas nationally, against 24% couples without children. 18% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.3 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the vast majority of local households at 77.6%, encompassing 44.1% couples with children, 23.8% couples without children, and 8.2% single parent arrangements. The remaining 22.4% consists of non-family living arrangements, which include single-person households at 17.8% and group households at 4.6%. The typical household contains 2.8 people, exceeding the Greater Brisbane benchmark of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
47.7% of adults in Camp Hill hold a university qualification, including 31.8% with a bachelor degree and 10.7% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 87% of areas nationally. A further 15.5% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 1,955 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,098 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Tertiary qualification levels in Camp Hill substantially outstrip broader benchmarks, with 47.7% of residents aged 15+ holding a higher education degree, compared to 25.7% across QLD and 30.4% throughout Australia. Bachelor degrees represent the primary credential at 31.8%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 10.7% and graduate diplomas at 5.2%. Practical and vocational qualifications are also well represented, with 25.0% of individuals aged 15+ holding trade credentials, comprising 15.5% in certificates and 9.5% in advanced diplomas. Active participation in education is strong across the community, with 32.5% of residents currently undertaking formal studies.
Among those enrolled, 10.9% attend primary school, 8.7% are in secondary schooling, and 7.6% are enrolled in tertiary programs.
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Getting around Camp Hill means driving: households keep an average of 1.6 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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76.3% of residents in Camp Hill report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 78% of areas nationally. 2.7% need daily assistance with core activities, and 61.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.4 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health indicators across Camp Hill reflect positive outcomes, with AreaSearch evaluations showing very low incidence of major chronic ailments across age brackets and favorable mortality figures. Private health insurance coverage is notably widespread, held by roughly 62% of all residents (8,118 people), outperforming the Greater Brisbane rate of 55.8% and the national mark of 55.7%. The primary reported chronic health conditions are mental health concerns and asthma, which affect 7.8 and 7.3% of the community respectively, while 76.3% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, compared to 69.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Working-age locals display particularly sound health with minimal chronic disease burden. Residents aged 65 and over make up 10.1% of the population (1,327 people), tracking below Greater Brisbane's 15.0%, with older locals demonstrating strong health rankings relative to national standards.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Camp Hill is largely Australian-born, at 81.9% of residents, with 10.9% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (27.0%) and Australian (24.4%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural demographics in Camp Hill broadly mirror regional averages, with 81.9% of residents born in Australia, 92.6% holding citizenship, and 89.1% speaking only English at home. Christianity is the predominant faith, practiced by 55.2% of the local population compared to 47.8% across Greater Brisbane. Regarding ancestral background, English heritage is the most common at 27.0%, followed by Australian at 24.4% and Irish at 11.6%. Minor variations exist among other cultural groups, with Hungarian ancestry accounting for 0.4% locally (compared to 0.2% across the wider region), South Australian at 0.7% (versus 0.6%), and New Zealand at 0.9% (versus 1.0%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Camp Hill is 35, younger than 76% of areas nationally. 27.0% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Age distributions in Camp Hill align closely with Greater Brisbane, with the most notable variation across broad cohorts being 4.9 percentage points. The median age is estimated at 35, remaining unchanged from the 2021 Census and sitting 1 year below Greater Brisbane's median of 36 from that Census. Since that time, the share of residents aged 0 - 24 has decreased from 35.4% to an estimated 33.9%. Through to 2041, the largest numerical gain is anticipated in the 45 - 64 age group, which is projected to expand by 1,074 residents (31%) to 4,517, while the 65+ cohort will see the most rapid rate of growth, increasing 58% to 2,093.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Camp Hill
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 2 months ago all 9 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 60 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (12,254 at the 2021 Census → 13,141 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL30504). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.