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Chapel Hill flood & bushfire risk

Of Chapel Hill’s 4,530 mapped properties, 8.6% are in a mapped flood area and 20.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Chapel Hill’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

8.6%
In a flood area
20.2%
In a bushfire area
4,530
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Chapel Hill

Flood and bushfire areas across Chapel Hill. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill sits in the Indooroopilly police division, which recorded 5,121 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,121 total. Figures are for the whole Indooroopilly police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential94.3% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Open space2.2% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: OS1 - Open space (Local)

Future urban2% of properties

Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.

Zone: EC - Emerging community

School catchments in Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Chapel Hill

At the 2021 Census, 35.9% of Chapel Hill’s 10,511 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English36.4%
Australian28.6%
Irish12.4%
Scottish11.2%
Chinese9.7%
German6.7%

Top countries of birth

England5.3%
South Africa3.2%
China3.2%
New Zealand2.7%
India2%
Malaysia1.5%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Chapel Hill

Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

8,576
Dwellings/yr
2,794
Houses
5,782
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Chapel Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Chapel Hill address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.