Camp Hill, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Camp Hill is a leafy, hilly residential suburb of Brisbane, set about six kilometres south-east of the city centre in the City of Brisbane. It was first known as Schick's Hill, after Peter Schick, who with a partner bought land here in 1859, but the present name took over by the eighteen-nineties. It recalls the Four Mile Camp, a resting place where drovers and travellers on the road to Cleveland once stopped for its forage and permanent water holes. Early settlers were farmers, many of German background, and from 1912 the Belmont steam tramway threaded through the district. Today Camp Hill is known for its old Queenslander homes, the boutique shops and cafes along Old Cleveland Road, and Whites Hill Reserve, whose bushland tracks and lookout offer views over Brisbane.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Camp Hill is more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1135, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Camp Hill at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 12,254
- Median age
- 35
- Median weekly household income
- $3,085
- SEIFA score
- 1135
- Coordinates
- -27.4996, 153.0762
Camp Hill demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Camp Hill using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 30%, 28% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,717 | 22% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,619 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 3,652 | 30% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3,163 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,101 | 9% |
Share of the 12,252 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,123 | 26% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,879 | 44% |
| Rented | 1,193 | 28% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,592 | 84% |
| Townhouses & semis | 455 | 11% |
| Flats & apartments | 203 | 5% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 4,258 occupied private dwellings in Camp Hill.
- Median weekly rent
- $460
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,600
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,568
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,309
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,181 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,306 (11%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 141 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 7,283 (81%)
- Labour-force participation
- 77.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Employed full-time
- 4,528
- Employed part-time
- 2,054
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Camp Hill
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Camp Hill is January (average daytime high around 29.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 945 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4°C | 20.7°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 29.2°C | 20.6°C | 154 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 19.9°C | 133 mm |
| Apr | 25.7°C | 16.6°C | 45 mm |
| May | 23.1°C | 13.7°C | 71 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 11.3°C | 40 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 10.1°C | 35 mm |
| Aug | 22.2°C | 10.8°C | 37 mm |
| Sep | 24.5°C | 13°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 26.3°C | 15.7°C | 97 mm |
| Nov | 28.2°C | 17.8°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 29.2°C | 19.7°C | 103 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Camp Hill
Where is Camp Hill?
Camp Hill is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Camp Hill?
At the 2021 Census, Camp Hill had a population of about 12,254.
Is Camp Hill an advantaged area?
Camp Hill has an ABS SEIFA score of 1135, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 98 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Camp Hill?
Camp Hill has average daytime highs of about 25.6°C and overnight lows of about 15.8°C, with roughly 945 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Camp Hill have high household incomes?
Camp Hill has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Queensland — the 13th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,085 per week).
Where Camp Hill ranks
Camp Hill appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Highest-income suburbs in Queensland#13 of 25
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