Camp Hill vs CoorparooTwo Brisbane suburbs compared for a home loan
Camp Hill (QLD 4152) is approximately 8 km south-east of the Brisbane CBD, on the ridges above Old Cleveland Road. Coorparoo (QLD 4151) is approximately 6 km south-east of the Brisbane CBD, on the Cleveland railway line. At the 2021 Census, Camp Hill had 12,254 residents with a median age of 35, and Coorparoo had 18,132 residents with a median age of 35.
The most common occupied dwelling was separate houses in Camp Hill and flats and apartments in Coorparoo. Flats and apartments made up 5% of occupied dwellings in Camp Hill and 50% in Coorparoo, while 28% of Camp Hill households rented compared with 45% in Coorparoo. These differences matter for finance, because lenders assess apartments, strata buildings and houses on land differently.
Both suburbs are in the same state, so transfer duty is calculated on the same scale and the difference in upfront cost comes from the purchase price. The panel below applies that scale, and an estimate of lenders mortgage insurance, to the prices you enter.
QLD 4152 · Inner South East Brisbane
Camp Hill
Camp Hill is a south east Brisbane house suburb where 44.5 per cent of households held a mortgage, well above the national 35.0 per cent.
Brisbane City Council. Approximately 8 km south-east of the Brisbane CBD, on the ridges above Old Cleveland Road.
Read the full Camp Hill guideQLD 4151 · Inner South East Brisbane
Coorparoo
Coorparoo is an inner south east Brisbane suburb where flats and apartments were 49.9 per cent of occupied homes at the 2021 Census.
Brisbane City Council. Approximately 6 km south-east of the Brisbane CBD, on the Cleveland railway line.
Read the full Coorparoo guide
What buying in Camp Hill and Coorparoo would mean for the loan
The difference between two suburbs is usually a difference in price, and price drives the deposit, the transfer duty, any lenders mortgage insurance and the repayment. Enter the prices you are seeing and the panel works out each of those for Camp Hill and Coorparoo.
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Estimates only. Repayments assume a principal and interest loan at a constant rate, which is an assumption and not a current market rate. Transfer duty is indicative for established homes, first home buyer relief depends on eligibility, and upfront cash includes an allowance of $3,000 for conveyancing and inspections. Lenders mortgage insurance is an estimate and is added to the loan. A lender makes its own assessment.
Camp Hill and Coorparoo: Census profile compared
Figures are from the 2021 Census, so rents, repayments and incomes have moved since. They are most useful for comparing one suburb with another and with Australia as a whole.
| Measure | Camp Hill | Coorparoo |
|---|---|---|
| People and households | ||
| Residents | 12,254 | 18,132 |
| Median ageAustralia 38 | 35 | 35 |
| Average household sizeAustralia 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| Median household income, weeklyAustralia $1,746 | $3,085 | $2,105 |
| Housing costs at the 2021 Census | ||
| Median rent, weeklyAustralia $375 | $460 | $380 |
| Median mortgage repayment, monthlyAustralia $1,863 | $2,600 | $2,047 |
| Who owns and who rents | ||
| Households rentingAustralia 31% | 28% | 45% |
| Owned with a mortgageAustralia 35% | 44% | 31% |
| Owned outrightAustralia 31% | 27% | 22% |
| Types of home | ||
| Separate housesAustralia 72% | 84% | 41% |
| Townhouses, terraces and semi-detachedAustralia 13% | 11% | 9% |
| Flats and apartmentsAustralia 14% | 5% | 50% |
| Homes with two bedrooms or fewer | 15% | 50% |
| Homes with four bedrooms or more | 47% | 24% |
| Dwellings unoccupied on Census night | 5% | 7% |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0). Tenure shares exclude households that did not state their tenure. Dwelling shares are of occupied private dwellings.
Home loan considerations in Camp Hill and Coorparoo
Lenders treat houses on land, townhouses and apartments differently, and some apply extra conditions to small apartments, high-density buildings or particular postcodes. These are the points each guide raises.
Camp Hill
- Upgraders
- First home buyers
- Median monthly repayments of $2,600 against $1,863 nationally make serviceability the binding constraint.
- Lenders may apply a lower maximum loan-to-value ratio above certain loan or property value thresholds.
- Character planning controls can constrain demolition and raise the cost of compliant repairs.
- Insurance on an older timber house can cost more than on a modern brick equivalent.
- Heavily renovated houses have fewer comparable sales, so valuations can fall short of contract price.
Coorparoo
- First home buyers
- Investors
- Downsizers
- Single-development exposure limits are a real constraint where apartment supply sits in a few large complexes.
- Body corporate levies in amenity rich buildings are counted as a committed expense in serviceability.
- Minimum internal floor area rules can reduce the loan-to-value ratio available on small units.
- Norman Creek flooding and overland flow should be checked through a FloodWise Property Report.
- Character planning controls and heritage listings can restrict work on the older houses.
Housing stock in Camp Hill and Coorparoo compared
Camp Hill
- Renovated pre-war houses
- Separate houses numbered 3,592 at the 2021 Census, 84.4 per cent of occupied homes, many raised and extended.
- Four and five bedroom homes
- At the 2021 Census, 1,244 dwellings had four bedrooms and 768 had five or more.
- Limited attached housing
- Townhouses numbered 455 and flats or apartments only 203, or 4.8 per cent of occupied homes.
Coorparoo
- Apartments
- Flats and apartments numbered 3,825 at the 2021 Census, 49.9 per cent of occupied homes.
- Pre-war and interwar houses
- Separate houses numbered 3,109, or 40.6 per cent, many of them pre-war timber dwellings.
- Townhouses
- Townhouse and semi-detached dwellings numbered only 714, or 9.3 per cent, below the national 12.6 per cent.
Official sale price and rent figures for Camp Hill and Coorparoo
Only figures published free of charge by a government agency are shown. Where none is published the space is left empty rather than filled with an estimate. Each guide charts the full series.
Camp Hill
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Camp Hill, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Coorparoo
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Coorparoo, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Transport, schools and amenities in Camp Hill and Coorparoo
Camp Hill
Transport
- Coorparoo station (train)
- Norman Park station (train)
- Old Cleveland Road buses (bus)
- Old Cleveland Road (road)
Schools and campuses
- Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School (primary, government)
- St Thomas' Catholic School (primary, catholic)
- Whites Hill State College (combined, government)
Amenities
- Whites Hill Reserve
- Camp Hill Marketplace
- Whites Hill Lookout
- Perth Street Park
Coorparoo
Transport
- Coorparoo station (train)
- Old Cleveland Road buses (bus)
- South East Busway (bus)
- Old Cleveland Road (road)
Schools and campuses
- Coorparoo State School (primary, government)
- Villanova College (secondary, catholic)
- Loreto College (secondary, catholic)
- Brisbane School of Distance Education (combined, government)
Amenities
- Coorparoo Square
- Stones Corner retail strip
- Norman Creek corridor
- Westfield Carindale
School listings show name, level and sector only. Enrolment areas change, so confirm eligibility for a specific address with the school or the Queensland education department.
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