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Chelmer QLD 4068

1,526 addresses · 41 streets

Moreton Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Chelmer · 7 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Chelmer is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,325 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $3,402 a week, with median rent near $490 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

3,325Population
41Median age
$3,402Median household income / wk
$490Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Chelmer - Graceville statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Chelmer itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Chelmer, 250 m north-west · Bus interchange: UQ Chancellors's Place, 4 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Guyatt Park ferry terminal, 3.6 km north-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 20.8 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 22.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Chelmer

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Chelmer QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202022.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202133.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 65.3%

Population by age in Chelmer
Population by age, Chelmer QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4164
5-14568
15-19269
20-24221
25-34190
35-44449
45-54513
55-64394
65-74290
75-84158
85+115
Dwelling types in Chelmer
Dwelling types, Chelmer QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House981
Townhouse0
Apartment56
Other0
Households by weekly income in Chelmer
Households by weekly income, Chelmer QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65065
$650-1,499123
$1,500-2,999203
$3,000+570
Top ancestries in Chelmer
Top ancestries, Chelmer QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,353
Australian1,098
Irish565
Scottish503
Other318
German174
Housing tenure in Chelmer
Housing tenure, Chelmer QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned399
Mortgage453
Rented167
Other10
Cars per household in Chelmer
Cars per household, Chelmer QLD (ABS Census 2021)
033
1293
2477
3148
4+85
Commute to work in Chelmer
Commute to work, Chelmer QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car686
Train96
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked22
Bicycle26
Home539
Top countries of birth in Chelmer
Top countries of birth, Chelmer QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England188
New Zealand77
China54
South Africa49
India41
United States37
Languages used at home in Chelmer
Languages used at home, Chelmer QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin83
Spanish41
Vietnamese29
Cantonese28
French19
Persian15

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

461,526 bird observations recorded near Chelmer — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Chelmer

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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