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Chermside QLD 4032

10,362 addresses · 90 streets

Lilley Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Chermside · 9 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

A major retail and health hub in northern Brisbane anchored by one of the country's largest shopping centres, Chermside is densifying with apartments. Households average 1.9 people and the median age is 35. Median household income is $1,419 a week, with rent around $370.

Chermside is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 11,426 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,419 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 32% of households own their home and 63% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

11,426Population
35Median age
$1,419Median household income / wk
$370Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Geebung station, 2.5 km north-east · Bus interchange: Chermside bus station, 50 m north-east · Ferry wharf: Bretts Wharf Ferry Terminal, 6.9 km south-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 14% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Chermside

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

Tree cover measures, Chermside QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 62.2%

Population by age in Chermside
Population by age, Chermside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4536
5-14819
15-19419
20-241,137
25-342,687
35-441,625
45-541,116
55-64958
65-74837
75-84779
85+522
Dwelling types in Chermside
Dwelling types, Chermside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,153
Townhouse1,068
Apartment3,164
Other0
Households by weekly income in Chermside
Households by weekly income, Chermside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,059
$650-1,4991,635
$1,500-2,9991,717
$3,000+675
Top ancestries in Chermside
Top ancestries, Chermside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English3,452
Australian2,896
Other1,949
Irish1,225
Scottish1,016
Ancestry NS959
Housing tenure in Chermside
Housing tenure, Chermside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned808
Mortgage893
Rented3,375
Other240
Cars per household in Chermside
Cars per household, Chermside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0884
12,857
21,266
3224
4+75
Commute to work in Chermside
Commute to work, Chermside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,101
Train41
Bus433
Tram/ferry0
Walked403
Bicycle29
Home893
Top countries of birth in Chermside
Top countries of birth, Chermside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
India494
New Zealand420
Philippines388
England241
China235
Nepal171
Languages used at home in Chermside
Languages used at home, Chermside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin313
Nepali187
Tagalog180
Punjabi158
Spanish153
Hindi147

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

128,469 bird observations recorded near Chermside — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Chermside

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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