Chevallum QLD 4555
355 addresses · 16 streets
Fisher Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Chevallum · 86 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Chevallum is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 467 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $2,016 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Palmwoods statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Chevallum itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 supermarket
2 Catholic churches
1 pharmacy
2 libraries
2 service stations
1 gym
2 hardware stores
2 plumbers
Getting around. Train station: Palmwoods, 3.9 km west · Railway halt: Koala, 3.2 km north · Bus interchange: USC station, 6.6 km east · Airport: Sunshine Coast Airport, 14.4 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 39.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 39.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 62.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 63.5%
Population by age in Chevallum
| 0-4 | 24 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 61 |
| 15-19 | 45 |
| 20-24 | 23 |
| 25-34 | 28 |
| 35-44 | 56 |
| 45-54 | 80 |
| 55-64 | 52 |
| 65-74 | 68 |
| 75-84 | 32 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Chevallum
| House | 143 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Chevallum
| <$650 | 14 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 29 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 40 |
| $3,000+ | 43 |
Top ancestries in Chevallum
| Australian | 215 |
|---|---|
| English | 215 |
| Irish | 55 |
| Scottish | 40 |
| Other | 37 |
| German | 32 |
Housing tenure in Chevallum
| Owned | 52 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 59 |
| Rented | 20 |
| Other | 10 |
Cars per household in Chevallum
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 52 |
| 3 | 33 |
| 4+ | 43 |
Commute to work in Chevallum
| Car | 141 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 12 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 37 |
Top countries of birth in Chevallum
| England | 33 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 13 |
| New Zealand | 11 |
| Canada | 6 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
| Ireland | 3 |
Languages used at home in Chevallum
| Croatian | 5 |
|---|---|
| German | 5 |
| Russian | 5 |
| French | 3 |
| Thai | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
12,379 bird observations recorded near Chevallum — most often seen:
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (567)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (543)
- Pacific Black Duck (515)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (506)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (506)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (503)
- Australian Brush-turkey (495)
- South-east Eastern Whipbird (476)
- Australian Torresian Crow (470)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (469)
- Noisy Miner (440)
- Laughing Kookaburra (439)
- Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (433)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Chevallum
- Eastern Australian Magpie (432)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (398)
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (388)
- Australian Magpie (381)
- Green Catbird (381)
- Green Figbird (373)
- Eastern Golden Whistler (360)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (358)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (352)
- North-eastern Yellow Robin (344)
- Eastern Whipbird (343)
- White-headed Pigeon (342)
- Australian White Ibis (341)
- Black-headed Pardalote (316)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (307)
- Southern Pale-headed Rosella (302)
- Torresian Crow (299)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Chevallum:
- Forest Glen (2.1 km)
- Mons (2.9 km)
- Ilkley (3 km)
- Tanawha (3.9 km)
- Palmwoods (4.2 km)
- Kiels Mountain (5.1 km)
- Kunda Park (5.2 km)
- Woombye (5.2 km)
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Streets
- Boughens Road (1)
- Bruce Highway (12)
- Chevallum Road (75)
- Chevallum School Road (39)
- Dales Road (48)
- Dickson Road (5)
- Empire Crescent (70)
- Gibbins Way (1)
- Glenn Vista Place (11)
- Kikuyu Road (20)
- Lisa Road (14)
- Mcgilchrist Road (2)
- Palmetto Street (19)
- Rainforest Road (33)
- Sunridge Farm Road (2)
- Winston Road S (3)
