Chelmer - Graceville, QLD 4068 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Chelmer - Graceville gained 598 residents from internal migration and 223 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 854 people moved away — a net addition of -33 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Chelmer - Graceville against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Chelmer - Graceville population grew from 7,802 in 2016 to 8,015 in 2025, a change of 2.7% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show data table
| Year | Chelmer - Graceville | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,802 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 7,972 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 8,098 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 8,127 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 8,114 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 7,946 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 7,914 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 8,046 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 8,043 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 8,015 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Chelmer - Graceville SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 12 parks. For families: 9 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés and 6 restaurants. Staying active: 40 sports fields. Also 1 cinema. The nearest train station, Graceville, is about 450 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 27 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Graceville State School
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School
- Milpera State High School
- Chelmer-Graceville Kindergarten
- Staverton Kindergarten Chelmer
- Regal Twin
- Graceville Medical Practice
- Graceville Foodmarket
- Graceville Memorial Park
- Faulkner Park
- Queenscroft Street Park (no. 132)
- Graceville Small Dog Park
- Caesar's Place reserve
- Gordon Thomson Park
- Giraween Park
- Taylor Bridge Reserve
- Graceville
- Chelmer
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.