Chelmer - Graceville
Chelmer - Graceville is close to a train, but expensive to rent.
Chelmer - Graceville is close to a train station (Graceville, about 450 m as the crow flies); well served for the everyday — 3 schools and 2 supermarkets. The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $842 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2); the population is barely moving — in fact it is shrinking.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 40 and households on a median $3,172 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, RTA median rents, Queensland Police Service reported offences, Brisbane City Council flood awareness data, OpenStreetMap, Brisbane City Council parks and trails, TransLink timetables and Queensland Open Data.
What's good
- close to a train station (Graceville, about 450 m as the crow flies)
- well served for the everyday — 3 schools and 2 supermarkets
What to weigh up
- renting is expensive, a median of $842 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2)
- the population is barely moving — in fact it is shrinking
Chelmer - Graceville on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Chelmer - Graceville, QLD.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Chelmer - Graceville against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Chelmer - Graceville population grew from 7,802 in 2016 to 8,015 in 2025, a change of 2.7% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| 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 |
Where the growth is coming 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.
- Internal migration in+598
- Internal migration out+693
- Overseas migration in+223
- Natural increase+5
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,410 | 7,849 | +5.9% |
| Median age | 37 | 40 | +3 yrs |
| Median household income | $2,447/wk | $3,172/wk | +30% |
| Median weekly rent | $465/wk | $490/wk | +5.4% |
| Born overseas | 22.7% | 25.1% | +2.4 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 36.6%
- Mortgaged 42.8%
- Rented 18.9%
- Other / not stated 1.7%
What it costs to rent
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the Residential Tenancies Authority's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Chelmer - Graceville is one ABS statistical area covering 2 gazetted suburbs, which the RTA reports separately — so the figures below are broken down per suburb rather than blended into one.
Area-wide median, all 2 suburbs combined: $842, up 11.3% on a year earlier.
Rent over time — Graceville
All dwellings in Graceville against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Graceville went from $750 in 2024-Q1 to $775 in 2026-Q2, up 3%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Graceville | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $750 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $820 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $850 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $830 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $750 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $790 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $780 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $935 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $795 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $775 | $656 |
Rent over time — Chelmer
All dwellings in Chelmer against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Chelmer went from $1,000 in 2024-Q1 to $975 in 2026-Q2, up -3%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Chelmer | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $1,000 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $725 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $915 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $800 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $780 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $700 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $750 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $850 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $950 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $975 | $656 |
Graceville by dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $750n=14 | — |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.
In the 2026-Q2 quarter the RTA median weekly rent was $775 in Graceville and $975 in Chelmer. Combined across the 2 suburbs of the Chelmer - Graceville statistical area it works out to $842, up 11% on a year earlier.
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| Quarter | Graceville | Chelmer | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $775 | $975 | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $795 | $950 | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $935 | $850 | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $780 | $750 | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $790 | $700 | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $750 | $780 | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $830 | $800 | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $850 | $915 | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $820 | $725 | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $750 | $1,000 | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $950 | $690 | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $720 | $950 | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $715 | $800 | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $650 | $600 | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $660 | $670 | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $750 | $430 | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $700 | $550 | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $650 | $595 | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $645 | $780 | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $540 | $540 | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $550 | $560 | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $540 | $490 | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $550 | $640 | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $490 | $490 | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $500 | $400 | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $595 | $700 | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $580 | $625 | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $495 | $610 | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $495 | $520 | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $505 | $520 | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $500 | $550 | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $475 | $475 | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $460 | $530 | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $490 | $710 | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $460 | $560 | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $470 | $580 | $381 |
Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 10score 1,113
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 10score 1,152
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 10score 1,116
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 10score 1,158
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Chelmer - Graceville sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Chelmer - Graceville is policed by the Queensland Police Service Sherwood Division, which also covers Corinda, Sherwood and Oxley (Qld). The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Chelmer - Graceville specifically.
Most-reported offences · Sherwood Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)1,974 /100k−25% vs QLD↓ 3%
- Unlawful Entry548 /100k−19% vs QLD↓ 32%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle419 /100k+24% vs QLD↑ 1%
- Drug Offences406 /100k−76% vs QLD↑ 8%
- Assault303 /100k−71% vs QLD↑ 0%
- Robbery23 /100k−50% vs QLD↓ 37%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Sherwood Division — not Chelmer - Graceville on its own; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Sherwood Division over the last 12 months, running 25% below the Queensland rate and down on the year before. None of this is specific to Chelmer - Graceville — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
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| Offence category | Division | Queensland | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 1,974 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↓ 3% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 548 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 32% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 419 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↑ 1% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 406 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 8% vs prior year |
| Assault | 303 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 0% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 23 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↓ 37% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Sherwood Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.
Flood risk
Brisbane City Council · updated August 2026Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it does Brisbane City Council map as flood-liable? The historic extents are the ground truth; the likelihood bands are the council's modelling of how often flooding is expected.
Historic flood exposure
- 202228%
- 201149%
- 197463%
Share of the suburb inside each event’s mapped flood surface. These maps cover only the river and creek extents of those specific events — being outside them does not mean a property is flood-free.
Council flood-likelihood modelling
20% of Chelmer - Graceville is mapped as flood-liable, split by how often flooding is expected. This layer dates from 2013 and reads conservatively for some riverside suburbs.
- Low 20%
- Very Low <1%
Chelmer - Graceville has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, 2011 and 1974, with up to about 63% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 20% of Chelmer - Graceville as flood-liable.
A suburb rollup can’t tell you about an individual property. Check a specific address on Brisbane City Council’s FloodWise Property Report →
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| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Within the 2022 flood extent | 28% of the suburb |
| Within the 2011 flood extent | 49% of the suburb |
| Within the 1974 flood extent | 63% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 20% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | 20% of the suburb |
| — Very Low likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
Flood data © Brisbane City Council, used under CC BY 4.0, updated August 2026. The Flood Awareness Maps are an awareness tool, not a substitute for a FloodWise Property Report or professional advice.
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Chelmer - Graceville SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 12 green spaces. 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.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Graceville State School
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School
- Milpera State High School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Chelmer-Graceville Kindergarten
- Staverton Kindergarten Chelmer
Cinemas
- Regal Twin
GPs & clinics
- Graceville Medical Practice
Supermarkets
- Graceville Foodmarket
Green spaces
- 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
Train stations
- Graceville
- Chelmer
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil-managed parks inside the suburb boundary, with the recreation trails and facilities Brisbane City Council records in each.
Chelmer - Graceville has 12 council parks covering 48 ha, with 3.6 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 3 have a barbecue and 1 has a dog off-leash area.
- Faulkner Park183 Leybourne Street, Graceville11 ha0.8 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
- Chelmer Recreation Reserve83 Oxley Road, Chelmer9.2 ha
- Graceville Avenue Park223 Graceville Avenue, Graceville8.3 ha0.9 km bikeway & shared path
- Graceville Memorial Park173 Oxley Road, Graceville6.6 ha0.6 km bikeway & shared path
- Graceville Riverside Parklands90 Nadine Street, Graceville5.8 ha1.2 km bikeway & shared path3 barbecues
- Gordon Thomson Park59 Rosebery Terrace, Chelmer3.4 ha
- Giraween Park322 Verney Road, Graceville1.0 ha
- Queenscroft Street Park (No. 112)112 Queenscroft Street, Chelmer0.7 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
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- Queenscroft Street Park (No. 132)132 Queenscroft Street, Chelmer0.7 ha
- Nadine Street Park115 Nadine Street, Graceville0.6 ha
- Taylor Bridge Reserve9 Honour Avenue, Chelmer0.5 ha1 barbecue
- Chelmer Childrens Playground Park68 Park Drive, Graceville0.1 ha
Parks just over the boundary
These sit mostly in a neighbouring suburb but their boundary reaches into Chelmer - Graceville. They are not counted in the figures above.
- Strickland Terrace Park · Sherwood · 5.1 ha
Parks across Brisbane — biggest, off-leash areas and trails →
Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0, updated September 2026.
Getting to the CBD
TransLink timetablesHow to reach the city centre from Chelmer - Graceville on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Chelmer - Graceville, the train runs to Roma Street in the Brisbane CBD in about 16 minutes, roughly every 14 minutes in the morning peak. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Chelmer - Graceville
- TrainIpswich - Brisbane City~16 min · every ~14 min in the peak
- TrainSpringfield - Redcliffe Peninsula~16 min · every ~30 min in the peak
- TrainIpswich - Caboolture~16 min · runs through the day
- TrainIpswich - Nambour~16 min · runs through the day
- TrainSpringfield - Brisbane City~16 min · peak only
- TrainSpringfield - Caboolture~16 min · peak only
- TrainSpringfield - Nambour~16 min · peak only
These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Fastest scheduled trip to Roma Street | about 16 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 14 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 30 min |
| Train — Ipswich - Brisbane City | about 16 min |
| Train — Springfield - Redcliffe Peninsula | about 16 min |
| Train — Ipswich - Caboolture | about 16 min |
| Train — Ipswich - Nambour | about 16 min |
| Train — Springfield - Brisbane City | about 16 min |
| Train — Springfield - Caboolture | about 16 min |
| Train — Springfield - Nambour | about 16 min |
Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Chelmer - Graceville SA2 contains 3 schools — 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school, of which 2 are government and 1 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1065 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Chelmer - Graceville sits in decile 10 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 87% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Graceville State School (primary), Indooroopilly State High School (junior secondary), Indooroopilly State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Sherwood State School (primary), Corinda State High School (junior secondary), Corinda State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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- Christ the King School (Graceville) · Catholic · Prep–6
- Graceville State School · State · Prep–6
- Milpera State High School · State · 7–12
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Sherwood - Indooroopilly
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereChelmer - Graceville-0.3%
- 01St Lucia+3.1%
- 02Indooroopilly+2.6%
- 03Taringa+1.7%
- 04Corinda+1.6%
- 05Sherwood+1.1%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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