Chermside, QLD 4032 — 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
Chermside gained 1,713 residents from internal migration and 414 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,753 people moved away — a net addition of 374 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
Chermside against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Chermside population grew from 9,669 in 2016 to 12,811 in 2025, a change of 32.5% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show data table
| Year | Chermside | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9,669 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 10,181 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 10,702 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 11,106 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 11,453 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 11,603 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 11,880 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 12,181 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 12,482 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 12,811 | 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 Chermside SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 childcare or kindergarten centre, 2 hospitals, 9 GP or clinic locations, 5 supermarkets and 10 parks. For families: 1 library and 5 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 7 cafés, 15 restaurants and 5 pubs and bars. Staying active: 3 gyms, 1 public pool and 5 sports fields. Also 2 cinemas and 7 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Geebung station, is about 2,400 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 69 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Enchanted Forest Early Learning
- Chermside Library
- Anytime Fitness
- Snap Fitness
- Event Cinemas Chermside
- Myer
- Westfield Chermside
- Westfield Chermside
- Harris Scarfe
- Kmart
- David Jones
- Big W
- The Prince Charles Hospital
- St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside
- Hearwell Now Hearing Clinic
- Fortus Physiotherapist
- Skin Cancer Clinic
- I-MED Radiology Network
- Chermside Medical Complex
- Dermatology
- Skin Revision
- Corrie Street Medical Clinic
- Coles
- Woolworths
- Aldi
- Young's Convenience Store
- Woolworths
- John Patterson Park
- Dead Mans Gully Park
- Burnie Brae Park
- Gympie Road Park (no. 998)
- Packer Place
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.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.