Chelmer
QLD 4068 · Brisbane
3,325 (2021) → 3,354 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Chelmer is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4068, about 7km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Chelmer are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 93/100, and is about 21km inland. Chelmer has an overall score of 94/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 66/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.65%), New Zealand (2.32%), China (1.62%), South Africa (1.47%), India (1.23%)
Top languages: Mandarin (2.5%), Spanish (1.23%), Vietnamese (0.87%), Cantonese (0.84%), French (0.57%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Brisbane local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1094 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Milpera State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 994
Nearby (within 10km)
- Graceville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.6kmICSEA 1160
- Christ the King SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 0.8kmICSEA 1123
- Ambrose Treacy CollegeCombined · Catholic · 1kmICSEA 1136
- St Peters Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.1kmICSEA 1176
- Holy Family Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.5kmICSEA 1151
- Brigidine CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.5kmICSEA 1123
- Indooroopilly State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 1140
- Indooroopilly State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1167
- Fig Tree Pocket State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1167
- Mancel CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.9kmICSEA 1080
- Sherwood State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 1133
- Brisbane Montessori SchoolCombined · Independent · 2.3kmICSEA 1131
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Nearby suburbs in Brisbane
Compare Chelmer with another suburb
Compare two suburbs
Frequently asked questions about Chelmer
Is Chelmer safe?
Chelmer has a residential safety score of 66/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,145 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Chelmer from Brisbane CBD?
Chelmer is about 6.9 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 22 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Chelmer?
Chelmer has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 994 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Chelmer?
Chelmer has a transport score of 93/100, including 1 train station and 6 bus stops.