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Chermside vs Geebung

Name: Chermside vs Geebung — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Chermside profile · Geebung profile

Chermside Geebung

Chermside and Geebung are neighbouring areas with very different housing and social profiles. Chermside is a high-density hub where 62.6% of homes are rented and 58.7% are flats or apartments. It has a diverse population, with 33.7% born overseas and 25.9% using a language other than English at home. Geebung is almost entirely made up of separate houses (96.4%), with a much higher share of families with children (61.2%) and higher typical household incomes of $2,164 per week, compared to $1,419 in Chermside.

Many of the gaps between these two areas have widened since 2011, particularly regarding income and housing. While they differ in wealth and demographics, they share similar levels of health and education, and both are very walkable with nearly all homes within a 15-minute walk of parks and groceries. Chermside's higher proportion of recent arrivals and people living alone is consistent with its higher number of apartments and lower typical age of 35.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 36.7 pts higher in Chermside Separate houses: 75.0 pts higher in Geebung 3+ bedrooms: 56.5 pts higher in Geebung Recent movers: 24.5 pts higher in Chermside Living alone: 19.9 pts higher in Chermside

Demographics & Identity

Population in Chermside in Geebung +6,885 larger in Chermside gap widening

11,426 60th pct 4,541 19th pct

Median age in Chermside in Geebung +3 yrs older in Geebung gap steady

35 yrs 21st pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

37.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.4 pts 29.2%

18.1% Older adults (45–64) +6.2 pts ▸ 24.3%

11.9% Children (0–14) +8.0 pts ▸ 19.9%

18.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.6 pts 16.2%

13.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.2 pts 10.4%

Marital status

47.7% Never married ◂ +10.4 pts 37.4%

30.6% Married +14.3 pts ▸ 44.9%

10.5% Divorced ◂ +1.5 pts 9.0%

7.0% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 6.0%

4.2% Separated ◂ +1.4 pts 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Chermside Geebung

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

59.7% Australia +20.1 pts ▸ 79.8%

3.7% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.3% India ◂ +3.0 pts 1.3%

3.4% Philippines ◂ +2.4 pts 1.0%

2.1% England +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.1% China ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

1.5% Nepal ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% South Africa even 0.4%

Ancestry

30.2% English +7.6 pts ▸ 37.8%

25.3% Australian +11.4 pts ▸ 36.8%

10.7% Irish +4.8 pts ▸ 15.5%

8.9% Scottish +3.2 pts ▸ 12.1%

4.5% German +2.0 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.3% Chinese ◂ +3.3 pts 2.1%

4.6% Indian ◂ +2.7 pts 2.0%

4.3% Filipino ◂ +3.0 pts 1.4%

4.3% Italian even 4.3%

1.0% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

66.3% English only +21.0 pts ▸ 87.3%

2.7% Mandarin ◂ +1.9 pts 0.8%

1.6% Tagalog ◂ +1.4 pts 0.2%

1.4% Punjabi ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

1.3% Hindi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

1.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

0.9% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.8% Arabic ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.2% Christianity +9.1 pts ▸ 50.3%

38.8% No religion +2.5 pts ▸ 41.3%

9.0% Not stated ◂ +4.2 pts 4.7%

5.1% Hinduism ◂ +3.1 pts 2.0%

2.4% Buddhism ◂ +1.6 pts 0.8%

1.9% Islam ◂ +1.5 pts 0.4%

1.5% Other religions ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Chermside in Geebung

— 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Chermside in Geebung

— 3.32 73rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Chermside in Geebung +4 more in Chermside

34 75th pct 30 70th pct

Students in Chermside in Geebung

— 897 33rd pct

Avg size in Chermside in Geebung

— 299 32nd pct

ICSEA in Chermside in Geebung

— 1,052 66th pct

Highest year of school

65.3% Year 12 +1.0 pts ▸ 66.3%

13.9% Year 10 +2.0 pts ▸ 15.9%

7.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.2 pts 6.8%

4.9% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

Highest qualification level

31.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.0 pts 30.0%

21.8% Certificate III / IV +3.8 pts ▸ 25.6%

14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.0 pts ▸ 17.3%

9.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.7 pts 7.7%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

20.5% Management & commerce +1.5 pts ▸ 22.0%

10.5% Engineering & related +4.1 pts ▸ 14.6%

13.1% Health ◂ +2.2 pts 10.9%

12.2% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 12.1%

5.2% Education +3.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.7 pts 4.3%

3.5% Architecture & building +2.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.8% Creative arts ◂ +1.0 pts 3.8%

4.5% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 3.7%

2.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Chermside in Geebung +$112 higher in Geebung gap widening

$844 58th pct $956 73rd pct

Household income in Chermside in Geebung +$745 higher in Geebung gap widening

$1,419 30th pct $2,164 76th pct

Family income in Chermside in Geebung +$665 higher in Geebung gap widening

$1,886 37th pct $2,551 76th pct

Household income distribution

31.8% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 32.6%

30.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.2 pts 20.2%

19.6% Under $650 ◂ +7.2 pts 12.4%

7.1% $3,000–$3,999 +8.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

5.4% $4,000 or more +8.5 pts ▸ 13.9%

Personal income distribution

37.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.4 pts 30.6%

34.8% Under $650 ◂ +0.5 pts 34.3%

16.7% $1,500–$2,999 +7.8 pts ▸ 24.5%

2.4% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.7% Mental health ◂ +2.1 pts 10.6%

10.8% Other condition ◂ +1.7 pts 9.2%

8.4% Arthritis +0.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.9% Asthma even 8.9%

5.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 4.6%

5.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 4.3%

3.5% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

2.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

1.3% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.1% None +4.1 pts ▸ 64.2%

19.5% One condition +0.9 pts ▸ 20.4%

7.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 6.5%

4.3% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Chermside in Geebung +277 larger in Chermside

380 73rd pct 103 32nd pct

Median age in Chermside in Geebung +1 yrs older in Chermside

26 yrs 64th pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Chermside in Geebung +$65 higher in Chermside

$689 60th pct $624 48th pct

Household income in Chermside in Geebung +$502 higher in Geebung

$1,422 32nd pct $1,924 63rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Chermside in Geebung +0.8 larger in Geebung gap widening

1.9 4th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

38.6% Couples with children +22.5 pts ▸ 61.2%

38.9% Couples without children ◂ +15.7 pts 23.2%

18.9% One-parent families ◂ +4.4 pts 14.4%

3.6% Other families ◂ +2.4 pts 1.2%

Household size

41.9% 1 person ◂ +19.9 pts 22.0%

36.2% 2 people ◂ +4.7 pts 31.5%

12.1% 3 people +7.2 pts ▸ 19.2%

6.7% 4 people +11.2 pts ▸ 17.9%

2.2% 5 people +4.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.0% 6 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Chermside in Geebung +$50 higher in Geebung gap widening

$370 50th pct $420 71st pct

Mortgage in Chermside in Geebung +$310 higher in Geebung gap widening

$1,690 40th pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Chermside in Geebung +0.10 higher in Chermside gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

62.6% Rented ◂ +36.7 pts 25.8%

16.6% Owned with a mortgage +25.2 pts ▸ 41.8%

15.0% Owned outright +15.8 pts ▸ 30.8%

4.5% Other tenure ◂ +3.7 pts 0.7%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

21.4% Separate house +75.0 pts ▸ 96.4%

58.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +56.1 pts 2.5%

19.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +18.9 pts 0.9%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

29.3% 3 bedrooms +25.1 pts ▸ 54.4%

50.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +44.0 pts 6.0%

4.1% 4 bedrooms +22.3 pts ▸ 26.4%

12.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +11.2 pts 1.5%

1.6% 5 or more +9.1 pts ▸ 10.7%

0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

58.6% $350–$549 +2.3 pts ▸ 60.9%

23.6% $200–$349 ◂ +7.8 pts 15.8%

13.3% Under $200 ◂ +8.8 pts 4.5%

1.3% $550–$749 +11.1 pts ▸ 12.4%

0.5% $750 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.6% $1,800–$2,999 +16.1 pts ▸ 48.7%

42.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +17.5 pts 25.4%

13.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.2 pts 11.9%

7.7% $3,000 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 11.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Chermside in Geebung +29 more in Chermside

67 72nd pct 38 48th pct

Stops/1k in Chermside in Geebung +2.50 more in Geebung

5.86 72nd pct 8.37 86th pct

Departures/1k in Chermside in Geebung +716.2 more in Chermside

2,044.8 85th pct 1,328.6 69th pct

PT routes in Chermside in Geebung +3 more in Geebung

25 86th pct 28 86th pct

Stop walk in Chermside in Geebung +2 longer in Chermside

2 14th pct 0 0th pct

Drive to city in Chermside in Geebung +2 longer in Geebung

13 20th pct 15 26th pct

Reach 30 min in Chermside in Geebung +52,958 more in Chermside

88,592 89th pct 35,634 79th pct

Reach 45 min in Chermside in Geebung +73,561 more in Chermside

257,101 87th pct 183,540 85th pct

Transit to city in Chermside in Geebung +12 longer in Geebung

35 13th pct 47 29th pct

How people get to work

48.7% Car (driver) +4.3 pts ▸ 53.0%

15.2% Worked at home +3.4 pts ▸ 18.6%

7.4% Bus ◂ +6.2 pts 1.2%

6.9% Walked ◂ +5.2 pts 1.6%

0.7% Train +4.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 3.3%

0.5% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Motor vehicles per home

53.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +17.0 pts 36.8%

23.9% 2 vehicles +17.5 pts ▸ 41.3%

16.7% No vehicle ◂ +12.3 pts 4.3%

4.2% 3 vehicles +7.4 pts ▸ 11.7%

1.4% 4 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 6.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.2 pts 15.2%

11.4% Retail trade ◂ +3.3 pts 8.2%

5.7% Construction +3.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

5.7% Education & training +3.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.0 pts 5.9%

7.0% Public administration & safety +1.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.7% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.2% Manufacturing +1.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.3 pts 5.3%

3.6% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

3.5% Finance & insurance +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

24.1% Professionals +1.0 pts ▸ 25.1%

13.7% Clerical & administrative +1.6 pts ▸ 15.3%

14.3% Community & personal service ◂ +3.5 pts 10.8%

10.2% Managers +3.3 pts ▸ 13.5%

11.1% Technicians & trades +1.9 pts ▸ 13.0%

9.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.5 pts 8.2%

9.0% Labourers ◂ +1.6 pts 7.4%

5.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.8 pts 5.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Chermside in Geebung +3 higher in Geebung

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Chermside in Geebung +5 higher in Geebung

3 29th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Chermside in Geebung +6 higher in Geebung

1 0th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Chermside in Geebung even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Chermside in Geebung +68 higher in Geebung

972 39th pct 1,040 67th pct

ERP in Chermside in Geebung +8,156 higher in Chermside

12,811 61st pct 4,655 18th pct

Growth in Chermside in Geebung +9.1 pts higher in Chermside

10.4% 81st pct 1.3% 21st pct

Businesses in Chermside in Geebung +203 higher in Chermside

989 55th pct 786 43rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Chermside in Geebung +45 higher in Geebung

1,172 73rd pct 1,218 76th pct

Max temp in Chermside in Geebung +0.1 higher in Chermside

26.6 80th pct 26.5 79th pct

Min temp in Chermside in Geebung +0.1 higher in Geebung

15.9 86th pct 16.0 86th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Chermside in Geebung +1.1 higher in Chermside

8.5 91st pct 7.4 79th pct

Types ≤15 min in Chermside in Geebung +0.3 more in Chermside

7.9 95th pct 7.5 84th pct

15-min city in Chermside in Geebung +0.5 pts higher in Chermside

100.0% 100th pct 99.5% 85th pct

Walk to shops in Chermside in Geebung +0.6 pts higher in Chermside

100.0% 100th pct 99.4% 95th pct

Walk to transit in Chermside in Geebung +6.7 pts higher in Chermside

100.0% 100th pct 93.3% 53rd pct

Walk to school in Chermside in Geebung +10.4 pts higher in Geebung

87.2% 64th pct 97.6% 82nd pct

Walk to a park in Chermside in Geebung +0.5 pts higher in Chermside

100.0% 100th pct 99.5% 59th pct

Walk to health in Chermside in Geebung +15.7 pts higher in Chermside

99.9% 100th pct 84.2% 79th pct

Amenities/1k in Chermside in Geebung +1.6 more in Geebung

16.6 62nd pct 18.3 68th pct

Intersections/km² in Chermside in Geebung +206 higher in Chermside

365 88th pct 159 63rd pct

Mean slope in Chermside in Geebung +0.4 pts higher in Geebung

4.8% 41st pct 5.2% 48th pct

Compare Chermside with nearby areas

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Compare Geebung with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Chermside vs Geebung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/302021028/chermside/vs/302021030/geebung