Chermside West flood map & planning overlays
6,965 residents on median lots of 618 m², with 27.1% bushfire-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Chermside West
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 3.59 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
3.59 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Chermside West's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Chermside West properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 3,102 analysed Chermside West properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,102 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Chermside West.
Has Chermside West flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Chermside West: 87 of the 3,102 properties we analysed (2.8%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 87). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 3,102 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
87 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- February 2022: 87
Mapped overland flow
281 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 153
- Medium: 72
- High: 20
- Affected: 36
Source: Brisbane City Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Chermside West
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Chermside West at a glance
Schools in and near Chermside West
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
1 school providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Chermside West is zoned
Selling in Chermside West? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 3.59 km², Chermside West is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 27% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 618 m² across 2,793 parcels.
Recent development applications in Chermside West
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Brisbane City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 30 October 2026.
Previous 12 months: 10 (30% lower in the latest period).
Common application types
- Reconfiguring a lot: 5
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Chermside West
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Chermside West suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1054, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Chermside West's 6,965 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Chermside West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Chermside West. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Chermside West itself.
6,069 in 2001 to 7,050 in 2025, up 16%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Chermside West property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Chermside West, the wider statistical area containing Chermside West. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 98 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.
Chermside West data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Market statistics | Available at SA2 level | Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Brisbane City Council |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Chermside West address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 84% of Chermside West. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 3,100 Chermside West addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Chermside West lot.
Chermside West planning - frequently asked
Is Chermside West flood-prone?
About 11% of Chermside West falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 7% of the 3,102 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 96 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 3,100 Chermside West addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Has Chermside West flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Chermside West: 87 of the 3,102 properties we analysed (2.8%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 87). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Chermside West bushfire-prone?
Around 27% of Chermside West is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
Is Chermside West under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 84% of Chermside West, and over about 100% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 7 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Chermside West?
The dominant planning zone in Chermside West is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Conservation (District) and Open space (District).
Does Chermside West have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Chermside West.
Is Chermside West hilly or flat?
Chermside West is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 6% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 25 m to 63 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Chermside West?
Across 2,793 surveyed parcels in Chermside West, the median lot size is about 618 m². There are also 109 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Chermside West have a train station?
There is no train station inside Chermside West itself. The suburb is served by 35 bus stops.
What is the population of Chermside West?
At the 2021 Census Chermside West had 6,965 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Chermside West statistical area, which contains Chermside West, went from 6,069 people in 2001 to 7,050 in 2025, up 16%.
Is Chermside West an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Chermside West scores 1054 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Chermside West?
Median household income in Chermside West was $2,124 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $455 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,058 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Heights | 1.4 km | 7% | 8% |
| McDowall | 1.9 km | 9% | 45% |
| Chermside | 2.1 km | 17% | 0% |
| Aspley | 2.2 km | 19% | 16% |
| Stafford | 2.9 km | 15% | 18% |
| Kedron | 2.9 km | 14% | 0% |
| Everton Park | 3.0 km | 17% | 17% |
| Wavell Heights | 3.6 km | 19% | 0% |
| Geebung | 3.6 km | 32% | 0% |
| Gordon Park | 3.9 km | 24% | 0% |