Kedron vs Chermside

In Kedron, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Chermside, most households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Kedron: a median of $1.58 million, against $1.21 million in Chermside. Kedron is closer to the city centre: 9.1 km, against 10.4 km. On these figures, Kedron tends to suit families with children, while Chermside suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Kedron

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (5 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (60% vs 21%)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 4)
  • But Chermside has more parks and reserves (9 vs 6)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Chermside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,210,000 vs $1,577,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kedron leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
  • Chermside has a bigger rental market to choose from (66% vs 44%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chermside

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (9 vs 3)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (79% vs 40%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 10%)
  • But Kedron carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 95/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Chermside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (22.7% vs 5.9%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.4% vs 3.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Kedron and Chermside drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Kedron Chermside
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Kedron Chermside
Walkability 84 / 91
Kedron — Walkability: 84/100 Chermside — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 22 / 5
Kedron — Safety: 22/100 Chermside — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kedron — Low fire risk: 100/100 Chermside — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kedron has higher household incomes ($109,876 vs $73,788).

Kedron Chermside
Population 9,907 11,426
+15% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% +22.7%
Median age 35
same for both
Median household income $109,876/yr
+33% vs other
 $73,788/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+3% vs other
 $370/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kedron Chermside
0-4 5.8% / 4.7%
Kedron — 0-4: 5.8% Chermside — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 12.3% / 7.2%
Kedron — 5-14: 12.3% Chermside — 5-14: 7.2%
15-19 6.4% / 3.7%
Kedron — 15-19: 6.4% Chermside — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 7.1% / 10.0%
Kedron — 20-24: 7.1% Chermside — 20-24: 10.0%
25-34 18.1% / 23.5%
Kedron — 25-34: 18.1% Chermside — 25-34: 23.5%
35-44 16.5% / 14.2%
Kedron — 35-44: 16.5% Chermside — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 14.4% / 9.8%
Kedron — 45-54: 14.4% Chermside — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 9.2% / 8.4%
Kedron — 55-64: 9.2% Chermside — 55-64: 8.4%
65-74 5.7% / 7.3%
Kedron — 65-74: 5.7% Chermside — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 2.6% / 6.8%
Kedron — 75-84: 2.6% Chermside — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 1.6% / 4.6%
Kedron — 85+: 1.6% Chermside — 85+: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kedron 39.4% lone person
Kedron — Lone Person: 39.4% Kedron — Couple Families: 39.0% Kedron — One Parent Families: 12.3% Kedron — Group Household: 7.2% Kedron — Other Families: 2.2%
Chermside 55.4% lone person
Chermside — Lone Person: 55.4% Chermside — Couple Families: 18.2% Chermside — One Parent Families: 13.3% Chermside — Group Household: 10.1% Chermside — Other Families: 2.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kedron 44.1% renting
Kedron — Owned Outright: 19.3% Kedron — Mortgage: 36.7% Kedron — Renting: 44.1%
Chermside 66.5% renting
Chermside — Owned Outright: 15.9% Chermside — Mortgage: 17.6% Chermside — Renting: 66.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Kedron Chermside
Bachelor Degree 21.1% / 18.2%
Kedron — Bachelor Degree: 21.1% Chermside — Bachelor Degree: 18.2%
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 12.8%
Kedron — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Chermside — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.4%
Kedron — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Chermside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 6.6% / 5.6%
Kedron — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6% Chermside — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.9%
Kedron — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Chermside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Kedron Chermside
New Zealand 3.0% / 3.7%
Kedron — New Zealand: 3.0% Chermside — New Zealand: 3.7%
India 2.1% / 4.3%
Kedron — India: 2.1% Chermside — India: 4.3%
England 2.6% / 2.1%
Kedron — England: 2.6% Chermside — England: 2.1%
Philippines 1.3% / 3.4%
Kedron — Philippines: 1.3% Chermside — Philippines: 3.4%
China — / 2.1%
Kedron — China: not among its largest Chermside — China: 2.1%
Italy 0.7% / 0.8%
Kedron — Italy: 0.7% Chermside — Italy: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kedron 30.1% flats / apartments
Kedron — Flats / Apartments: 30.1% Kedron — Houses: 59.9% Kedron — Townhouses: 10.1%
Chermside 58.8% flats / apartments
Chermside — Flats / Apartments: 58.8% Chermside — Houses: 21.4% Chermside — Townhouses: 19.8%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Kedron Chermside
Median house price $1,577,500 $1,210,000
Median unit price $717,775 $730,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 121 sales
 26 days
from 34 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kedron Chermside
2 bed $722K / $731K
Kedron — 2 bed: $722K (68 sales) Chermside — 2 bed: $731K (171 sales)

68 vs 171 sales

3 bed $784K / $930K
Kedron — 3 bed: $784K (5 sales) Chermside — 3 bed: $930K (31 sales)

5 vs 31 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kedron Chermside
2 bed $1.22M / $990K
Kedron — 2 bed: $1.22M (20 sales) Chermside — 2 bed: $990K (6 sales)

20 vs 6 sales

3 bed $1.35M / $1.21M
Kedron — 3 bed: $1.35M (72 sales) Chermside — 3 bed: $1.21M (43 sales)

72 vs 43 sales

4 bed $1.71M / $1.48M
Kedron — 4 bed: $1.71M (38 sales) Chermside — 4 bed: $1.48M (7 sales)

38 vs 7 sales

5 bed $2.41M / $1.78M
Kedron — 5 bed: $2.41M (27 sales) Chermside — 5 bed: $1.78M (7 sales)

27 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Kedron Chermside
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Kedron Chermside
Houses 3.5%
$838/wk on $1.25M
 3.7%
$750/wk on $1.05M
Units 3.8%
$570/wk on $790K
 4.4%
$650/wk on $769K

Ranking within QLD

Kedron Chermside
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools Higher than 99% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Kedron scores higher overall (80 vs 54).

Kedron Chermside
Grade A B
Score 80/100 54/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Chermside carries more crime risk (95 vs 78).

Kedron Chermside
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
78/100
 High
95/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Kedron Chermside
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 5 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Kelvin Grove, 5.4 km
 3
Australian Catholic University-Brisbane Campus, 5.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 2.6%

Schools in Kedron

  • Kedron State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Kedron State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mount Alvernia College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Padua College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • St Anthony's School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Chermside

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Kedron Chermside
Supermarkets 1 6
Cafes & restaurants 9 23
Parks & reserves 6 9
Childcare 7 4
GPs 3 9
Pharmacies 4 3
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 11
Fuel stations 5 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 9

Mobility

Kedron Chermside
Walkability score 84/100 91/100
Distance to Brisbane 9.1 km 10.4 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 18 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 202.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 296.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 4031
 1.6%
postcode 4032
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 4031
 24
postcode 4032

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Kedron Chermside
Car (driver) 59.6% / 57.3%
Kedron — Car (driver): 59.6% Chermside — Car (driver): 57.3%
Worked from Home 24.2% / 17.9%
Kedron — Worked from Home: 24.2% Chermside — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Bus 5.3% / 9.1%
Kedron — Bus: 5.3% Chermside — Bus: 9.1%
Walked Only 2.2% / 8.1%
Kedron — Walked Only: 2.2% Chermside — Walked Only: 8.1%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.8%
Kedron — Car (passenger): 4.9% Chermside — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Train 2.4% / 2.3%
Kedron — Train: 2.4% Chermside — Train: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.6%).

Setting

Kedron Chermside
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.2 km
2.1 km to a named beach
 7.7 km
4.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kedron Chermside
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
4,834 premises
 20%
8,010 premises

Climate

Kedron Chermside
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kedron Chermside
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³ 4.6 µg/m³
PM10 14.7 µg/m³ 13.4 µg/m³
NO₂ — 0.74 pphm

Council rates

Kedron Chermside
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Kedron Chermside
Division Lilley
same for both
Member Anika Wells
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kedron Chermside
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kedron

Apartments Inner Parks Premium Professionals

Chermside

Apartments Gentrifying Middle-Ring Parks

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