Download coordinates as: Chermside is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

[1] Chermside is a key destination along Queensland Transport's future Northern Busway, and home to Westfield Chermside, the second largest Westfield shopping centre in Australia,[6] with a three-storey Myer and a 16 screen cinema complex.

[citation needed] When the Gympie goldrush started in 1867, many travellers heading north would run into trouble at a creek in present-day Chermside.

The official dedication of All Saints Anglican Church by Archbishop St Clair Donaldson was held on 15 November 1914.

[8] The foundation stone of the present church building was laid by Archbishop Reginald Halse on Sunday 11 December 1960.

Since 1951 it has been a branch of the Brisbane City Council Library service and had a major refurbishment in 2017.

A map advertising the auction states that this estate is "close to tram, motor bus, water and electric light".

[26] It was at 708 Gympie Road (27°23′20″S 153°01′51″E / 27.3889°S 153.0309°E / -27.3889; 153.0309 (Dawn picture theatre (former))), now the site of the North Brisbane Eye Centre.

A Kitty Hawk airplane on a training flight crashed there in 1943, killing the pilot and instructor.

The tram line along Gympie Road was separated from other traffic (this is commonly called "reserved track"), which resulted in fast travel times along this portion of the route.

[citation needed] Westfield Chermside first opened on 30 May 1957 as The Chermside Drive-in Shopping Centre with an Allan & Stark's department store and a small arcade of a dozen shops, before becoming a Myer department store.

It is now the largest single level shopping centre in Australia, with a 3-storey Myer, as well as a 16-screen Birch, Carrol and Coyle megaplex.

[30] St Thomas' Anglican Church in Chermside East (now Wavell Heights) was dedicated on 13 October 1957 by Archbishhop Reginald Halse.

As tuberculosis declined, it was renamed The Chermside Hospital in 1961 to reflect its more general healthcare role.

[32] St Laurence's Anglican Church in Chermside West was dedicated on 26 February 1966 by Archbishop Phillip Strong.

[31] The early 1970s saw the opening of Queensland's first Kmart store in Chermside, which was situated next to a Coles supermarket.

59.5% of people living in Chermside were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were India 4%, New Zealand 3.8%, Philippines 2.7%, England 2.6%, China 1.5%.

67.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 1.7% Malayalam,1.5% Tagalog, 1.3% Italian, 1.3% Mandarin, 0.9% Korean.

It is with the grounds of the Wheller Gardens retirement village and is part of the Uniting Church in Australia.

Planning for the ultimate Northern Busway between Kedron and Bracken Ridge (including Chermside) is being revised with stages subject to funding and government priority.