Chermside is a major suburb of City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The suburb is situated just 9km north of the city and is one of Brisbane's fastest developing suburbs. Chermside is known as a mini CBD of Brisbane. It is home to the largest Westfield shopping centre in Australia, which boasts many restaurants and many international and exclusive brands.

Chermside is a key destination along Queensland Transport's future Northern Busway, and home to Westfield Chermside, the largest Westfield shopping centre in Australia, with 3 story Myer and a 16 screen cinema complex. Together with Indooroopilly, in the west; Carindale, in the southeast; and Mount Gravatt, on the south side; the suburb has been described as a mini-CBD.

In the 2011 census, Chermside recorded a population of 8,170 people, 53.2% female and 46.8% male.

The median age of the Chermside population was 35 years of age, 2 years below the Australian median.

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% Mandarin, 1.5% Tagalog, 1.3% Malayalam, 1.3% Italian, 0.9% Korean.

The Chermside area was first settled by Europeans in the late 19th century. The first plot of land was sold on 23 May 1866, and the population has progressively increased since with a significant increase with the post-war residential development.

When the Gympie goldrush started in 1867, many travellers heading north would run into trouble at a creek in present-day Chermside. Because of this waterway, Chermisde was first known as Downfall Creek. In November 1868 Cobb & Co. stagecoaches began to travel through the area on the way to the goldfields at Gympie.

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