Chatswood West

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 7,776 people were usually resident in Chatswood West: of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Of the total population 0.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 17.6% of people usually resident in Chatswood West were children aged 0-14 years, and 22.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 37 years.

In the 2006 Census, 77.9% of people usually resident in Chatswood West were Australian citizens, 41.1% were born overseas and 1.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 53.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Chatswood West were married, 8.9% were either separated or divorced, 4.6% were widowed and 33.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 52.1% of people usually resident in Chatswood West, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were China 6.1%, England 5.1%, Hong Kong 3.0%, New Zealand 2.7% and Korea, Republic of 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Chatswood West were No Religion 24.3%, Catholic 23.2%, Anglican 17.5%, Buddhism 4.1% and Uniting Church 3.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Chatswood West were Cantonese 7.6%, Mandarin 5.9%, Korean 2.8%, Japanese 1.6% and Indonesian 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 63.1%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 4,217 people aged 15 years and over in Chatswood West were in the labour force. Of these 65.8% worked full-time, 26.1% worked part-time, 3.5% were away from work, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.9% were unemployed. 1,787 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Chatswood West were Professionals 38.9%, Managers 17.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.2%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.3%, Labourers 3.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Chatswood West, the most common responses for industry of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 5.7%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.1%, School Education 3.4%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.3% and Hospitals 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census in Chatswood West, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $744, the median family income was $2,050 and the median household income was $1,719.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,104 families in Chatswood West: of these 38.6% were couple families without children, 48.3% were couple families with children, 10.5% were one parent families and 2.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 3,017 occupied private dwellings were counted in Chatswood West.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Chatswood West, 62.6% were separate houses, 4.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 33.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Chatswood West, 34.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 29.9% were owned with a mortgage and 28.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Chatswood West, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 77.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 19.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Chatswood West, the median weekly rent was $350. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Chatswood West, 69.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.4% were single (or lone) person households and 4.8% were group households.