Chatswood

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10892
People 24,913
Male 47.3%
Female 52.7%
Median age 34
Families 6,506
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 10,500
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,881
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,500
Median weekly rent $600
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 11,786 47.3 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 13,127 52.7 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41 0.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 24,913 people in Chatswood. Of these 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

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Age Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,571 6.3 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,421 5.7 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,059 4.3 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,374 5.5 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,100 8.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 2,408 9.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,554 10.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,271 9.1 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,837 7.4 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,551 6.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,334 5.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,189 4.8 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,052 4.2 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,014 4.1 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 678 2.7 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 511 2.1 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 460 1.8 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 519 2.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Chatswood was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 10,819 51.9 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 399 1.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,204 5.8 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 806 3.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 7,636 36.6 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Chatswood aged 15 years and over, 51.9% were married and 7.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 9,195 49.0 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,267 6.8 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 8,298 44.2 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Chatswood, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 431 5.2 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,297 15.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 212 2.6 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 210 2.5 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 752 9.1 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 220 2.7 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 313 3.8 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 574 6.9 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 2,403 29.1 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 380 4.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,470 17.8 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Chatswood 33.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.8% were in primary school, 15.6% in secondary school and 36.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 9,625 46.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,788 8.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 217 1.0 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 686 3.3 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 4,256 20.4 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 433 2.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 814 3.9 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 836 4.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 165 0.8 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,474 7.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Chatswood, 20.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 4.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Chinese 10,102 34.1 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
English 3,559 12.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,705 9.1 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Korean 1,912 6.5 66,613 0.7 123,017 0.4
Irish 1,294 4.4 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Chatswood were Chinese 34.1%, English 12.0%, Australian 9.1%, Korean 6.5% and Irish 4.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Chatswood (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 8,047 32.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5,151 20.7 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Korea, Republic of (South) 1,627 6.5 51,816 0.7 98,776 0.4
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1,315 5.3 42,347 0.6 86,886 0.4
India 863 3.5 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Taiwan 691 2.8 13,493 0.2 46,822 0.2

In Chatswood, 32.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 20.7%, Korea, Republic of (South) 6.5%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 5.3%, India 3.5% and Taiwan 2.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 18,228 73.2 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 836 3.4 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 823 3.3 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,557 14.3 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Chatswood, 14.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 73.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6,883 27.7 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Australia 4,407 17.7 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
Korea, Republic of (South) 1,907 7.7 63,494 0.8 116,045 0.5
India 1,028 4.1 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1,006 4.0 34,487 0.5 70,860 0.3

In Chatswood, the most common countries of birth for male parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 27.7%, Australia 17.7%, Korea, Republic of (South) 7.7%, India 4.1% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 4.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6,945 27.9 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Australia 4,418 17.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Korea, Republic of (South) 1,937 7.8 65,642 0.9 120,878 0.5
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1,023 4.1 35,095 0.5 71,771 0.3
India 1,020 4.1 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6

In Chatswood, the most common countries of birth for female parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 27.9%, Australia 17.7%, Korea, Republic of (South) 7.8%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 4.1% and India 4.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 10,602 42.6 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,944 15.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 2,317 9.3 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Buddhism 1,728 6.9 207,956 2.8 563,674 2.4
Anglican 1,627 6.5 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Chatswood were No Religion, so described 42.6%, Catholic 15.8%, Not stated 9.3%, Buddhism 6.9% and Anglican 6.5%. In Chatswood, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (46.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 5,686 22.9 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 3,064 12.3 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Korean 1,794 7.2 59,912 0.8 108,997 0.5
Japanese 716 2.9 17,319 0.2 55,966 0.2
Hindi 353 1.4 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
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English only spoken at home 8,364 33.6 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 5,994 62.8 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Chatswood 33.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 22.9%, Cantonese 12.3%, Korean 7.2%, Japanese 2.9% and Hindi 1.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7,782 62.4 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 3,365 27.0 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 479 3.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 836 6.7 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 12,462 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Chatswood. Of these 62.4% were employed full time, 27.0% were employed part-time and 6.7% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,205 10.4 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,230 10.6 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 935 8.0 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 2,179 18.7 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 5,605 48.2 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Chatswood, 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 4,419 38.0 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 1,886 16.2 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,411 12.1 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 1,082 9.3 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 905 7.8 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 882 7.6 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 573 4.9 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 193 1.7 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Chatswood included Professionals 38.0%, Managers 16.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Sales Workers 9.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.6%, Labourers 4.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Computer System Design and Related Services 741 6.4 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 624 5.4 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Banking 501 4.3 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 307 2.7 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Accounting Services 299 2.6 44,014 1.3 127,263 1.2

Of the employed people in Chatswood, the most common responses for industry of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 6.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 5.4%, Banking 4.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.7% and Accounting Services 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 737 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,099 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,881 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Chatswood was $737.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,363 29.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 3,361 29.0 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Walked only 1,577 13.6 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Bus 688 5.9 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Worked at home 550 4.7 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 4,695 40.4 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,886 33.4 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Chatswood, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 29.0%, Train 29.0%, Walked only 13.6%, Bus 5.9% and Worked at home 4.7%. On the day, 40.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 33.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 13,571 65.1 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 5,417 26.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,920 9.2 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,598 17.2 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Chatswood, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.0% provided care for children and 9.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 5,196 24.9 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 4,843 23.2 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 2,049 9.8 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,490 7.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Chatswood, 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,319 35.6 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 3,084 47.4 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 915 14.1 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 188 2.9 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Chatswood, 47.4% were couple families with children, 35.6% were couple families without children and 14.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 12.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 87.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Chatswood, 12.8% of single parents were male and 87.2% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,284 23.7 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 218 4.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 874 16.1 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,131 20.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 316 5.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,002 18.5 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 214 4.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 376 6.9 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Chatswood, of couple families with children, 23.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 16.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 8,894 90.1 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 972 9.9 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Chatswood, 90.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,633 29.6 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 408 4.6 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 5,831 65.6 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 8 0.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Chatswood, 29.6% were separate houses, 4.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 65.6% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 93 1.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,485 16.7 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 3,399 38.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,182 24.6 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,521 17.1 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 206 2.3 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Chatswood, of occupied private dwellings 16.7% had 1 bedroom, 38.3% had 2 bedrooms and 24.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,398 26.9 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,007 22.5 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 4,189 47.1 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 75 0.8 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 232 2.6 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Chatswood, 26.9% were owned outright, 22.5% were owned with a mortgage and 47.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 6,299 70.9 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,957 22.0 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 634 7.1 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Chatswood, of all households, 70.9% were family households, 22.0% were single person households and 7.1% were group households.

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Household income Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 27.2 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Chatswood, 17.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 27.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 600 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 76.6 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 23.4 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,500 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.9 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.1 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 1,979 22.3 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 4,323 48.6 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,835 20.6 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 507 5.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 247 2.8 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Chatswood, 48.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 20.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 660 7.4 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 8,004 90.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 223 2.5 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Chatswood, 90.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 24 66.7 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 12 33.3 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 30 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Chatswood, 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 30 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,624 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Chatswood, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,624.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Chatswood % Chatswood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 545 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Chatswood, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $545 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.