Chester Hill

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10899
People 12,814
Male 49%
Female 51%
Median age 35
Families 3,086
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 4,322
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,125
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $330
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 6,280 49.0 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 6,532 51.0 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 137 1.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 12,814 people in Chester Hill. Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

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Age Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 950 7.4 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 970 7.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 919 7.2 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 905 7.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 914 7.1 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 865 6.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 873 6.8 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 741 5.8 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 773 6.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 801 6.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 869 6.8 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 813 6.3 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 661 5.2 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 493 3.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 355 2.8 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 288 2.2 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 279 2.2 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 356 2.8 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Chester Hill was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 4,699 47.1 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 431 4.3 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 916 9.2 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 648 6.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,285 32.9 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Chester Hill aged 15 years and over, 47.1% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,145 45.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 450 4.9 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,519 49.6 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Chester Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 199 4.6 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 777 17.9 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 200 4.6 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 185 4.3 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 694 16.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 152 3.5 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 161 3.7 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 287 6.6 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 616 14.2 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 145 3.3 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 913 21.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Chester Hill 33.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.9% were in primary school, 23.3% in secondary school and 20.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,258 12.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 780 7.8 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 207 2.1 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 984 9.9 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,136 21.4 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 407 4.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,262 12.7 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 10 0.1 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 1,278 12.8 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 365 3.7 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,009 10.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Chester Hill, 21.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Lebanese 2,560 16.6 166,591 1.7 230,869 0.7
Australian 1,945 12.6 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,612 10.4 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Vietnamese 1,540 10.0 109,588 1.1 294,798 0.9
Chinese 1,523 9.9 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Chester Hill were Lebanese 16.6%, Australian 12.6%, English 10.4%, Vietnamese 10.0% and Chinese 9.9%.

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 Chester Hill (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 6,470 50.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Vietnam 1,265 9.9 84,130 1.1 219,355 0.9
Lebanon 904 7.1 57,381 0.8 78,653 0.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 524 4.1 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
New Zealand 222 1.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Iraq 182 1.4 40,271 0.5 67,352 0.3

In Chester Hill, 50.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 9.9%, Lebanon 7.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.1%, New Zealand 1.7% and Iraq 1.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 8,438 65.8 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 897 7.0 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 431 3.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,228 17.4 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Chester Hill, 17.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 65.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,671 20.9 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
Lebanon 2,375 18.6 143,993 1.9 196,333 0.8
Vietnam 1,803 14.1 121,066 1.6 320,208 1.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 894 7.0 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Iraq 356 2.8 60,069 0.8 102,691 0.4

In Chester Hill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 20.9%, Lebanon 18.6%, Vietnam 14.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.0% and Iraq 2.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,155 24.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Lebanon 2,031 15.8 129,707 1.7 176,241 0.8
Vietnam 1,900 14.8 127,352 1.7 335,060 1.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 840 6.6 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Iraq 350 2.7 58,777 0.8 100,061 0.4

In Chester Hill, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 24.6%, Lebanon 15.8%, Vietnam 14.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.6% and Iraq 2.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Islam 3,471 27.1 267,659 3.6 604,240 2.6
Catholic 2,576 20.1 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 1,708 13.3 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Buddhism 1,366 10.7 207,956 2.8 563,674 2.4
Not stated 1,149 9.0 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Chester Hill were Islam 27.1%, Catholic 20.1%, No Religion, so described 13.3%, Buddhism 10.7% and Not stated 9.0%. In Chester Hill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (42.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arabic 2,984 23.3 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Vietnamese 1,554 12.1 102,896 1.4 277,400 1.2
Cantonese 574 4.5 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Mandarin 525 4.1 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Italian 137 1.1 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 4,222 32.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 2,539 62.8 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Chester Hill 32.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 23.3%, Vietnamese 12.1%, Cantonese 4.5%, Mandarin 4.1% and Italian 1.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,758 56.0 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,392 28.3 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 278 5.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 495 10.1 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 4,923 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Chester Hill. Of these 56.0% were employed full time, 28.3% were employed part-time and 10.1% 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
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 481 10.9 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 476 10.7 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 436 9.8 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,068 24.1 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,695 38.3 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Chester Hill, 10.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 676 15.3 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 673 15.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 662 14.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 549 12.4 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 503 11.3 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 479 10.8 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 413 9.3 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 343 7.7 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Chester Hill included Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.3%, Professionals 15.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Labourers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.8%, Sales Workers 9.3% and Managers 7.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Child Care Services 112 2.6 39,224 1.2 118,234 1.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 108 2.5 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Banking 98 2.3 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Takeaway Food Services 92 2.1 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 89 2.0 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Chester Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Child Care Services 2.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.5%, Banking 2.3%, Takeaway Food Services 2.1% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 452 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,294 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,125 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Chester Hill was $452.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,768 62.3 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 413 9.3 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 258 5.8 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 112 2.5 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Bus 91 2.0 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 727 16.4 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,189 71.9 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Chester Hill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.3%, Train 9.3%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Worked at home 2.5% and Bus 2.0%. On the day, 16.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 5,552 55.6 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,416 24.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,249 12.5 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,079 10.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Chester Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.2% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.8% 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
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,837 18.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,879 18.8 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 919 9.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 915 9.2 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Chester Hill, 18.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 679 22.0 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,668 54.0 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 671 21.7 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 69 2.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Chester Hill, 54.0% were couple families with children, 22.0% were couple families without children and 21.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Chester Hill, 14.1% of single parents were male and 85.9% 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
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 367 15.6 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 75 3.2 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 295 12.6 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 469 20.0 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 207 8.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 691 29.5 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 109 4.6 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 133 5.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Chester Hill, of couple families with children, 15.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 12.6% 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 Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,840 93.0 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 291 7.0 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Chester Hill, 93.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,847 74.1 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 563 14.7 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 393 10.2 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 19 0.5 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Chester Hill, 74.1% were separate houses, 14.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.2% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 31 0.8 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 224 5.9 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 765 20.0 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,721 44.9 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 989 25.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 99 2.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Chester Hill, of occupied private dwellings 5.9% had 1 bedroom, 20.0% had 2 bedrooms and 44.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,081 28.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,139 29.7 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,471 38.3 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 31 0.8 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 114 3.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Chester Hill, 28.2% were owned outright, 29.7% were owned with a mortgage and 38.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,895 75.5 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 852 22.2 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 87 2.3 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Chester Hill, of all households, 75.5% were family households, 22.2% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

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Household income Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.9 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Chester Hill, 27.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.1% 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 Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 330 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 81.4 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 18.6 -- 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 Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.2 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.8 -- 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 Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 479 12.5 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,307 34.0 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,220 31.8 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 699 18.2 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 137 3.6 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Chester Hill, 34.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 793 20.6 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,929 76.3 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 119 3.1 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Chester Hill, 76.3% 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.
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 54 38.8 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 85 61.2 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Chester Hill, 38.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 61.2% were female. The median age was 24 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
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,375 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Chester Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Chester Hill % Chester Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 330 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,080 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Chester Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $330 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,080.

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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.