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Chifley ACT 2606

1,632 addresses · 42 streets

Bean Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Chifley · 9 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Chifley is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 2,680 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,347 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,680Population
37Median age
$2,347Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Chifley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Chifley itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 7.4 km north-east · Bus interchange: Tuggeranong Bus Interchange, 7 km south · Airport: Canberra Airport, 11.8 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 9.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Chifley

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Chifley ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202153.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 68.9%

Population by age in Chifley
Population by age, Chifley ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4144
5-14284
15-19132
20-24172
25-34503
35-44405
45-54329
55-64269
65-74202
75-84174
85+54
Dwelling types in Chifley
Dwelling types, Chifley ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House719
Townhouse282
Apartment61
Other0
Households by weekly income in Chifley
Households by weekly income, Chifley ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650106
$650-1,499206
$1,500-2,999309
$3,000+383
Top ancestries in Chifley
Top ancestries, Chifley ACT (ABS Census 2021)
English884
Australian777
Other535
Irish368
Scottish266
German136
Housing tenure in Chifley
Housing tenure, Chifley ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned338
Mortgage363
Rented342
Other15
Cars per household in Chifley
Cars per household, Chifley ACT (ABS Census 2021)
064
1454
2376
3115
4+58
Commute to work in Chifley
Commute to work, Chifley ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car957
Train0
Bus76
Tram/ferry0
Walked59
Bicycle22
Home174
Top countries of birth in Chifley
Top countries of birth, Chifley ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Nepal109
India100
England74
China48
Philippines38
New Zealand25
Languages used at home in Chifley
Languages used at home, Chifley ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali116
Mandarin55
Tamil36
Greek29
Cantonese20
Hindi19

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

744,648 bird observations recorded near Chifley — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Chifley

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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