Chatham Valley NSW 2787
41 addresses · 7 streets
Calare Electorate › Oberon LGA › Chatham Valley · 121 km from Sydney
Living Here
Chatham Valley is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 69 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,437 a week, with median rent near $375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Oberon statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Chatham Valley itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 59.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 59.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 69.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 53.4%
Population by age in Chatham Valley
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 9 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 9 |
| 45-54 | 12 |
| 55-64 | 11 |
| 65-74 | 13 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Chatham Valley
| House | 27 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Chatham Valley
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 7 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 4 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Chatham Valley
| Australian | 35 |
|---|---|
| English | 29 |
| German | 12 |
| Irish | 11 |
| Scottish | 8 |
| Chinese | 6 |
Housing tenure in Chatham Valley
| Owned | 12 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 7 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Chatham Valley
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Chatham Valley
| Car | 15 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 5 |
Top countries of birth in Chatham Valley
| England | 7 |
|---|---|
| China | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
254 bird observations recorded near Chatham Valley — most often seen:
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (86)
- Australian Magpie (15)
- White-throated Treecreeper (15)
- Laughing Kookaburra (14)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (13)
- Brown Thornbill (12)
- Pied Currawong (9)
- Grey Fantail (8)
- Crimson Rosella (7)
- Superb Fairy-wren (7)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (6)
- Australian Raven (4)
- Eurasian Coot (4)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Chatham Valley
- Red Wattlebird (4)
- Striated Pardalote (4)
- White-browed Scrubwren (4)
- Australian Shelduck (3)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (3)
- Common Starling (3)
- Dusky Moorhen (3)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (3)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (3)
- Grey Teal (3)
- Little Raven (3)
- Masked Lapwing (3)
- Nankeen Kestrel (3)
- Pacific Black Duck (3)
- Striated Thornbill (3)
- White-eared Honeyeater (3)
- White-faced Heron (3)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Chatham Valley:
- Gingkin (5.9 km)
- Edith (6.6 km)
- Mozart (6.9 km)
- Shooters Hill (11 km)
- Jenolan (11.4 km)
- Norway (12.2 km)
- Jaunter (14.9 km)
- Black Springs (15.6 km)
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Streets
- Chatham Valley Road (18)
- Cranfield Road (3)
- Drogheda Forest Road (4)
- Gingkin Road (4)
- Ivers Forest Road (5)
- Millers Lane (4)
- Springmount Road (3)
