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Chester Hill NSW 2162

6,165 addresses · 106 streets

Blaxland Electorate › Canterbury-Bankstown LGA › Chester Hill · 19 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Chester Hill is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 14,007 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,355 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 41% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Lebanese, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

14,007Population
34Median age
$1,355Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Chester Hill, 500 m south · Metro station: Bankstown, 5.4 km south-east · Bus interchange: Bankstown Station, 5.4 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Parramatta Ferry Wharf, 7.4 km north · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 5.1 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs4/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 11% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 8.5% · Labour-force participation 40%

Population by age in Chester Hill
Population by age, Chester Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,010
5-142,141
15-191,044
20-24989
25-341,877
35-441,696
45-541,633
55-641,644
65-741,078
75-84553
85+347
Dwelling types in Chester Hill
Dwelling types, Chester Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,947
Townhouse548
Apartment489
Other7
Households by weekly income in Chester Hill
Households by weekly income, Chester Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650866
$650-1,4991,178
$1,500-2,9991,111
$3,000+577
Top ancestries in Chester Hill
Top ancestries, Chester Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other3,339
Lebanese2,620
Australian1,851
Chinese1,717
Ancestry NS1,716
Vietnamese1,499
Housing tenure in Chester Hill
Housing tenure, Chester Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,050
Mortgage1,165
Rented1,613
Other69
Cars per household in Chester Hill
Cars per household, Chester Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0441
11,387
21,303
3521
4+250
Commute to work in Chester Hill
Commute to work, Chester Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,876
Train83
Bus29
Tram/ferry0
Walked63
Bicycle10
Home1,032
Top countries of birth in Chester Hill
Top countries of birth, Chester Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam1,361
Lebanon1,053
China641
Iraq220
Afghanistan214
New Zealand161
Languages used at home in Chester Hill
Languages used at home, Chester Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic3,524
Vietnamese1,606
Mandarin661
Cantonese577
Urdu208
Turkish143

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