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Chifley NSW 2036

1,575 addresses · 33 streets

Kingsford Smith Electorate › Randwick LGA › Chifley · 12 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Chifley is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,490 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,311 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

3,490Population
42Median age
$2,311Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Domestic Airport, 6.8 km north-west · Light rail stop: Juniors Kingsford, 5.1 km north · Bus interchange: UTS Shuttle Bus, 5 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Ferry to La Perouse, 4.2 km south-west · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 6 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 9.9% 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 NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.9%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201911.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 59%

Population by age in Chifley
Population by age, Chifley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4208
5-14508
15-19243
20-24213
25-34278
35-44447
45-54544
55-64488
65-74337
75-84164
85+71
Dwelling types in Chifley
Dwelling types, Chifley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House677
Townhouse292
Apartment186
Other0
Households by weekly income in Chifley
Households by weekly income, Chifley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650212
$650-1,499184
$1,500-2,999268
$3,000+425
Top ancestries in Chifley
Top ancestries, Chifley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian944
English934
Other554
Irish450
Chinese244
Scottish239
Housing tenure in Chifley
Housing tenure, Chifley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned384
Mortgage389
Rented349
Other15
Cars per household in Chifley
Cars per household, Chifley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0123
1338
2437
3155
4+85
Commute to work in Chifley
Commute to work, Chifley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car683
Train0
Bus36
Tram/ferry0
Walked27
Bicycle10
Home570
Top countries of birth in Chifley
Top countries of birth, Chifley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England109
New Zealand67
China57
Ireland54
South Africa43
Indonesia39
Languages used at home in Chifley
Languages used at home, Chifley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek94
French75
Mandarin62
Cantonese61
Spanish55
Arabic42

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

92,582 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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