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Chippendale NSW 2008

6,713 addresses · 46 streets

Sydney Electorate › Sydney LGA › Chippendale · 2 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Chippendale is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,803 people, with a median age of 28. The typical household earns around $1,606 a week, with median rent near $520 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 22% of households own their home and 77% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

7,803Population
28Median age
$1,606Median household income / wk
$520Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Redfern, 700 m south · Metro station: Central, 650 m north-east · Light rail stop: Haymarket, 750 m north-east · Bus interchange: Maritime Museum (389 terminus), 1.8 km north · Ferry wharf: Darling Harbour Wharf 9, 1.9 km north · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 6.1 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 6.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Chippendale

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

Tree cover measures, Chippendale NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.8%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201910.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.2% · Labour-force participation 63%

Population by age in Chippendale
Population by age, Chippendale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4155
5-14119
15-19258
20-241,997
25-343,080
35-441,100
45-54482
55-64343
65-74197
75-8454
85+13
Dwelling types in Chippendale
Dwelling types, Chippendale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3
Townhouse366
Apartment3,300
Other36
Households by weekly income in Chippendale
Households by weekly income, Chippendale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650890
$650-1,499821
$1,500-2,9991,102
$3,000+785
Top ancestries in Chippendale
Top ancestries, Chippendale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese2,735
Other1,613
English1,214
Australian888
Ancestry NS689
Irish469
Housing tenure in Chippendale
Housing tenure, Chippendale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned330
Mortgage474
Rented2,844
Other50
Cars per household in Chippendale
Cars per household, Chippendale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
02,194
11,251
2186
329
4+12
Commute to work in Chippendale
Commute to work, Chippendale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car414
Train224
Bus166
Tram/ferry34
Walked434
Bicycle69
Home2,160
Top countries of birth in Chippendale
Top countries of birth, Chippendale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China1,531
Indonesia440
Thailand233
Hong Kong195
Malaysia186
India185
Languages used at home in Chippendale
Languages used at home, Chippendale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,717
Cantonese369
Indonesian333
Thai213
Spanish165
Vietnamese146

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

352,360 bird observations recorded near Chippendale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Chippendale

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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