Median house price
$3.48M
+16% change
NSW · Willoughby Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
29,812
Growth (1 yr)
+1.1%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.6%
Median age
37
Median income
$2,158/wk
Employment rate
57.2%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$3,480,000
Languages at home
63.7%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
At the heart of the metro area, Chatswood is a larger suburb where cafés, culture and everyday convenience overlap. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street. Most local households sit in a multicultural mix, with overseas-born residents and languages other than English common at home.
Education outcomes and school provision stand out relative to comparable suburbs. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses and trains keep the wider city within easy reach.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Reported crime has been rising recently.
Among similar metro suburbs, the suburb earns a good desirability read, with community and employment, plus growth momentum the standout strengths.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$3.48M
+16% change
Median rent
$850/wk
Houses $1,300 · Units $820
Population (ERP)
29,812
+1.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
11.5%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#26
among Metro Sydney · Growth area
Safety
77th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
71st
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
95th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
Estimated resident population
29,812(June 2025)
+1.1% annual · +5.6% over 5 years · 71th percentile in NSW
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~32,500), extrapolated at +1.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
13 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
212 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
1,342 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
114 restaurants · 65 cafes · 5 pubs · 15 supermarkets · 7 pharmacies · 41 fast food · 5 food courts · 8 bakeries
Unit 250 813 Pacific Highway
640-650 Pacific Highway
Unit 67 427-441 Victoria Avenue
7 Victor Street, Chatswood
Unit Shop 1 6 Help Street
Unit 10 436 Victoria Avenue
316 Victoria Avenue
Unit The mix, UG6 260 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood
Unit 1
Unit 30
Unit K202 1 Anderson Street
422
446 Victoria Avenue
53
522 Pacific Highway, Chatswood
Unit 4 370 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood
376 Shop 8 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood
260 Victoria Avenue
1 Anderson Street, Chatswood
389 Victoria Avenue
Unit 10B
84 Archer Street
Unit Shop 10 369 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood
Unit Shop 7 370-374 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood
15 Oscar Street
82 Archer Street, Chatswood
Unit G5-G7 Mills Lane
Unit P9 1-5 Railway Street
306 Victoria Avenue
380 Victoria Avenue
Unit 8 427-441 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood
Unit 4 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood
260 Victoria Avenue
Unit Shop 2 465 Victoria Avenue
Unit 5 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood
399 Victoria Avenue
232 Victoria Avenue
393 Victoria Avenue
465 Victoria Avenue
375 Victoria Avenue
302 Victoria Avenue
Unit 86 Archer Street, Chatswood
Unit 78A
Unit Shop 64 438 Victoria Avenue
300A Victoria Avenue
24 Thomas Street
256-260 Victoria Avenue
Unit Shop 1 2 Endeavour Street
345 Victoria Avenue
28 Victor Street
Unit Shop G1 Albert Avenue
21 Centennial Avenue
30-32 Albert Avenue
15 Albert Avenue
Unit Shop 4
12 Brown Street
24 Centennial Avenue, Chatswood
5 Centennial Avenue, Chatswood
94A Archer Street
2-4 Thomas Street
57 Hercules Street
Unit 205 1 Katherine Street, Chatswood
Unit 6 16-18 Malvern Avenue, Chatswood
695 Pacific Highway
Unit 11
2A Blakesley Street, Chatswood
54 Hercules Street
38B Albert Avenue, Chatswood
10 Wyvern Avenue, Chatswood
196 Victoria Avenue
387 Victoria Avenue
763 Pacific Highway
29 Albert Avenue, Chatswood
31 Albert Avenue, Chatswood
Sydney Street
655 Pacific Highway, Chatswood
699A Pacific Highway, Chatswood
120a Fullers Road
52 Fullers Road
58 Johnson Street
87 bus stops · 3 train stations
73 Albert Avenue
767 Pacific Highway
382 Victoria Avenue
443 Chatswood Mall
Unit 5
Unit shop 4 7 Help Street, Chatswood
Unit 5
352A Penshurst Street, Chatswood
815 Pacific Highway
312 Victoria Avenue
586 Pacific Highway
728 Pacific Highway, Chatswood
676 Pacific Highway
734 Pacific Highway
763-769 Pacific Highway
765 Pacific Highway
345 Victoria Avenue
1 Anderson Street
1 Anderson Street
170 Victoria Avenue
234 Victoria Avenue
Unit 4
87 Stanley Street
Unit Shop 1 77 Archer Street
Unit 1 11 Spring Street, Chatswood
445 Victoria Avenue
345 Victoria Avenue
79 Albert Avenue
38A Albert Avenue
88 Archer Street
37 Victor Street, Chatswood
350 Victoria Street, Chatswood
35 Albert Avenue
49 Albert Avenue
436 Victoria Avenue
427-441 Chatswood Mall
65 Albert Avenue
3-9 Spring Street
369 Victoria Street
Unit 3 36 Bertram Street
391 Victoria Avenue
Unit 1 29 Bertram Street
12 Help Street
69 Albert Avenue
879 Pacific Highway
10 Macquarie Street, Chatswood
365 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood
37 Anderson Street, Chatswood
94 Archer Street, Chatswood
26 Anthony Street, Chatswood
Unit 1 29 Bertram Street
503 Victoria Avenue
47 Hercules Street
1 Victor Street
51 Hercules Street
179 Victoria Avenue
639 Pacific Highway
17 Oscar Street
56-64 Archer Street
Unit Shop K0022
Unit 482 1 Anderson Street
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
19 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
10 places of worship within ~1.5 km
10 Macquarie Street, Chatswood
365 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood
37 Anderson Street, Chatswood
94 Archer Street, Chatswood
26 Anthony Street, Chatswood
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
August 2026
July 2026
June 2026
May 2026
April 2026
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
4 active roadworks / incidents
Data sources & freshness
1 heritage place
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.7 km away).
15.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.2 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.