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Chippendale, 2008

Est. population · Jun 2025

9,644

Growth (1 yr)

+0.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.6%

Median age

28

Median income

$1,606/wk

Employment rate

57.2%

University qualified

54.9%

Work from home

50.2%

Languages at home

57.3%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

56.8/100
Good

Top 15% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 98% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Nightlife
  • Education hub
  • Café precinct
  • Arts precinct
  • Walkable
What Chippendale is known for: Nightlife, Education hub, Café precinct, Arts precinct, Walkable

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Suburb profile

Chippendale is a mixed commercial-residential suburb of Sydney, in Sydney Council, with mainly dense residential and commercial development. It has a university campus. Notable landmarks include Railway Institute Building and Mortuary Railway Station and site.

Dining and cafés are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked mixed commercial-residential suburbs. School access is exceptionally strong, with school access 115% above the peer median. Socio-economic advantage is slightly stronger than in comparable places, and university qualifications are a relative strength, with university qualifications 16% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are weaker public transport and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with public transport 82% below the peer median.

Chippendale is a better fit for people who value school access and dining more than public transport.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Mixed commercial-residential suburb · compared with mixed commercial-residential suburbs in New South Wales (130)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Dining and cafés are a relative strength
  • Socio-economic advantage is a relative strength
  • University qualifications are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Public transport coverage is sparse
  • Mapped green cover within the suburb boundary is below comparable suburbs

What stands out

  • University campus
  • Railway Institute Building
  • Mortuary Railway Station and site

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Chippendale compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$869/wk

Houses $700 · Units $900

Population (ERP)

9,644

+0.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

16.7%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#120

among Metro Sydney · Established

Crime rate

55th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

42nd

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

78%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

83rd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
56.8/100 — Good
State standing
Top 15% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
863rd in Australia
State rank
313th in NSW
Peer rank
#120 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#234 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data confidence
98%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$900
Houses (January to March 2026)
$700
All types (January to March 2026)
$869
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
1,554

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

9,644(June 2025)

+0.2% annual · +6.6% over 5 years · 42th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.2%
5-year growth
+6.6%
Change in 1 year
+23
Change in 5 years
+599
Growth rank in NSW
42th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

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 (~12,500), extrapolated at +5.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
7,803
Median age
28
Median household income / week
$1,606
Dwelling vacancy
16.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
749 of 4,490
Median monthly mortgage
$2,409
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$520
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
9% / 13% / 78%
Employment rate
57.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
50.2% / 9.8% / 10.7%
Walked or cycled to work
11.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3 / 366 / 3,300 (+ 36 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

54.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 3.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified54.9% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified8.2% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational3.8% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below33% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce31.4%
  • Society and culture15.1%
  • Creative arts11.2%
  • Engineering and related technologies8.9%
  • Information technology8%
  • Health6.6%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$48,919

25th percentile in NSW · -17% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$56,837

31st percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

27th percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$16,486

1st percentile in NSW · -74% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

38th percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2008 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
6,578
Taxpayers reporting net rent
789
Median net rent
-$768
Taxpayers reporting business income
641
Taxable income vs state median
-13%
Salary / wages vs state median
-9%
Rental investment vs state median
-14%
Super vs state median
-77%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

57.3% speak a language other than English at home; 67.3% born overseas

Language at home
3,045 English only · 4,091 other
Non-English at home
57.3%
Born overseas
4,822 (67.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
66 (0.8%)
Australian citizens
3,490
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
31

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin705 · 40.7%
  • Cantonese177 · 10.2%
  • Indonesian161 · 9.3%
  • Thai89 · 5.1%
  • Spanish85 · 4.9%
  • Vietnamese61 · 3.5%
  • Hindi56 · 3.2%
  • Korean53 · 3.1%

Religion

55.1%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 55.1%, while Christianity accounts for 18.5%. Buddhism is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion55.1%32.8%
Christianity18.5%47.6%
Hinduism2.3%3.4%
Islam2.2%4.3%
Buddhism9.1%2.8%
Other / not stated12.7%9.2%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic10.2%22.4%
Christian (not further defined)2.3%2.4%
Anglican2.3%11.9%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2008, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
712
Against the person
116
Against property
445
Rate per 1,000 residents
73.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 67 residents
State crime-rate percentile
54.9th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+3.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
81
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
8.4

Most common offence types

  • Fraud71
  • Malicious Damage To Property38
  • Other Theft85
  • Steal From Dwelling51
  • Steal From Retail Store82

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
29
Median school ICSEA (28 schools)
1,094
Median ICSEA percentile
83th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
5
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
4
School list
  • Australian Performing Arts Grammar SchoolSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1103 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 129 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Key CollegeSpecial · Independent · ICSEA 909 · 13th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 70 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • GOAL CollegeSpecial · Independent · ICSEA 1027 · 58th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 204 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Inner Sydney High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1104 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 48% · 1,161 students · Top SEA quarter 44% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • International Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1170 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 1,224 students · Top SEA quarter 71% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Redfern Jarjum CollegeSpecial · Independent · ICSEA 667 · 1th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 25 students · Top SEA quarter 0% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Westbourne College SydneySecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1153 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 49% · 65 students · Top SEA quarter 60% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Glebe Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 982 · 39th percentile · LBOTE 66% · 193 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Ultimo Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1088 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 71% · 483 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Darlington Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1030 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 147 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Alexandria Park CSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Bourke St PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Darlington PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Glebe PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Inner Sydney HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Newtown NPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • SSC BalmainGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • SSC Blackwattle BayGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Ultimo PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

5 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • SDN Chippendale - Children's Education & Care CentrePine Streetchildcare
  • Sagechildcare
  • Wonder Garden Early Learning CentreO'Connor Streetchildcare
  • childcarechildcare
  • kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

12 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Broadway At Buckland St
  • Broadway At Buckland St
  • Central Station, Railway Square, Stand K
  • Central Station, Railway Square, Stand M
  • Railway Square

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

550 mapped amenities

37 restaurants · 31 cafes · 9 pubs · 14 bars · 2 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 12 fast food · 1 food courts

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Strong café and dining scene — 108 food & drink venues nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 12 public transport stops
  • Good everyday shopping nearby — 11 shops and services
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 13 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
88/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
3.97
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
13.84
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.64
Food & drink(108)
  • BrickfieldsBakery

    206 Cleveland Street, Chippendale

  • Khanom HouseBakery
  • LüneburgerBakery
  • Osaka DonutLabBakery

    6 Central Park Avenue

  • 2315Bar
  • Bar FredasBar

    100 Abercrombie Street

  • Cellar DoorBar
  • Dry MartiniBar

    44 Kensington Street

  • Eve’s BarBar
  • Gin LaneBar
  • Knox Street BarBar
  • NomuBar

    40 Kensington Street

  • Old Clare Hotel Rooftop BarBar
  • PetitBar

    26 Kensington Street

  • SagaBar
  • Sneaky PossumBar

    86 Abercrombie Street

  • Tabé RuBar

    20C Kensington Street

  • Zigi’s Wine BarBar
  • 101 KissaCafe

    94a Abercrombie Street

  • 3Q Cafe 6 Noodle BarCafe

    20 City Road

  • A3 CoffeeCafe
  • AcroCafe
  • Bear EspressoCafe

    28-30 Queen Street

  • Black CherryCafe
  • Brews BrothersCafe
  • Brewtopia PlusCafe
  • Bubble NiniCafe
  • ButteredCafe
  • Cafe GiuliaCafe

    92 Abercrombie Street, Chippendale

  • Concrete JungleCafe
  • Fewa KitchenCafe
  • Flappy BirdCafe
  • Hatch EspressoCafe
  • KOICafe
  • KrepeCafe
  • Kyiv socialCafe
  • La Herradura Coffee StableCafe

    6 Shepherd Street

  • Machi machiCafe
  • Piccolo TakeawayCafe
  • Rose EspressoCafe

    61-65 Regent Street

  • ShareteaCafe
  • Something For JessCafe

    27 Abercrombie Street

  • StarbucksCafe

    38 Broadway

  • Susu LaneCafe
  • The SconeryCafe
  • Toby's EstateCafe

    32-36 City Road

  • Top Impression BakeryCafe
  • Twelve SquaresCafe
  • ZeniusCafe
  • Bibin BarFast food
  • DizzybirdFast food
  • FishbowlFast food
  • Hong Kong DinerFast food
  • Koa KitchenFast food
  • Kyo-toFast food
  • New Ginger & SpiceFast food
  • Old Jim KeeFast food
  • Shanghai dumpling barFast food
  • ShareteaFast food
  • SlapsFast food
  • WingstopFast food
  • Spice AlleyFood court
  • Bar BroadwayPub

    2-6 Broadway

  • Lansdowne HotelPub

    2-6 City Road, Chippendale

  • Old Clare HotelPub
  • The Abercrombie HotelPub
  • The Chippendale HotelPub
  • The Duck Inn Pub & KitchenPub

    74 Rose Street

  • The Green RoomPub

    166-170 Broadway

  • The Lord GladstonePub

    115 Regent Street

  • The Rose HotelPub
  • A Bowl Of NoodlesRestaurant
  • AndiamoRestaurant
  • Beautiful BurgersRestaurant
  • CartelRestaurant
  • CavrocheRestaurant
  • cha-no-waRestaurant
  • Cheeky BaoRestaurant
  • Chez Beckett'sRestaurant
  • ChowonRestaurant
  • Eastside Grill & BarRestaurant
  • EsterRestaurant
  • FSHRestaurant
  • Golden FangRestaurant
  • Gopinatha’sRestaurant
  • Holy DuckRestaurant
  • HongdaeRestaurant
  • KkiniRestaurant
  • LongshoreRestaurant

    5 Kensington Street

  • LukumadesRestaurant
  • má là tàngRestaurant
  • Mama B'sRestaurant
  • Manny's Diner Phillys & PizzaRestaurant
  • OlioRestaurant
  • PokettoRestaurant

    1 Dangar Street

  • Radio TacoRestaurant
  • Restaurant
  • Roll It UpRestaurant

    58-64 Abercrombie Street

  • StreatsRestaurant
  • Sunny Bamboo HouseRestaurant
  • Sushi NayaRestaurant
  • Talay’s Thai SeafoodRestaurant
  • The Spice CentralRestaurant
  • The Taste Of ChoRestaurant

    Unit 2 8 Central Park Avenue

  • UobeiRestaurant
  • VietRestaurant
  • White Rabbit TeahouseRestaurant
  • Yumko Korean Fried ChickenRestaurant
Shopping(17)
  • Chippendale CellarsBottle shop

    Abercrombie Street

  • Craft Beer to Take HomeBottle shop
  • Red Bottle CentralBottle shop

    Unit RB04 28 Broadway, Chippendale

  • Adam Convenience StoreConvenience store
  • Convenience store
  • FastimartConvenience store
  • Fresh Foods and Convenience StoreConvenience store
  • IC MartConvenience store
  • Mixed Business The Original Corner Shop Laundrette & Dry CleanerConvenience store
  • Quick & EasyConvenience store
  • QuikstopConvenience store
  • TSGConvenience store

    16-18 Broadway

  • Halliday BaillieHardware store
  • Central Park MallShopping centre

    80 Broadway

  • Amazing Asian MarketSupermarket
  • Woolworths MetroSupermarket
Everyday services(3)
  • ATM
  • WestpacBank
  • Budget Petrol ChippendalePetrol station
Community(6)
  • Childcare
  • SageChildcare
  • SDN Chippendale - Children's Education & Care CentreChildcare

    60 Pine Street, Chippendale

  • Wonder Garden Early Learning CentreChildcare

    87 O'Connor Street

  • Kindergarten
  • Japan Foundation LibraryLibrary
Health & services(4)
  • Myhealth Medical Centre Central ParkClinic

    28 Broadway

  • Central Park DentistDentist
  • Hayat DentalDentist
  • Priceline PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(39)
  • BBQ
  • Abercrombie StreetCycling route
  • Balfour StreetCycling route
  • Balmain East - LewishamCycling route
  • Beaumont StreetCycling route
  • Bourke RouteCycling route
  • Broadway LinkCycling route
  • Chalmers StreetCycling route
  • Chalmers Street CyclewayCycling route
  • Devonshire & GoodsCycling route
  • Five Dock - Ultimo - CityCycling route
  • Mascot - DarlinghurstCycling route
  • Meagher StreetCycling route
  • Myrtle StreetCycling route
  • Sydney City – Green SquareCycling route
  • Tempe Station - Enmore - Camperdown - White Bay - BalmainCycling route
  • Drinking water (4)
  • Anytime FitnessGym
  • Broadway GymGym
  • Central Park GymGym
  • Forge GymGym
  • My Pilates PassionGym
  • Steed FitnessGym
  • Chippendale GreenPark
  • Daniels Street ReservePark

    12 Daniels Street

  • Paints Lane GardenPark

    1 Paints Lane

  • Peace ParkPark

    70-80 Boundary Street

  • Strickland ParkPark

    59-61 Balfour Street

  • Playground (3)
  • Public toilets
  • Duya BilliardsSports centre

    45 Chippen Street

  • Sports field
  • Central Park PoolSwimming pool
  • Old Clare Hotel Rooftop PoolSwimming pool
Places to stay(9)
  • Mad Monkey BroadwayHostel

    20 City Road

  • The ImperialHostel
  • 28 HotelHotel

    28 Regent Street, Chippendale

  • Four PointsHotel
  • Homi CentralHotel

    11 Regent Street

  • Mercure HotelHotel

    6-10 Little Regent Street

  • NesutoHotel
  • Spice On BroadwayHotel
  • Sydney Rison HotelHotel

    8 Broadway

Entertainment(4)
  • Pine Street Creative Arts CentreArts centre

    64 Pine Street, Chippendale

  • Palace Central Cinema SydneyCinema
  • Chippen Street TheatreTheatre
  • Phoenix Central ParkTheatre
Transport(8)

8 bus stops

Other(145)
  • Brain To BodyAlternative
  • Iglu BroadwayApartment
  • the collectiveApartment
  • Cafe IdeasAppliance
  • Fridges Washers DryersAppliance
  • ShapiroArt
  • Artwork (7)
  • Big Nest in SydneyArtwork
  • Birds of Peace and IndustryArtwork
  • HaloArtwork
  • Sea MirrorArtwork
  • Sparkling Pond, Bold-Coloured Groove & Tender FireArtwork
  • Street Front GalleryArtwork
  • Tower of LoveArtwork
  • Mary Logan BeautyBeauty salon
  • PeacockBeauty salon
  • ProfessioNailBeauty salon
  • Bench (39)
  • Bicycle
  • Bicycle

    Unit 2 49 Regent Street

  • Chop ShopBicycle
  • Bicycle Parking (53)
  • Fox RentalBicycle rental
  • Jot BikesBicycle rental

    147-149 Regent Street

  • Humanist HouseBooks
  • Car Sharing (6)
  • GoGetCar Sharing
  • GoGet Chippendale SuperPodCar Sharing
  • PopCarCar Sharing
  • Uber CarshareCar Sharing
  • GlueClothes
  • Jilian Boustred StudioClothes
  • ReborneClothes
  • Rococo SeoulClothes
  • Compressed Air
  • KeydomComputer

    Unit 106&107 5 Carlton Street, Chippendale

  • Hungry JacksConstruction
  • Chef’s AcademyCooking School
  • MR T StudioCopyshop
  • W CosmeticsCosmetics
  • Sydney Flamenco StudioDancing School

    122 Abercrombie Street

  • Cook Central Alterations / Dry CleaningDry Cleaning

    32-34 Regent Street

  • The Cool SpaceEscape Game

    Unit 2 134 Abercrombie Street

  • Lux PropertyEstate Agent
  • Goodspace GalleryEvents Venue
  • Sydney Conference CentreEvents Venue

    826 George Street

  • Fabric RuseFabric
  • Le’Mark embroideryFabric

    Unit 4 146-152 Cleveland Street

  • Beyond VintageFashion Accessories
  • Beat BudsFlorist
  • Neverland FloraFlorist
  • Pastorale FlowerFlorist
  • Fountain
  • CultFurniture
  • MoebelFurniture
  • More FurnitureFurniture
  • PriceworthFurniture
  • Coma GalleryGallery

    Unit 2 27-39 Abercrombie Street

  • Harrington Street GalleryGallery
  • Japan Foundation GalleryGallery
  • Michael ReidGallery

    109 Shepherd Street

  • Nanda HobbsGallery

    12-14 Meagher Street

  • Puzzle GalleryGallery

    19-21 Wellington Street

  • RedbaseGallery
  • White Rabbit GalleryGallery

    30-44 Balfour Street

  • Garden (17)
  • Sustainable ChippendaleGarden
  • Leung Wai Kwe Buddhist Crafts & Joss Stick P/LGift
  • Barber ShopHairdresser
  • Cila BeautyHairdresser
  • Friends & FamilyHairdresser
  • Goi DylostHairdresser
  • Headz UpHairdresser
  • In SyleHairdresser
  • Project Hair SalonHairdresser
  • Project One HairHairdresser
  • Rumble & CoHairdresser
  • Shiny StarHairdresser
  • Simple Beautiful ThingsHouseware

    30 O'Connor Street

  • AnitaIce Cream
  • Happy EndingsIce Cream
  • Yo-ChiIce Cream
  • Information (4)
  • Irving Street BrewreyInformation
  • NewtownInformation
  • Ultimo / UTS;Sydney CityInformation
  • FortressInternet Cafe
  • The Online Jewellery Company (OJCo)Jewelry

    52 Balfour Street, Chippendale

  • EF International Language CampusLanguage School

    53 Balfour Street

  • Loading Dock (3)
  • CalmMassage

    32 Kensington Street

  • Massage WorldMassage
  • Motorcycle Parking (5)
  • FSHOutdoor Seating
  • Outdoor Seating (3)
  • Dulux PaintsPaint
  • Parking

    101-103 Abercrombie Street

  • Parking (16)
  • Parking Entrance (6)
  • Parking Space (21)
  • Parklet
  • CITY PAWN STARPawnbroker
  • Fuzzy MonstersPet
  • Pipo PetPet Grooming

    Unit 103 18 Park Lane

  • Picnic Table
  • St Benedict's Catholic ChurchPlace of worship

    104 Broadway, Chippendale

  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Post Box (2)
  • Rewind Photo Lab DropboxPost Box
  • SpecialPottery
  • Public Bookcase (2)
  • Street LibraryPublic Bookcase
  • Shelter (5)
  • Enrico SantiShoes

    38

  • HypeShoes
  • The Haymarket CentreSocial Facility

    137-139 Regent Street

  • Pack SendStationery
  • AndpeopleStudio

    39 Wellington Street

  • Cutting EdgeStudio

    14 Myrtle Street

  • MightyNickStudio

    56

  • Peach BlackStudio

    126 Abercrombie Street

  • Studio BazziStudio

    79 Regent Street

  • The Audition RoomStudio
  • ThereStudio

    69 Abercrombie Street

  • Veracity TailorTailor
  • Taxi
  • Telephone (5)
  • Curtin University SydneyUniversity

    Regent Street

  • University of Notre DameUniversity
  • University of Notre DameUniversity

    104;112-126 Broadway

  • University of Notre Dame AustraliaUniversity
  • Vacant

    66 Abercrombie Street

  • Vacant

    68 Abercrombie Street

  • Vacant

    70 Abercrombie Street

  • Vacant

    77 Regent Street

  • Vacant

    88 Abercrombie Street

  • Vacant (17)
  • Daiso JapanVariety Store
  • BookVendiVending machine
  • Gacha GachaVending machine
  • Waste Basket (15)
  • Hello Fresh Customer CareWholesale

    15-17

  • WBBWholesale

    29

  • Candice GolfYes
  • Noble NurseYes

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

5 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Chippendale GreenPark
  • Daniels Street ReservePark
  • Paints Lane GardenPark
  • Peace ParkPark
  • Strickland ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
2.2%
Woodland / forest cover
0.3%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
7
Parks (OSM)
5
Typical summer maximum
25°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • St Benedict's Catholic Church

    104 Broadway, Chippendale

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
6
Nearest hospital
Surry Hills Day Hospital (1.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Brain To BodyAlternative
  • Central Park DentistDentist
  • Hayat DentalDentist
  • Myhealth Medical Centre Central ParkBroadwayClinic
  • Noble NurseYes
  • Priceline PharmacyPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
139
Participants per 1,000 residents
14.4

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

Weather

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.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
25° / 17°
Rainfall
321 mm · ~40 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
22° / 14°
Rainfall
359 mm · ~45 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
263 mm · ~33 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
242 mm · ~30 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 23 proposals

  • September 2026

  • Small bar; Commercial development; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    20A KENSINGTON STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Under Assessment
  • Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    17 14-16 O'CONNOR STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Additional Information Requested
  • Restaurant or cafe; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    8 KENSINGTON STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Under Assessment
  • Restaurant or cafe; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    12 KENSINGTON STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Co-living; Non-standard Housing
    19-21 BUCKLAND STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    53 SHEPHERD STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined

  • August 2026

  • Restaurant or cafe; Small bar; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    16-18 BROADWAY CHIPPENDALE 2008Additional Information Requested

  • July 2026

  • Pub; Hours of operation and trading
    28 BROADWAY CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined

  • June 2026

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Community facility
    62-64 PINE STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Pub; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    102 BROADWAY CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined

  • May 2026

  • Retail Premise; Hours of operation and trading
    7-45 CHIPPEN STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined

  • April 2026

  • Hotel or motel accommodation; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Food and drink premise
    8-10 CITY ROAD CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    1 42-44 MEAGHER STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Commercial development; Hours of operation and trading
    100 BROADWAY CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined

  • March 2026

  • Restaurant or cafe; Hours of operation and trading
    46-52 MEAGHER STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Take away food and drink; Hours of operation and trading
    16-18 BROADWAY CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined

  • February 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    53 SHEPHERD STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    65 PINE STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Restaurant or cafe; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    65/-/DP1048377Determined
  • Business premises; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    2 27 ABERCROMBIE STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined

  • January 2026

  • Attached dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    83 SHEPHERD STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    53 SHEPHERD STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    62 CLEVELAND STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
2025· 25 proposals

  • December 2025

  • Office Premise; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    16-18 MEAGHER STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined

  • November 2025

  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Non-standard Housing
    7-9 KNOX STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    57 MYRTLE STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    53 SHEPHERD STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    Building 23, 5 Central Park Ave Chippendale NSWDetermined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Tertiary institution
    140 MYRTLE STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Commercial development; Advertising and signage; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Recreation facility (indoor); Hours of operation and trading
    SUITE 1, 134 ABERCROMBIE STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    38 BROADWAY CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined

  • October 2025

  • Small bar; Hours of operation and trading
    21-21A Shepherd St Chippendale NSW 2008Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    59 MYRTLE STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined

  • September 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external)
    5 O'CONNOR STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Small bar; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    107-109 REGENT STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined

  • August 2025

  • Hostel; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    824-826 GEORGE STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    63 SHEPHERD STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Business premises; Advertising and signage; Hours of operation and trading
    147-149 REGENT STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Rejected

  • July 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Food and drink premise
    38 BROADWAY CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Restaurant or cafe; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    46 KENSINGTON STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Restaurant or cafe; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    8 KENSINGTON STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Small bar; Commercial development; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading
    49-51 GOOLD STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Tertiary institution
    140 MYRTLE STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined

  • June 2025

  • Office Premise; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    16-18 MEAGHER STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Restaurant or cafe; Hours of operation and trading
    9-15 KENSINGTON STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    45 SHEPHERD STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Pub; Hours of operation and trading
    2-6 CITY ROAD CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined
  • Small bar; Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Hours of operation and trading
    12-16 CHIPPEN STREET CHIPPENDALE 2008Determined

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

3 heritage places

  • Mortuary Railway Station and siteRegent Street, ChippendaleSHR
  • Railway Institute BuildingChalmers Street, Surry HillsSHR
  • Railway Square road overbridgeDarling Harbour goods railway, SydneySHR

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Sydney
Member of Parliament
Tanya PLIBERSEK (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
127,445
Turnout (2025)
87.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+2.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 21.9%Labor 78.1%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.0 km away).

Coalition 17.9%Labor 82.1%

4.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Ultimo (Sydney)Labor 80.8% · Coalition 19.2% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Ultimo EastLabor 81.4% · Coalition 18.6% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • Glebe EastLabor 83.6% · Coalition 16.4% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
  • RedfernLabor 85.7% · Coalition 14.3% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
  • Surry Hills WestLabor 81.7% · Coalition 18.3% TPP (2025)0.8 km away

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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

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).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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