TAS · Glenorchy Council

Chigwell, 7011

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,150

Growth (1 yr)

+0.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.4%

Median age

Median income

$1,232/wk

Employment rate

56.4%

University qualified

11%

Work from home

2.6%

Languages at home

11.9%non-English

Most common: Nepali, Arabic, Spanish

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

33.7/100

Below average

288th in TAS

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated

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Suburb profile

Chigwell is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Hobart, in Glenorchy Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. Mt Faulkner is part of the surrounding geography.

Local amenities are a relative strength. Open-space access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. Rents are unusually low against comparable places, with median rents 53% below the peer median. Crime in the wider Glenorchy Police Division remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 15% year on year. Trade-offs centre on lower socio-economic advantage and fewer university qualifications, with university qualifications 55% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising lower rents and open space over socio-economic advantage.

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

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Tasmania (41)

Strengths

Rents are unusually low against comparable places
Open-space access is exceptionally strong
Local amenities are a relative strength

Weaknesses

Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places
University qualifications sit well below the peer median

What stands out

Mt Faulkner
Crime in the wider Glenorchy Police Division remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

Families
Professionals
Retirees
Students
Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Chigwell compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$244/wk

Population (ERP)

2,150

+0.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.5%

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

#41

among Metro Hobart · Established

Pop. growth

56th

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

38%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

9th

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: 33.7/100 — Below average
National rank: 5869th in Australia
State rank: 288th in TAS
Peer rank: #41 among Metro Hobart · Established suburbs
Cohort rank: #82 among Metro Hobart suburbs
Data confidence: 93%

Data sources & freshness

Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated 1 October 2026 at 2:32 am AEST

Housing

All types (latest monthly release): $244

Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release): 11

Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.

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

Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · latest monthly release · Updated 1 July 2026 at 3:59 pm AEST · Monthly XLSX release

Population

Estimated resident population

2,150(June 2025)

+0.5% annual · +2.4% over 5 years · 56th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology

Annual growth: +0.5%
5-year growth: +2.4%
Change in 1 year: +11
Change in 5 years: +51
Growth rank in TAS: 56th 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 (~2,200), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population: 2,050
Median age: 33
Median household income / week: $1,232
Dwelling vacancy: 5.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings: 47 of 857
Median monthly mortgage: $1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census): $300
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented): 22.6% / 39.3% / 38%
Employment rate: 56.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car): 2.6% / 4.9% / 77.1%
Walked or cycled to work: 1.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats): 652 / 102 / 51

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 13 September 2026 at 1:40 pm AEST
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 20 July 2026 at 11:16 am AEST · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

11% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Tasmania. 23.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

University qualified11% · 21.9% TAS
Diploma qualified5.5% · 7.9% TAS
Trade / vocational23.3% · 18.5% TAS
Year 12 or below60.2% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

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

Management and commerce24.1%
Society and culture17%
Engineering and related technologies14.7%
Food, hospitality and personal services11.9%
Health8.1%
Architecture and building7.7%

How these groups are defined

Measure	Definition
University qualified	Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified	Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational	Certificate III + IV
Year 12	Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12	Year 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 12 September 2026 at 9:47 pm AEST
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24): $56,699
Median salary / wages (2023–24): $60,782
Residents with rental investments: 6.0%
Median super balance (2023–24): $55,313
Residents with business income: 8.0%

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7011 — 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: 9,290
Taxpayers reporting net rent: 560
Median net rent: $0
Taxpayers reporting business income: 762
Taxable income vs state median: +7%
Salary / wages vs state median: +5%
Rental investment vs state median: -45%
Super vs state median: -27%
Business income vs state median: -27%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in TAS, 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 15 September 2026 at 2:53 pm AEST · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

11.9% speak a language other than English at home; 14.5% born overseas

Language at home: 1,686 English only · 228 other
Non-English at home: 11.9%
Born overseas: 275 (14.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 167 (8.1%)
Australian citizens: 1,760
Languages spoken at home (other than English): 13

Top languages other than English

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

Nepali19 · 20.7%
Arabic9 · 9.8%
Spanish9 · 9.8%
Punjabi7 · 7.6%
Sinhalese7 · 7.6%
Tagalog7 · 7.6%
Hindi6 · 6.5%
Mandarin6 · 6.5%

Religion

51.5%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 51.5%, while Christianity accounts for 35%.

Measure	Suburb	State
No religion	51.5%	49.6%
Christianity	35%	38.4%
Hinduism	2%	1.7%
Other / not stated	11.5%	10.4%

Christian denominations

Denomination	Suburb	State
Anglican	14.4%	14.4%
Catholic	13.5%	12.7%
Christian (not further defined)	2.4%	2.5%

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 13 September 2026 at 1:40 pm AEST
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Glenorchy Police Division, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates

Total offences (2024–25): 3,862
Against the person: 667
Against property: 3,033
Rate per 1,000 residents (area): 79
State crime-rate percentile: 88.8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate): -15.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb): 298
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank): 138.6

Most common offence types

Offences Against Property
Offences Against The Person
Total Offences

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

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

Data sources & freshness

Tasmanian crash locations — Department of State Growth (Tasmania) · 2020–latest · Updated 1 October 2026 at 2:20 am AEST · Located crashes from 2020 onward
Tasmania Police division crime statistics — Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated 2 October 2026 at 1:45 am AEST · Annual June Corporate Performance Reports; division-level totals

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km: 2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools): 886.5
Median ICSEA percentile: 9th

School list

St Francis Flexible Learning CentreSpecial · Catholic · ICSEA 866 · 6th percentile · LBOTE 1% · 172 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
Claremont CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 907 · 12th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 467 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated 13 July 2026 at 4:51 pm AEST · Annual release
School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated 13 July 2026 at 4:51 pm AEST · Annual release

Public transport

13 public transport stops in this suburb

Stop 42, No.45 Allunga Rd
Stop 42, No.6 Kinarra Cres
Stop 43, No.12 Danina St
Stop 43, No.95 Allunga Rd
Stop 44, No.115 Allunga Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated 1 July 2026 at 3:59 pm AEST

Amenities

40 mapped amenities

1 places of worship · 1 playgrounds · 3 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

Limited walkable amenities nearby
Great for outdoor family life — 7 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
Reasonable bus and transport access — 13 public transport stops

Walkability proxy: 20/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents: 0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents: 0
Parks per 1,000 residents: 3.41

Community(1)

Child and Family CentreCommunity centre

Sport & outdoors(12)

Park (7)
Playground
Sports field
Swimming pool (3)

Transport(14)

14 bus stops

Other(6)

Chigwell Community GardenGarden
Chigwell NewsagencyNewsagent
Parking (5)
St Monicas Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
67-69 Allunga Road, Chigwell
Shelter (4)
Telephone

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 22 July 2026 at 1:39 am AEST
OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated 5 September 2026 at 1:09 pm AEST

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

Metro Football Club
Soccer

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated 3 September 2026 at 5:23 pm AEST · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area: 2%
Woodland / forest cover: 1.1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM): 10
Parks (OSM): 7
Typical summer maximum: 19°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 7 September 2026 at 6:03 pm AEST · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

St Monicas Catholic Church
67-69 Allunga Road, Chigwell

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated 4 July 2026 at 12:04 pm AEST

Health access

Nearest hospital: Hospital (6.9 km)
Nearest hospital type: Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency: Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb: 0

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

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

Hospitals, GPs and aged care — OpenStreetMap + AIHW GEN aged care service list · current · Updated 7 September 2026 at 6:02 pm AEST

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026): 88
Participants per 1,000 residents: 40.9

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

NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated 20 July 2026 at 11:29 am AEST · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries

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: 19° / 9°
Rainfall: 221 mm · ~28 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min: 16° / 7°
Rainfall: 221 mm · ~28 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min: 10° / 3°
Rainfall: 289 mm · ~36 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min: 15° / 6°
Rainfall: 285 mm · ~36 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated 4 July 2026 at 6:42 pm AEST

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone: Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay: 7.9% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via LIST bushfire impact area mapping. Flood cover uses Tasmanian Planning Scheme flood-prone area overlays 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 7 September 2026 at 6:35 pm AEST

Politics & representation

Federal electorate: Clark
Member of Parliament: Andrew WILKIE (Independent)
Results from: 2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025): 74,304
Turnout (2025): 93.1%
Swing since 2022 (2025): +3.6 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 29.1%Labor 70.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.1 km away).

Coalition 29.9%Labor 70.0%

0.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

ChigwellLabor 69.7% · Coalition 30.3% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
ClaremontLabor 71.7% · Coalition 28.4% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
Claremont SouthLabor 68.1% · Coalition 31.9% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
Claremont NorthLabor 72.3% · Coalition 27.6% TPP (2025)2.6 km away
RosettaLabor 74.2% · Coalition 25.8% TPP (2025)2.9 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

Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated 11 July 2026 at 5:59 pm AEST · 2025 election with by-election overlays

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021): 1/10
IRSD decile (2021): 1/10

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

SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated 1 July 2026 at 3:52 pm AEST

Compare with

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Last updated 2 October 2026 at 1:45 am AEST