Chatswood - East

NSW

Chatswood - East is a growing region in NSW with 21,644 residents.

SA2 code: 121011684
State: NSW

Population

21,644

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+5.1%

3yr: +9.3% · 10yr: +12.7%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$590/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,123/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Chatswood - East (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +9.3%5yr: +5.1%10yr: +12.7%Total: +81.3%

Population grew from 11,939 to 21,644 over 24 years, averaging 2.5% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 0.8%

Predominantly apartments (69.5%), rental-heavy (53% renting).

Dwelling mix

Houses 25.8%

Apartments 69.5%

1,882 houses337 townhouses5,062 apartments

Tenure

Owned 25.6%

Mortgage 17.5%

Renting 53.0%

Owned 25.6%Mortgage 17.5%Renting 53.0%Other / NS 4.0%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

1,454 (20.4%)

2 bed

2,803 (39.3%)

3 bed

1,648 (23.1%)

4 bed

809 (11.3%)

5 bed

331 (4.6%)

6+ bed

85 (1.2%)