Abbotsford vs Chiswick
Chiswick is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Abbotsford. In both, most households own their home. In Abbotsford, about half of homes are flats or apartments. In Chiswick, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments and about half of households are people living alone. Units cost more in Abbotsford: a median of $1.35 million, against $1.14 million in Chiswick, though rent is higher in Chiswick. Chiswick is closer to the city centre: 9.2 km, against 10.4 km. On these figures, Abbotsford tends to suit older residents, while Chiswick suits buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Abbotsford
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (29% vs 17%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Abbotsford has cheaper houses ($3,450,000 vs $4,000,000)
- Chiswick has cheaper units ($1,140,000 vs $1,350,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Abbotsford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($550/wk vs $600/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Abbotsford has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)
- Chiswick has more units and townhouses to downsize into (83% vs 71%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Abbotsford and Chiswick drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Abbotsford has more residents (5,431 vs 2,909); Abbotsford skews older (47 vs 40).
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,431 +46% vs other | 2,909 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.1% | -0.6% |
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Median household income | $117,676/yr | $127,088/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $550/wk | $600/wk +9% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3,450,000 | $4,000,000 |
| Median unit price | $1,350,000 | $1,140,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 28 days from 20 sales | 50 days from 8 sales |
House price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
16 vs 6 sales
13 vs 5 sales
Unit price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
42 vs 89 sales
25 vs 7 sales
Zoning mix
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 90% | 73% |
| Parks and recreation | 5% | 25% |
| Environmental | 3% | 0% |
| Planning zones cover 99% of Abbotsford and 98% of Chiswick. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,600 across Canada Bay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +72% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.4% $1,500/wk on $2.3M | — |
| Units | — | 3.8% $820/wk on $1.13M |
Ranking within NSW
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 88% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 94% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 39% of NSW | — |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 17% of NSW |
Liveability
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | A+ |
| Score | 86/100 | 88/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 32/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
| Universities within 10 km | 3 Strathfield Campus, 5.4 km | 3 The University of Sydney, 5.9 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 2.1% | 1.7% |
Schools in Abbotsford
- Abbotsford Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Chiswick
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 5 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 84/100 | 77/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 10.4 km +12% vs other | 9.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 19 min | 16 min |
| Public transport score | 94/100 Bus | 93/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 160.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 75.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.1% postcode 2046 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 16 postcode 2046 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.2%).
Setting
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 22 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.3 km 3.9 km to a named beach | 10.6 km 3.1 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 80/100 | 73/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the curb | Fibre to the building |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 19% 2,629 premises | 12% 1,675 premises |
Climate
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,176 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 15.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.62 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,217/yr same for both | |
| Council | Canada Bay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Reid same for both | |
| Member | Sally Sitou same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Abbotsford | Chiswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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