Chatsworth vs Goodwood Island

Goodwood Island is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 57 in Chatsworth. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Chatsworth, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Goodwood Island, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Goodwood Island: a median of $1.12 million, against $595,000 in Chatsworth, though rent is higher in Chatsworth. On these figures, Chatsworth tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, while Goodwood Island suits renters.

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

Chatsworth

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 64%)
  • But Goodwood Island carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 32/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Chatsworth

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($595,000 vs $1,125,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 42%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Goodwood Island

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (51% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $280/wk)
  • But Chatsworth leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 30%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Chatsworth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (419 min vs 434 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (650.9 km vs 663.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Chatsworth has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 21%)
  • Goodwood Island carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 32/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Goodwood Island

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.9% vs -3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Chatsworth and Goodwood Island drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Walkability 0 / 0
Chatsworth — Walkability: 0/100 Goodwood Island — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 89
Chatsworth — Safety: 68/100 Goodwood Island — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 15
Chatsworth — Low fire risk: 100/100 Goodwood Island — Low fire risk: 15/100

Demographics

Chatsworth has more residents (157 vs 91); Chatsworth has higher household incomes ($59,904 vs $43,316).

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Population 157
+42% vs other
 91
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.7% +31.9%
Median age 57 50
Median household income $59,904/yr
+28% vs other
 $43,316/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+11% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
0-4 2.5% / 3.3%
Chatsworth — 0-4: 2.5% Goodwood Island — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 8.3% / 11.0%
Chatsworth — 5-14: 8.3% Goodwood Island — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 5.1% / 6.6%
Chatsworth — 15-19: 5.1% Goodwood Island — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 8.9% / 4.4%
Chatsworth — 20-24: 8.9% Goodwood Island — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 5.1% / 4.4%
Chatsworth — 25-34: 5.1% Goodwood Island — 25-34: 4.4%
35-44 8.9% / 4.4%
Chatsworth — 35-44: 8.9% Goodwood Island — 35-44: 4.4%
45-54 17.2% / 15.4%
Chatsworth — 45-54: 17.2% Goodwood Island — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 21.0% / 25.3%
Chatsworth — 55-64: 21.0% Goodwood Island — 55-64: 25.3%
65-74 15.9% / 12.1%
Chatsworth — 65-74: 15.9% Goodwood Island — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 15.3% / 5.5%
Chatsworth — 75-84: 15.3% Goodwood Island — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 3.2% / 3.3%
Chatsworth — 85+: 3.2% Goodwood Island — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Chatsworth 53.8% lone person
Chatsworth — Lone Person: 53.8% Chatsworth — Couple Families: 30.8% Chatsworth — One Parent Families: 7.7% Chatsworth — Group Household: 7.7%
Goodwood Island 58.3% lone person
Goodwood Island — Lone Person: 58.3% Goodwood Island — Couple Families: 25.0% Goodwood Island — One Parent Families: 16.7% Goodwood Island — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Chatsworth 6.2% renting
Chatsworth — Owned Outright: 58.5% Chatsworth — Mortgage: 35.4% Chatsworth — Renting: 6.2%
Goodwood Island 51.4% renting
Goodwood Island — Owned Outright: 34.3% Goodwood Island — Mortgage: 14.3% Goodwood Island — Renting: 51.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Germany — / 3.3%
Chatsworth — Germany: not among its largest Goodwood Island — Germany: 3.3%
England 2.5% / —
Chatsworth — England: 2.5% Goodwood Island — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.9% / —
Chatsworth — New Zealand: 1.9% Goodwood Island — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 19.8%
Chatsworth — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Goodwood Island — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 7.7%
Chatsworth — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Goodwood Island — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 3.3%
Chatsworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Goodwood Island — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / —
Chatsworth — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Goodwood Island — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Chatsworth 100.0% houses
Chatsworth — Houses: 100.0% Chatsworth — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Goodwood Island 63.9% houses
Goodwood Island — Houses: 63.9% Goodwood Island — Flats / Apartments: 36.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Median house price $595,000 $1,125,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Goodwood Island has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 10%); Chatsworth has more rural and farming land (84% vs 51%).

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Rural and farming 84% 51%
Environmental 10% 48%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 0%
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

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
House price Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Income Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 19% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW

Liveability

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Goodwood Island carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 0); Chatsworth carries more crime risk (32 vs 11).

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
85/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
11/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
81/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Chatsworth

  • Chatsworth Island Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Goodwood Island

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Goodwood Island sits further from the CBD (663.2 km vs 650.9 km).

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 650.9 km 663.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 419 min 434 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2469
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 2469
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.

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Car (driver) 81.0% / 56.5%
Chatsworth — Car (driver): 81.0% Goodwood Island — Car (driver): 56.5%
Worked from Home 13.8% / 30.4%
Chatsworth — Worked from Home: 13.8% Goodwood Island — Worked from Home: 30.4%
Walked Only 5.2% / 13.0%
Chatsworth — Walked Only: 5.2% Goodwood Island — Walked Only: 13.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Elevation 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.4 km 57 m

NBN connectivity

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
82 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Annual rainfall 1,408 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Average residential rate $1,380/yr
same for both
Council Clarence Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Chatsworth Goodwood Island
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Chatsworth

Affordable Coastal Retirees Rural

Goodwood Island

Coastal Rural

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