Chatsworth NSW 2469

Chatsworth sits 651 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 7 hours by car. Census data records 157 residents with a median age of 57 and a median household income of $59,904 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population fell 3.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $280 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,442. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. All 1 school within the locality boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.

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The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 157. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Chatsworth's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $595,000 in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 44% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only three sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 60% over the past decade — 4.8% per year on average.

$595,000

last 4 quarters
Cheaper than 80% of NSW
↓ −44.5% year-on-year
↑ +60.4% over 2015–2025 (+4.8%/yr compound)

Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Short-Stay Rentals

1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 rooms.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.

Is Chatsworth safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Chatsworth sits in the low band, with 3 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 57% on the prior year.

3 offences

57.1% since 2024
Theft 3 (100.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Clarence Valley Council has published 10 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 10 on the portal

Schools

One school serve Chatsworth, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Chatsworth Island Public School leads the pack.

62
out of 100
Average
1 school in this locality
1 above similar
  • • 83 students in one school (avg 83)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 83 students
ICSEA 977 (higher than 36% of Australian schools) · 5% top-SEA students
Above similar

Walkability

Chatsworth is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 8% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Chatsworth.

22
out of 100
Bottom 9% in NSW
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
2.8 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
0.6 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.4 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
8 min
Span of service
11.4 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Chatsworth.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
82
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
1 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Clarence Valley: council population

The whole council area, not just Chatsworth · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
56,874
+1.2% in a year
Change
+658
people since 2024
Density
5.5
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-133
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+677
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+114
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
3/10
2/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
2/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
3/10
2/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Chatsworth is home to 157 residents, with a median age of 57 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $60,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

157

3.7% since 2016

Median Age

57

16.3% since 2016

Median Household Income

$59,904/yr

8.6% since 2016
Bottom 21% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$280/wk

9.8% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,442/mo

12.3% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.3

8.0% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$31,980/yr

12.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

12.9%

15.1% since 2016

Total Dwellings

70

6.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

93.8%

18.7% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

6.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

24.3%

20.3% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

28.9%

4.0% since 2016

Work From Home

13.8%

33.0% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 70 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 38 (58.5%)
Mortgage 23 (35.4%)
Renting 4 (6.2%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
91.7%
English Spoken at Home
95.5%
Employment Rate
52%
10.7% since 2016
Completed Year 12
32.5%

Occupations

Managers 14 (17.9%)
Technicians & Trades 13 (16.7%)
Clerical & Administrative 10 (12.8%)
Sales 10 (12.8%)
Professionals 8 (10.3%)
Labourers 8 (10.3%)
Community & Personal Service 7 (9.0%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 7 (9.0%)

Religion

Christianity 95 (60.5%)
No Religion 62 (39.5%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 4 (2.5%)
New Zealand 3 (1.9%)

Age Distribution

0-4 4 (2.5%)
5-14 13 (8.3%)
15-19 8 (5.1%)
20-24 14 (8.9%)
25-34 8 (5.1%)
35-44 14 (8.9%)
45-54 27 (17.2%)
55-64 33 (21.0%)
65-74 25 (15.9%)
75-84 24 (15.3%)
85+ 5 (3.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 21 (53.8%)
Couple Families 12 (30.8%)
One Parent Families 3 (7.7%)
Group Household 3 (7.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 47 (81.0%)
Worked from Home 8 (13.8%)
Walked Only 3 (5.2%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 30 (19.1%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12 (7.6%)
Bachelor Degree 11 (7.0%)
Postgraduate Degree 4 (2.5%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 4 (5.7%)
1 car 20 (28.6%)
2 cars 27 (38.6%)
3 cars 6 (8.6%)
4+ cars 13 (18.6%)

Council Rates

Clarence Valley
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,380 a year through Clarence Valley based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,380/yr
12% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Chatsworth's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 84%
  • Environmental 10%
  • Infrastructure and transport 5%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Clarence Valley

The whole council area, not just Chatsworth · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 246 new dwellings were approved across Clarence Valley. That mix is 213 houses and 33 units. Approvals are down 80.4% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
246dwellings
-80.4% YoY
Houses
213
detached dwellings
Units
33
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Yaegl Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar Mill), 4.2 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
1 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
2.4 km
Annual rainfall
1,408 mm
108 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year
Bottom 19% in NSW

In postcode 2469, 8 of 3,683 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.1% (39 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.3%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.08%
2023
0.08%
2024
0.08%
2025
0.22%

Rooftop solar

61
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.1 kW each

In postcode 2469, 1,213 rooftop-solar systems totalling 7.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,002 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 90 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
85
2020
105
2021
97
2022
58
2023
89
2024
89
2025
64
2026
61

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$3,103
Loan amount
$476,000
Total interest over 30 years
$641,139
Deposit
$119,000
Stamp duty
$20,962
Cash needed at settlement
$139,962

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Page

Currently held by Kevin Hogan The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Kevin Hogan 40.7% 59.3% +1.4
2022 Kevin Hogan 39.3% 60.7% +1.3
2019 Kevin Hogan 40.5% 59.5% +7.2

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Clarence District

Currently held by Richie Williamson The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Richie Williamson NP 64.2%
2019 Chris Gulaptis NP 64.5%
2015 Chris Gulaptis NP 59.7%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Chatsworth

Is Chatsworth a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Chatsworth is low (32/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Chatsworth?

Chatsworth has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Chatsworth?

Chatsworth, NSW had a population of 157 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Chatsworth, NSW?

The postcode for Chatsworth, NSW is 2469.

How far is Chatsworth from Sydney?

Chatsworth is 651 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 419 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Chatsworth?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Chatsworth was $59,904 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Chatsworth?

There are too few current rental listings in Chatsworth for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $280, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Chatsworth?

The median age of residents in Chatsworth was 57 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Chatsworth?

There is 1 school inside the Chatsworth boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

What is the weather like in Chatsworth?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Chatsworth, Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar Mill) (4.2 km away), 1,408 mm of rain a year over 108 rainy days over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Chatsworth?

The median sale price for houses in Chatsworth was $595,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 3 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Chatsworth?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Chatsworth belong to?

Chatsworth sits within the Clarence Valley local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Chatsworth?

The average residential rates bill through Clarence Valley is $1,380 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Chatsworth?

Across Clarence Valley, 246 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 80.4% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Chatsworth in?

Chatsworth sits within the federal Division of Page, currently held by Kevin Hogan (The Nationals).

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