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Chippendale vs Waterloo

Name: Chippendale vs Waterloo — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.6 km apart · Chippendale profile · Waterloo profile

Chippendale Waterloo

Waterloo and Chippendale are neighbouring inner-city areas with very different profiles. Waterloo has a higher typical weekly income of $2,028 compared to $1,606 in Chippendale, and a higher share of homes earning $3,000 or more per week. In contrast, Chippendale is more diverse and global, with 52.4% of people using another language at home compared to 39.5% in Waterloo, and a higher proportion of recent overseas arrivals. The two areas also differ for First Nations people; in Chippendale, typical personal income is far higher at $914 compared to $441 in Waterloo.

While both areas have very similar rents and the same lack of detached houses, the gap in their population age is widening. Chippendale is becoming younger, with the typical resident now just 28, while Waterloo is noticeably older at 33. This shift is reflected in the age structure, as the gap for youth aged 15 to 24 has grown to 17.5 percentage points more in Chippendale. Both areas remain well above the national figure for people born overseas.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,576 larger in Waterloo No car: 21.5 pts higher in Chippendale Recent arrivals: 13.5 pts higher in Chippendale Other language: 12.9 pts higher in Chippendale Recent movers: 11.8 pts higher in Chippendale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Chippendale in Waterloo +8,576 larger in Waterloo

7,803 39th pct 16,379 81st pct

Median age in Chippendale in Waterloo +5 yrs older in Waterloo

28 yrs 0th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

53.6% Young adults (25–44) +0.4 pts ▸ 54.1%

28.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +17.5 pts 11.4%

10.6% Older adults (45–64) +5.7 pts ▸ 16.3%

3.5% Seniors (65+) +6.9 pts ▸ 10.4%

3.6% Children (0–14) +4.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

Marital status

77.5% Never married ◂ +13.1 pts 64.4%

15.5% Married +6.9 pts ▸ 22.4%

4.7% Divorced +3.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

0.6% Widowed +2.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.7% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Chippendale Waterloo

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

30.0% Australia +7.2 pts ▸ 37.2%

19.6% China ◂ +8.1 pts 11.5%

2.3% England +3.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.2% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.4% India ◂ +0.8 pts 1.6%

1.7% Vietnam ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.3% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.6% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

35.1% Chinese ◂ +15.9 pts 19.1%

15.6% English +6.1 pts ▸ 21.6%

11.4% Australian +2.2 pts ▸ 13.5%

6.0% Irish +3.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

4.5% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.8% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.0% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

2.2% German +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

1.9% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

0.8% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Dutch even 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

39.0% English only +12.8 pts ▸ 51.8%

22.0% Mandarin ◂ +10.0 pts 12.0%

4.7% Cantonese ◂ +1.7 pts 3.0%

1.9% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

1.2% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.7% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.2% No religion ◂ +5.1 pts 51.1%

18.5% Christianity +10.2 pts ▸ 28.7%

10.8% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 10.2%

9.1% Buddhism ◂ +4.7 pts 4.4%

2.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 1.5%

2.2% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

0.3% Judaism +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Chippendale in Waterloo

— 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Chippendale in Waterloo

— 1.57 34th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Chippendale in Waterloo +9 more in Waterloo

63 92nd pct 72 95th pct

Students in Chippendale in Waterloo

— 105 3rd pct

Avg size in Chippendale in Waterloo

— 53 1st pct

ICSEA in Chippendale in Waterloo

— 925 13th pct

Highest year of school

83.9% Year 12 ◂ +8.6 pts 75.4%

2.7% Year 10 +3.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.0% Year 9 or below +2.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.5% Year 11 +1.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

Highest qualification level

44.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.3 pts 40.0%

23.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.9 pts 18.3%

10.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

4.9% Certificate III / IV +4.5 pts ▸ 9.4%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.5% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Field of qualification

27.0% Management & commerce ◂ +1.0 pts 26.0%

13.0% Society & culture ◂ +0.9 pts 12.1%

9.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 8.9%

7.7% Engineering & related +1.0 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.9% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 5.6%

5.7% Health +0.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.7 pts 3.8%

3.4% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.0% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.5% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Chippendale in Waterloo +$290 higher in Waterloo

$882 64th pct $1,172 88th pct

Household income in Chippendale in Waterloo +$422 higher in Waterloo

$1,606 42nd pct $2,028 68th pct

Family income in Chippendale in Waterloo +$395 higher in Waterloo

$2,304 64th pct $2,699 82nd pct

Household income distribution

29.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 28.0%

23.8% Under $650 ◂ +2.3 pts 21.5%

21.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.2 pts 15.7%

12.9% $4,000 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 16.8%

8.1% $3,000–$3,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 12.2%

Personal income distribution

35.5% Under $650 ◂ +6.1 pts 29.4%

28.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.2 pts 25.7%

19.8% $1,500–$2,999 +7.2 pts ▸ 27.0%

6.5% $3,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.4% Mental health +1.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

5.0% Other condition +2.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.2% Asthma +1.6 pts ▸ 6.8%

1.7% Arthritis +3.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.1% Diabetes +2.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.9% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.5% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

76.4% None ◂ +8.0 pts 68.4%

11.2% One condition +4.0 pts ▸ 15.2%

2.3% Two conditions +1.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.6% Three or more +1.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Chippendale in Waterloo +387 larger in Waterloo

66 21st pct 453 76th pct

Median age in Chippendale in Waterloo +5 yrs older in Waterloo

27 yrs 71st pct 32 yrs 89th pct

Median income in Chippendale in Waterloo +$473 higher in Chippendale

$914 85th pct $441 10th pct

Household income in Chippendale in Waterloo +$922 higher in Chippendale

$1,625 46th pct $703 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Chippendale in Waterloo even

1.8 0th pct 1.8 0th pct

Family composition

65.4% Couples without children ◂ +9.6 pts 55.9%

20.9% Couples with children +8.6 pts ▸ 29.5%

7.1% One-parent families +4.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

6.5% Other families ◂ +3.9 pts 2.6%

Household size

46.1% 1 person ◂ +5.6 pts 40.5%

38.7% 2 people +3.1 pts ▸ 41.8%

9.1% 3 people +2.6 pts ▸ 11.7%

4.4% 4 people +0.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.1% 5 people even 1.1%

0.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Chippendale in Waterloo +$10 higher in Waterloo

$520 90th pct $530 91st pct

Mortgage in Chippendale in Waterloo +$91 higher in Waterloo

$2,409 85th pct $2,500 87th pct

People / bedroom in Chippendale in Waterloo +0.10 higher in Chippendale

1.20 100th pct 1.10 95th pct

How homes are owned or rented

76.0% Rented ◂ +3.3 pts 72.7%

12.7% Owned with a mortgage +5.1 pts ▸ 17.8%

8.8% Owned outright ◂ +2.7 pts 6.2%

1.2% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.3% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

88.2% Flat or apartment +2.9 pts ▸ 91.1%

9.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.6 pts 8.1%

1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.1% Separate house +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

28.8% 2 bedrooms +23.6 pts ▸ 52.4%

43.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +16.2 pts 27.6%

13.6% Studio / none ◂ +10.3 pts 3.3%

9.0% 3 bedrooms +4.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

2.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%

0.9% 5 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

43.5% $350–$549 ◂ +22.3 pts 21.2%

29.5% $550–$749 +7.6 pts ▸ 37.1%

4.2% Under $200 +18.8 pts ▸ 23.0%

13.6% $750 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 9.8%

6.4% $200–$349 ◂ +0.8 pts 5.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.9% $1,800–$2,999 +6.5 pts ▸ 39.4%

32.7% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 34.1%

13.9% $1,000–$1,799 +0.1 pts ▸ 14.0%

12.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.3 pts 7.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Chippendale in Waterloo +28 more in Waterloo

4 10th pct 32 42nd pct

Stops/1k in Chippendale in Waterloo +1.44 more in Waterloo

0.51 6th pct 1.95 20th pct

Departures/1k in Chippendale in Waterloo +813.3 more in Waterloo

1,162.6 63rd pct 1,975.9 83rd pct

PT routes in Chippendale in Waterloo +18 more in Chippendale

30 86th pct 12 71st pct

Stop walk in Chippendale in Waterloo +2 longer in Chippendale

4 43rd pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Chippendale in Waterloo +2 longer in Waterloo

5 0th pct 7 5th pct

Reach 30 min in Chippendale in Waterloo +16,946 more in Chippendale

154,412 93rd pct 137,466 92nd pct

Reach 45 min in Chippendale in Waterloo +110,529 more in Chippendale

569,353 93rd pct 458,824 91st pct

Transit to city in Chippendale in Waterloo +1 longer in Waterloo

28 7th pct 29 8th pct

How people get to work

50.2% Worked at home +1.9 pts ▸ 52.0%

8.4% Car (driver) +7.5 pts ▸ 16.0%

10.1% Walked ◂ +4.4 pts 5.6%

5.2% Train ◂ +3.1 pts 2.1%

3.9% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.6% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.2% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

Motor vehicles per home

59.8% No vehicle ◂ +21.5 pts 38.3%

34.1% 1 vehicle +15.6 pts ▸ 49.7%

5.1% 2 vehicles +5.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

0.8% 3 vehicles +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% 4 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.5% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 18.4%

11.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.6 pts 6.5%

8.6% Finance & insurance +1.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.6% Education & training ◂ +3.0 pts 6.5%

8.8% Health care & social assistance +0.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

9.0% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 7.7%

3.2% Construction +3.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.3% Public administration & safety +0.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.3% Media & telecommunications +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.1% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.6% Transport & warehousing +1.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.7% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

Occupations people work in

42.4% Professionals ◂ +1.2 pts 41.2%

14.2% Managers +3.6 pts ▸ 17.8%

11.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.5 pts 10.6%

9.5% Community & personal service ◂ +2.7 pts 6.8%

7.1% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.5% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 6.6%

4.5% Labourers even 4.5%

1.9% Machinery operators & drivers +1.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Chippendale in Waterloo +1 higher in Chippendale

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Chippendale in Waterloo +3 higher in Chippendale

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Chippendale in Waterloo even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Chippendale in Waterloo +1 higher in Chippendale

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Chippendale in Waterloo +54 higher in Chippendale

1,128 93rd pct 1,074 79th pct

ERP in Chippendale in Waterloo +9,126 higher in Waterloo

9,505 45th pct 18,631 84th pct

Growth in Chippendale in Waterloo +6.9 pts higher in Chippendale

19.1% 89th pct 12.1% 86th pct

Businesses in Chippendale in Waterloo +698 higher in Waterloo

1,002 56th pct 1,700 81st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Chippendale in Waterloo even

1,390 86th pct 1,390 86th pct

Max temp in Chippendale in Waterloo even

23.4 46th pct 23.4 46th pct

Min temp in Chippendale in Waterloo even

13.7 72nd pct 13.7 72nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Chippendale in Waterloo +0.2 higher in Chippendale

9.9 100th pct 9.6 100th pct

Types ≤15 min in Chippendale in Waterloo even

8.0 100th pct 8.0 100th pct

15-min city in Chippendale in Waterloo even