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Chifley vs Phillip
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.4 km apart · Chifley profile · Phillip profile
Chifley Phillip
Phillip and Chifley are neighbouring areas with very different housing styles and populations. Phillip is a high-density hub where 67% of homes are flats or apartments and 43.8% of people were born overseas. It is a fast-growing, younger area where 77.4% of residents moved in during the last five years. In contrast, Chifley is dominated by separate houses (67.9%) and larger family homes, with 74.4% having three or more bedrooms. Chifley also has a wealthier profile, with 36.2% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to 23.6% in Phillip.
Everyday life in both places shares several similarities, including a very similar typical weekly rent of around $440 to $450 and nearly identical overall advantage scores. However, the gaps between them are often widening; the difference in home ownership and the share of people born overseas have both increased since 2011. Phillip remains much more connected to transport, with far more public transport departures per 1,000 people than Chifley.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,489
- First area, 2016: 2,407
- First area, 2021: 2,680
- Second area, 2011: 2,082
- Second area, 2016: 2,936
- Second area, 2021: 5,197
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 32 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Chifley: 0.8% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Phillip: 0.4% males, 0.5% females
- 80–84 in Chifley: 1.2% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Phillip: 0.4% males, 0.4% females
- 75–79 in Chifley: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Phillip: 0.5% males, 0.8% females
- 70–74 in Chifley: 1.3% males, 1.9% females; 70–74 in Phillip: 0.9% males, 1.2% females
- 65–69 in Chifley: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Phillip: 1.1% males, 1.4% females
- 60–64 in Chifley: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Phillip: 1.5% males, 1.6% females
- 55–59 in Chifley: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 55–59 in Phillip: 2.0% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Chifley: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Phillip: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 45–49 in Chifley: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Phillip: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 40–44 in Chifley: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Phillip: 3.9% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Chifley: 3.9% males, 4.6% females; 35–39 in Phillip: 5.7% males, 4.9% females
- 30–34 in Chifley: 5.0% males, 4.9% females; 30–34 in Phillip: 8.5% males, 8.9% females
- 25–29 in Chifley: 4.3% males, 4.6% females; 25–29 in Phillip: 8.4% males, 10.3% females
- 20–24 in Chifley: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 20–24 in Phillip: 3.7% males, 5.2% females
- 15–19 in Chifley: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Phillip: 1.0% males, 1.2% females
- 10–14 in Chifley: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Phillip: 1.2% males, 0.8% females
- 5–9 in Chifley: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Phillip: 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 0–4 in Chifley: 2.5% males, 3.2% females; 0–4 in Phillip: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $861
- First area, 2016: $971
- First area, 2021: $1,191
- Second area, 2011: $1,079
- Second area, 2016: $1,145
- Second area, 2021: $1,342
- First area, 2011: $1,629
- First area, 2016: $1,843
- First area, 2021: $2,347
- Second area, 2011: $1,589
- Second area, 2016: $1,772
- Second area, 2021: $2,075
- First area, 2011: $2,117
- First area, 2016: $2,386
- First area, 2021: $2,940
- Second area, 2011: $2,018
- Second area, 2016: $2,165
- Second area, 2021: $2,473
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 1.8
- Second area, 2016: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 1.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $360
- First area, 2016: $361
- First area, 2021: $450
- Second area, 2011: $375
- Second area, 2016: $360
- Second area, 2021: $440
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,383
- Second area, 2011: $1,879
- Second area, 2016: $1,745
- Second area, 2021: $1,608
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 1.10
- Second area, 2021: 1.10
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Chifley vs Phillip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/801091099/chifley/vs/801091109/phillip