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Chippendale vs Glebe
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.6 km apart · Chippendale profile · Glebe profile
Chippendale Glebe
Glebe and Chippendale are neighbouring inner-city areas with very different profiles. Residents are far older in Glebe, where the typical age is 38 and 16.4% of people are aged 65 or over, compared to just 28 years and 3.5% in Chippendale. Chippendale is much more multicultural, with 61.8% of people born overseas and 52.4% using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Glebe has more family-sized housing, with 34.7% of homes having three or more bedrooms, while 88.2% of homes in Chippendale are flats or apartments.
Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011 as highly accessible hubs. They are both a walker's paradise, with every single home within a 15-minute walk of parks, schools, groceries and health services. They also share a highly educated population, with over half of adults in Chippendale and nearly half in Glebe holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is consistent with the high proportion of renters in both places, which sit far above the national figure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,057
- First area, 2016: 8,617
- First area, 2021: 7,803
- Second area, 2011: 11,123
- Second area, 2016: 11,532
- Second area, 2021: 11,680
- First area, 2011: 29 yrs
- First area, 2016: 26 yrs
- First area, 2021: 28 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 Chippendale: 0.1% males, 0.1% females; 85+ in Glebe: 0.4% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Chippendale: 0.1% males, 0.1% females; 80–84 in Glebe: 0.7% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Chippendale: 0.2% males, 0.3% females; 75–79 in Glebe: 1.5% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Chippendale: 0.7% males, 0.4% females; 70–74 in Glebe: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Chippendale: 0.9% males, 0.5% females; 65–69 in Glebe: 2.3% males, 3.1% females
- 60–64 in Chippendale: 1.1% males, 1.1% females; 60–64 in Glebe: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Chippendale: 1.5% males, 0.8% females; 55–59 in Glebe: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Chippendale: 1.6% males, 1.2% females; 50–54 in Glebe: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Chippendale: 1.8% males, 1.4% females; 45–49 in Glebe: 3.0% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Chippendale: 3.2% males, 2.2% females; 40–44 in Glebe: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Chippendale: 4.8% males, 3.9% females; 35–39 in Glebe: 4.1% males, 3.9% females
- 30–34 in Chippendale: 8.4% males, 7.8% females; 30–34 in Glebe: 5.2% males, 4.9% females
- 25–29 in Chippendale: 11.4% males, 11.9% females; 25–29 in Glebe: 5.5% males, 6.2% females
- 20–24 in Chippendale: 11.5% males, 14.1% females; 20–24 in Glebe: 4.3% males, 5.5% females
- 15–19 in Chippendale: 1.4% males, 1.9% females; 15–19 in Glebe: 1.7% males, 1.9% females
- 10–14 in Chippendale: 0.2% males, 0.3% females; 10–14 in Glebe: 1.7% males, 1.5% females
- 5–9 in Chippendale: 0.5% males, 0.4% females; 5–9 in Glebe: 1.7% males, 1.6% females
- 0–4 in Chippendale: 1.0% males, 0.9% females; 0–4 in Glebe: 1.7% males, 1.7% 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: $730
- First area, 2016: $540
- First area, 2021: $882
- Second area, 2011: $762
- Second area, 2016: $834
- Second area, 2021: $1,045
- First area, 2011: $1,371
- First area, 2016: $1,250
- First area, 2021: $1,606
- Second area, 2011: $1,350
- Second area, 2016: $1,579
- Second area, 2021: $1,756
- First area, 2011: $1,765
- First area, 2016: $1,852
- First area, 2021: $2,304
- Second area, 2011: $2,193
- Second area, 2016: $2,347
- Second area, 2021: $2,947
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: 2.0
- First area, 2016: 2.0
- First area, 2021: 1.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.0
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $440
- First area, 2016: $572
- First area, 2021: $520
- Second area, 2011: $340
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $420
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,409
- Second area, 2011: $2,817
- Second area, 2016: $2,730
- Second area, 2021: $3,000
- First area, 2011: 1.30
- First area, 2016: 1.30
- First area, 2021: 1.20
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Chippendale vs Glebe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10906/chippendale/vs/SAL11645/glebe