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Chippendale vs Ultimo
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 0.6 km apart · Chippendale profile · Ultimo profile
Chippendale Ultimo
Chippendale and Ultimo are two high-density neighbours in the city with very similar profiles. Chippendale is more likely to be home to people living alone, with 46.1% compared to 36.6% in Ultimo, and has a higher share of people working from home at 50.2%. Ultimo has a slightly more diverse population, where 66.2% were born overseas and 58.0% use a language other than English at home. There is a notable difference among First Nations residents; typical personal income is far higher in Chippendale ($914) than in Ultimo ($510), and the unemployment rate is far higher in Ultimo (14.3%) than in Chippendale (0.0%).
Both areas have tracked closely since 2011, remaining very similar in their basic housing and economic stats. They share almost identical typical weekly rents and family incomes, and both have a very low number of detached houses. Public transport is a key feature of daily life for both, though Ultimo has far more stops and departures. In both neighbourhoods, most people live without a car, and the vast majority of homes are rented.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,057
- First area, 2016: 8,617
- First area, 2021: 7,803
- Second area, 2011: 7,111
- Second area, 2016: 8,845
- Second area, 2021: 7,410
- First area, 2011: 29 yrs
- First area, 2016: 26 yrs
- First area, 2021: 28 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 27 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 26 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 30 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 Ultimo: 0.3% males, 0.5% females
- 80–84 in Chippendale: 0.1% males, 0.1% females; 80–84 in Ultimo: 0.4% males, 0.4% females
- 75–79 in Chippendale: 0.2% males, 0.3% females; 75–79 in Ultimo: 0.5% males, 0.4% females
- 70–74 in Chippendale: 0.7% males, 0.4% females; 70–74 in Ultimo: 0.9% males, 0.7% females
- 65–69 in Chippendale: 0.9% males, 0.5% females; 65–69 in Ultimo: 1.2% males, 1.2% females
- 60–64 in Chippendale: 1.1% males, 1.1% females; 60–64 in Ultimo: 1.2% males, 1.1% females
- 55–59 in Chippendale: 1.5% males, 0.8% females; 55–59 in Ultimo: 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 50–54 in Chippendale: 1.6% males, 1.2% females; 50–54 in Ultimo: 2.0% males, 1.7% females
- 45–49 in Chippendale: 1.8% males, 1.4% females; 45–49 in Ultimo: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
- 40–44 in Chippendale: 3.2% males, 2.2% females; 40–44 in Ultimo: 3.8% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Chippendale: 4.8% males, 3.9% females; 35–39 in Ultimo: 5.5% males, 5.0% females
- 30–34 in Chippendale: 8.4% males, 7.8% females; 30–34 in Ultimo: 8.1% males, 7.9% females
- 25–29 in Chippendale: 11.4% males, 11.9% females; 25–29 in Ultimo: 10.2% males, 9.6% females
- 20–24 in Chippendale: 11.5% males, 14.1% females; 20–24 in Ultimo: 8.5% males, 8.7% females
- 15–19 in Chippendale: 1.4% males, 1.9% females; 15–19 in Ultimo: 1.6% males, 2.0% females
- 10–14 in Chippendale: 0.2% males, 0.3% females; 10–14 in Ultimo: 0.6% males, 0.8% females
- 5–9 in Chippendale: 0.5% males, 0.4% females; 5–9 in Ultimo: 1.0% males, 1.2% females
- 0–4 in Chippendale: 1.0% males, 0.9% females; 0–4 in Ultimo: 1.5% males, 1.4% 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: $487
- Second area, 2016: $386
- Second area, 2021: $772
- First area, 2011: $1,371
- First area, 2016: $1,250
- First area, 2021: $1,606
- Second area, 2011: $1,098
- Second area, 2016: $1,230
- Second area, 2021: $1,805
- First area, 2011: $1,765
- First area, 2016: $1,852
- First area, 2021: $2,304
- Second area, 2011: $1,559
- Second area, 2016: $1,751
- Second area, 2021: $2,197
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: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $440
- First area, 2016: $572
- First area, 2021: $520
- Second area, 2011: $458
- Second area, 2016: $554
- Second area, 2021: $500
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,409
- Second area, 2011: $2,280
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,500
- First area, 2011: 1.30
- First area, 2016: 1.30
- First area, 2021: 1.20
- Second area, 2011: 1.40
- Second area, 2016: 1.40
- Second area, 2021: 1.20
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 Ultimo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10906/chippendale/vs/SAL14024/ultimo