14,007 ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11,752
- 2016: 12,814
- 2021: 14,007
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Chester Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Chester Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer older residents live in Chester Hill compared to most similar areas, making it a noticeably younger place to live. With a population of 14,007, the area is defined by a large number of children and young adults, while the typical resident is only 34 years old.
14,007
▲ +19.2%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Chester Hill — higher than 88% of areas.
| Chester Hill | 14,007 |
|---|---|
| 2162, NSW | 20,306 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 34, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
34 yrs ▼ -5.6%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 14.1%.
14.1% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.5% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Chester Hill splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure. De facto relationships are also much less common here than in most areas, at just 4.2%.
0.8% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.2% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Chester Hill, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Chester Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10898/chester-hill/topic/demographics-identity