State Electorate · Area profile
Chatsworth
58 km²
High household incomes and strong professional employment define Chatsworth, where the typical family earns $2,764 a week. This is a wealthy, family-oriented community that has grown by 15% since 2011. It is a place of large, mostly detached homes and a highly qualified population, with many residents working in professional or managerial roles. The area is notably young and family-centric, with a high proportion of children and a significant increase in overseas-born residents over the last decade.
Chatsworth's schools draw a community as advantaged as its high household incomes suggest.
Chatsworth has many young families but fewer schools per child than most areas.
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The community is younger than the state average, with 20.1% of residents being children under 15, a figure that has risen since 2011. The typical resident is 38, and there are fewer seniors here than in most other similar areas.
People born overseas make up 27% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure and reflects an 8.5 point increase since 2011. English and Australian are the most common ancestries, followed by Irish and Scottish.
Language diversity has grown significantly, with 18.7% of people using another language at home, up from just 3.7% in 2011. While this is well above the state average, it remains well below the national figure.
Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 53.9%. The proportion of people reporting no religion is 35.8%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Chatsworth is highly educated, with 35.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far above the Queensland average. This is consistent with a strong trend in higher qualifications, as Year 12 completion rose by 32 points since 2011.
Earnings are among the highest for similar areas, with 36.7% of households bringing in $3,000 or more per week. This is far above the national figure, and typical personal weekly income is well above the state average at $1,023.
Residents generally report better health than most areas, with only 4.2% needing help with daily activities. Long-term health conditions and mental health conditions are also lower than the state and national averages.
Unpaid care for children is very common here, with 31.9% of people providing this support, well above the national figure. Volunteering is also more common than in most areas, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Homes tend to be large, with an average of 2.8 people per household, which is higher than most areas. Family units are common, as 64.8% of households consist of couples with children, while people living alone are much less common than usual.
Large homes dominate the landscape, with 88.3% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. While separate houses are common, rents and home-loan payments are both much higher than the state and national averages.
Working from home is common for 22.1% of the workforce, which is well above the state average. Public transport use for commuting is also much higher than in most areas, with a high number of weekly bus departures per person.
About 40.4% of residents moved in the last five years, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the proportion of recent overseas arrivals has fallen since 2011.
The area has a very high rate of people working or looking for work at 70.1%, well above the national average. Unemployment is much lower than most areas at 3.8%, with many residents employed as professionals or managers.
The area is very walkable, with 93.2% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. Most residents can easily reach parks, groceries, and schools on foot, far exceeding the state average for accessibility.