Chippendale - Suburb Demographics : Census 2011

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT RESEARCH - CHIPPENDALE

To better understand the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT potential of your INVESTMENT PROPERTY it is crucial to research the suburb of CHIPPENDALE. A good starting point is to assess the population demographics of CHIPPENDALE to understand who are your potential tenants and/or purchasers.

As experienced property managers our property management team uses this information to identify the target market when developing a marketing strategy for your rental property.

This ensures that we provide our landlords with the most accurate advice, achieve the highest rent and attract the best tenants who will look after your valuable investment property.

Unfortunately in most cases the local REAL ESTATE AGENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT places little importance in keeping up to date with this vital information. Usually because they are either overworked, under staffed or don’t understand the importance.

People — demographics & education

People

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Total

4,057

--

3,908,642

--

21,507,717

--

Male

2,195

54.1

1,926,237

49.3

10,634,013

49.4

Female

1,862

45.9

1,982,405

50.7

10,873,704

50.6

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

38

0.9

42,609

1.1

548,369

2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 4,057 people in Chippendale (State Suburbs) of these 54.1% were male and 45.9% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

Age

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People

0-4 years

94

2.3

268,607

6.9

1,421,050

6.6

5-9 years

49

1.2

242,676

6.2

1,351,921

6.3

10-14 years

28

0.7

235,964

6

1,371,054

6.4

15-19 years

112

2.8

242,372

6.2

1,405,798

6.5

20-24 years

860

21.2

280,163

7.2

1,460,673

6.8

25-29 years

1,005

24.8

316,691

8.1

1,513,236

7

30-34 years

621

15.3

311,334

8

1,453,775

6.8

35-39 years

327

8.1

303,778

7.8

1,520,138

7.1

40-44 years

230

5.7

285,183

7.3

1,542,879

7.2

45-49 years

178

4.4

273,168

7

1,504,142

7

50-54 years

168

4.1

253,035

6.5

1,447,404

6.7

55-59 years

130

3.2

218,661

5.6

1,297,244

6

60-64 years

110

2.7

194,938

5

1,206,116

5.6

65-69 years

61

1.5

143,965

3.7

919,319

4.3

70-74 years

35

0.9

110,057

2.8

708,090

3.3

75-79 years

20

0.5

86,582

2.2

545,263

2.5

80-84 years

18

0.4

71,702

1.8

436,936

2

85 years and over

11

0.3

69,766

1.8

402,681

1.9

Median age

29

--

35

--

37

--

The median age of people in Chippendale (State Suburbs) was 29 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 4.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.7% of the population.

Registered marital status

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

718

18.5

1,572,725

49.7

8,461,114

48.7

Separated

79

2

86,742

2.7

529,280

3

Divorced

228

5.9

231,471

7.3

1,460,899

8.4

Widowed

36

0.9

157,694

5

949,634

5.5

Never married

2,827

72.7

1,112,771

35.2

5,962,769

34.3

Of people in Chippendale (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 18.5% were married and 7.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

35

--

48

--

50

--

Separated

42

--

48

--

49

--

Divorced

54

--

53

--

54

--

Widowed

73

--

78

--

78

--

Never married

27

--

26

--

25

--

The median age of married people in Chippendale (State Suburbs) was 35 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

532

16.8

1,439,962

50

7,647,042

49.2

De facto marriage

611

19.3

211,533

7.4

1,476,369

9.5

Not married

2,030

64

1,225,769

42.6

6,413,399

41.3

In Chippendale (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 16.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

34

--

48

--

50

--

De facto marriage

30

--

35

--

35

--

Not married

27

--

31

--

33

--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Chippendale (State Suburbs) was 34 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Pre-school

10

0.6

69,004

5.5

332,844

5.1

Primary - Government

41

2.4

198,113

15.9

1,181,787

18.2

Primary - Catholic

3

0.2

66,010

5.3

359,062

5.5

Primary - Other Non Government

3

0.2

37,384

3

214,359

3.3

Secondary - Government

14

0.8

136,812

11

774,074

11.9

Secondary - Catholic

3

0.2

67,105

5.4

307,142

4.7

Secondary - Other Non Government

7

0.4

45,584

3.7

254,828

3.9

Technical or further education institution

188

10.9

93,888

7.5

473,606

7.3

University or tertiary institution

836

48.4

215,235

17.3

932,524

14.3

Other

84

4.9

35,366

2.8

161,660

2.5

Not Stated

537

31.1

279,993

22.5

1,511,694

23.2

Total

1,726

--

1,244,494

--

6,503,580

--

In Chippendale (State Suburbs) 42.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 2.7% were in primary school, 1.4% in secondary school and 59.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

English

850

16.8

938,150

19.2

7,238,533

25.9

Chinese

775

15.3

931,387

19

866,208

3.1

Australian

639

12.6

352,986

7.2

7,098,486

25.4

Irish

389

7.7

310,704

6.4

2,087,758

7.5

Scottish

268

5.3

232,322

4.7

1,792,622

6.4

The most common ancestries in Chippendale (State Suburbs) were English 16.8%, Chinese 15.3%, Australian 12.6%, Irish 7.7% and Scottish 5.3%.

Country of birth

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Australia

1,554

38.3

2,247,739

57.5

15,017,847

69.8

Other top responses

China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)

431

10.6

146,853

3.8

318,969

1.5

England

154

3.8

129,248

3.3

911,593

4.2

New Zealand

133

3.3

86,767

2.2

483,398

2.2

Indonesia

105

2.6

77,298

2

63,159

0.3

India

102

2.5

69,405

1.8

295,362

1.4

In Chippendale (State Suburbs), 38.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10.6%, England 3.8%, New Zealand 3.3%, Indonesia 2.6% and India 2.5%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Both parents born overseas

2,163

62.2

1,918,293

52.9

6,876,586

34.3

Father only born overseas

196

5.6

252,622

7

1,407,270

7

Mother only born overseas

177

5.1

169,420

4.7

989,220

4.9

Both parents born in Australia

943

27.1

1,288,486

35.5

10,757,087

53.7

In Chippendale (State Suburbs), 27.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 62.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

No Religion

1,650

40.7

1,107,046

28.3

4,796,787

22.3

Catholic

584

14.4

684,766

17.5

5,439,268

25.3

Buddhism

311

7.7

576,427

14.7

528,978

2.5

Anglican

247

6.1

205,971

5.3

3,679,907

17.1

Hinduism

110

2.7

179,360

4.6

275,535

1.3

The most common responses for religion in Chippendale (State Suburbs) were No Religion 40.7%, Catholic 14.4%, Buddhism 7.7%, Anglican 6.1% and Hinduism 2.7%.

Language, top responses (other than English)

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Mandarin

424

10.5

176,491

4.5

336,410

1.6

Cantonese

120

3

132,836

3.4

263,673

1.2

Indonesian

91

2.2

130,452

3.3

55,870

0.3

Thai

90

2.2

84,568

2.2

36,681

0.2

Vietnamese

85

2.1

79,322

2

233,390

1.1

English only spoken at home

2,032

50.1

2,302,714

58.9

16,509,291

76.8

Households where two or more languages are spoken

737

42.3

525,299

39

1,579,949

20.4

In Chippendale (State Suburbs) 50.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 10.5%, Cantonese 3.0%, Indonesian 2.2%, Thai 2.2% and Vietnamese 2.1%.

People — employment

Employment

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over

Worked full-time

1,611

63

1,228,536

62.6

6,367,554

59.7

Worked part-time

634

24.8

514,663

26.2

3,062,976

28.7

Away from work

109

4.3

106,602

5.4

627,797

5.9

Unemployed

205

8

112,174

5.7

600,133

5.6

Total in labour force

2,559

--

1,961,975

--

10,658,460

--

There were 2,559 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Chippendale (State Suburbs). Of these 63.0% were employed full time, 24.8% were employed part-time and 8.0% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

1-15 hours per week

207

8.8

175,037

9.5

1,087,799

10.8

16-24 hours per week

246

10.4

175,405

9.5

947,792

9.4

25-34 hours per week

178

7.6

164,220

8.9

1,027,380

10.2

35-39 hours per week

435

18.5

344,015

18.6

1,808,879

18

40 hours or more per week

1,180

50.1

884,519

47.8

4,558,678

45.3

Of employed people in Chippendale (State Suburbs), 8.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.1% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

Employed full-time

31

--

39

--

40

--

Employed part-time

27

--

39

--

40

--

The median age of people employed full-time in Chippendale (State Suburbs) was 31 years and for people who were employed part-time was 27 years.

Occupation

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Professionals

942

40

488,129

26.4

2,145,442

21.3

Clerical and Administrative Workers

337

14.3

301,857

16.3

1,483,558

14.7

Managers

296

12.6

247,925

13.4

1,293,970

12.9

Sales Workers

221

9.4

216,894

11.7

942,140

9.4

Community and Personal Service Workers

203

8.6

164,384

8.9

971,897

9.7

Technicians and Trades Workers

182

7.7

159,462

8.6

1,425,146

14.2

Labourers

98

4.2

130,650

7.1

947,608

9.4

Machinery Operators And Drivers

29

1.2

103,732

5.6

659,551

6.6

The most common occupations in Chippendale (State Suburbs) included Professionals 40.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Managers 12.6%, Sales Workers 9.4%, and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6%.

Industry of employment, top responses

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services

156

6.6

74,393

4

412,804

4.1

Tertiary Education

142

6

72,555

3.9

198,933

2

Computer System Design and Related Services

100

4.2

59,072

3.2

139,409

1.4

Legal and Accounting Services

89

3.8

54,531

2.9

209,182

2.1

Depository Financial Intermediation

70

3

48,110

2.6

148,232

1.5

Of the employed people in Chippendale (State Suburbs), 6.6% worked in Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services. Other major industries of employment included Tertiary Education 6.0%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.2%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.8% and Depository Financial Intermediation 3.0%.

Median weekly incomes

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Personal

730

--

634

--

577

--

Family

1,765

--

1,728

--

1,481

--

Household

1,371

--

1,493

--

1,234

--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Chippendale (State Suburbs) was $730.

Travel to work, top responses

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Walked only

573

24.3

972,949

52.6

377,043

3.7

Bus

532

22.6

180,837

9.8

301,187

3

Car, as driver

395

16.8

106,077

5.7

6,059,972

60.2

Train

307

13

83,060

4.5

388,012

3.9

Train, bus

74

3.1

80,014

4.3

83,712

0.8

People who travelled to work by public transport

943

40.1

396,492

21.4

1,046,721

10.4

People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger

443

18.8

1,059,231

57.3

6,620,840

65.8

In Chippendale (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 24.3%, Bus 22.6% and Car, as driver 16.8%. Other common responses were Train 13.0% and Train, bus 3.1%. On the day, 40.1% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 18.8% by car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Did unpaid domestic work (last week)

2,376

61.1

2,122,441

67.1

12,149,347

70

Cared for child/children (last two weeks)

279

7.2

855,914

27.1

4,827,808

27.8

Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)

159

4.1

337,766

10.7

1,896,957

10.9

Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)

575

14.8

470,618

14.9

3,090,874

17.8

In Chippendale (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 61.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 7.2% provided care for children and 4.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Less than 5 hours per week

1,185

30.5

750,393

23.7

3,883,357

22.4

5 to 14 hours per week

937

24.1

769,030

24.3

4,444,640

25.6

15 to 29 hours per week

168

4.3

332,589

10.5

2,075,154

12

30 hours or more per week

89

2.3

270,426

8.6

1,746,196

10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Chippendale (State Suburbs), 24.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Couple family without children

496

70.2

337,517

33

2,150,301

37.8

Couple family with children

97

13.7

506,277

49.5

2,534,399

44.6

One parent family

57

8.1

158,418

15.5

901,637

15.9

Other family

57

8.1

20,220

2

97,722

1.7

Of the families in Chippendale (State Suburbs), 13.7% were couple families with children, 70.2% were couple families without children and 8.1% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population

Male

--

23.2

--

16

--

17.6

Female

--

76.8

--

84

--

82.4

In Chippendale (State Suburbs) 23.2% of single parents were male and 76.8% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Median family income, couple families with two incomes

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Families without children

2,370

--

2,343

--

2,081

--

Families with children

3,078

--

2,596

--

2,310

--

In Chippendale (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,078 and those without children was $2,370.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over

Both employed, worked full-time

215

36.6

204,350

24.2

1,015,165

21.7

Both employed, worked part-time

29

4.9

28,701

3.4

174,795

3.7

One employed full-time, one part-time

104

17.7

166,457

19.7

1,001,907

21.4

One employed full-time, other not working

85

14.5

150,440

17.8

736,322

15.7

One employed part-time, other not working

27

4.6

46,322

5.5

251,191

5.4

Both not working

50

8.5

148,685

17.6

899,598

19.2

Other

36

6.1

50,082

5.9

291,196

6.2

Labour force status not stated

42

7.1

48,765

5.8

314,529

6.7

In Chippendale (State Suburbs), of couple families, 36.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.9% had both employed part-time and 17.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling type

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

1,741

90.5

1,347,807

93.5

7,760,320

89.3

Unoccupied private dwellings

182

9.5

94,282

6.5

934,470

10.7

In Chippendale (State Suburbs), 90.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.5% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Separate house

43

2.5

780,082

57.9

5,864,574

75.6

Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc

337

19.4

178,456

13.2

765,980

9.9

Flat, unit or apartment

1,343

77.2

382,258

28.4

1,056,237

13.6

Other dwelling

11

0.6

4,928

0.4

66,666

0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Chippendale (State Suburbs), 2.5% were separate houses, 19.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 77.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

None (includes bedsitters)

132

7.6

13,167

1

42,160

0.5

1 bedroom

614

35.3

93,989

7

363,129

4.7

2 bedrooms

625

35.9

349,565

25.9

1,481,577

19.1

3 bedrooms

233

13.4

488,348

36.2

3,379,930

43.6

4 or more bedrooms

94

5.4

378,020

28

2,350,132

30.3

Number of bedrooms not stated

43

2.5

24,718

1.8

143,394

1.8

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

1.8

--

2.9

--

3.1

--

Average number of people per household

2

--

2.7

--

2.6

--

In Chippendale (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 35.3% had 1 bedroom, 35.9% had 2 bedrooms and 13.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.8. The average household size was 2 people.

Tenure

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Owned outright

149

8.6

400,989

29.8

2,488,149

32.1

Owned with a mortgage

357

20.5

466,427

34.6

2,709,433

34.9

Rented

1,189

68.3

438,126

32.5

2,297,458

29.6

Other tenure type

9

0.5

9,786

0.7

70,069

0.9

Tenure type not stated

38

2.2

32,479

2.4

195,213

2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Chippendale (State Suburbs), 8.6% were owned outright, 20.5% were owned with a mortgage and 68.3% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Family households

697

40

986,162

73.2

5,550,614

71.5

Single (or lone) person households

684

39.3

301,187

22.3

1,888,698

24.3

Group households

360

20.7

60,457

4.5

321,007

4.1

In Chippendale (State Suburbs), of all households, 40.0% were family households, 39.3% were single person households and 20.7% were group households.

Household income

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Less than $600 gross weekly income

--

24.6

--

19.6

--

23.7

More than $3,000 gross weekly income

--

14.3

--

16.6

--

11.2

In Chippendale (State Suburbs), 24.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 14.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Rent weekly payments

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median rent

440

--

369

--

285

--

Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income

--

66.8

--

87.1

--

89.6

Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

33.2

--

12.9

--

10.4

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median mortgage repayments

2,167

--

2,193

--

1,800

--

Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income

--

93.5

--

87.9

--

90.1

Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

6.5

--

12.1

--

9.9

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

None

879

50.5

170,897

12.7

665,852

8.6

1 motor vehicle

680

39.1

522,529

38.8

2,778,576

35.8

2 motor vehicles

118

6.8

440,149

32.7

2,802,468

36.1

3 or more vehicles

17

1

174,444

12.9

1,279,134

16.5

Number of motor vehicles not stated

47

2.7

39,787

3

234,292

3

In Chippendale (State Suburbs), 39.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 6.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 1.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Source: ABS Census 2011

People — demographics & education

People

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Total

4,057

--

3,908,642

--

21,507,717

--

Male

2,195

54.1

1,926,237

49.3

10,634,013

49.4

Female

1,862

45.9

1,982,405

50.7

10,873,704

50.6

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

38

0.9

42,609

1.1

548,369

2.5


In the 2011 Census, there were 4,057 people in Chippendale (State Suburbs) of these 54.1% were male and 45.9% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

Age

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People

0-4 years

94

2.3

268,607

6.9

1,421,050

6.6

5-9 years

49

1.2

242,676

6.2

1,351,921

6.3

10-14 years

28

0.7

235,964

6

1,371,054

6.4

15-19 years

112

2.8

242,372

6.2

1,405,798

6.5

20-24 years

860

21.2

280,163

7.2

1,460,673

6.8

25-29 years

1,005

24.8

316,691

8.1

1,513,236

7

30-34 years

621

15.3

311,334

8

1,453,775

6.8

35-39 years

327

8.1

303,778

7.8

1,520,138

7.1

40-44 years

230

5.7

285,183

7.3

1,542,879

7.2

45-49 years

178

4.4

273,168

7

1,504,142

7

50-54 years

168

4.1

253,035

6.5

1,447,404

6.7

55-59 years

130

3.2

218,661

5.6

1,297,244

6

60-64 years

110

2.7

194,938

5

1,206,116

5.6

65-69 years

61

1.5

143,965

3.7

919,319

4.3

70-74 years

35

0.9

110,057

2.8

708,090

3.3

75-79 years

20

0.5

86,582

2.2

545,263

2.5

80-84 years

18

0.4

71,702

1.8

436,936

2

85 years and over

11

0.3

69,766

1.8

402,681

1.9

Median age

29

--

35

--

37

--


The median age of people in Chippendale (State Suburbs) was 29 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 4.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.7% of the population.

Registered marital status

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

718

18.5

1,572,725

49.7

8,461,114

48.7

Separated

79

2

86,742

2.7

529,280

3

Divorced

228

5.9

231,471

7.3

1,460,899

8.4

Widowed

36

0.9

157,694

5

949,634

5.5

Never married

2,827

72.7

1,112,771

35.2

5,962,769

34.3


Of people in Chippendale (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 18.5% were married and 7.9% were either divorced or separated.


Median age by registered marital status

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

35

--

48

--

50

--

Separated

42

--

48

--

49

--

Divorced

54

--

53

--

54

--

Widowed

73

--

78

--

78

--

Never married

27

--

26

--

25

--


The median age of married people in Chippendale (State Suburbs) was 35 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

532

16.8

1,439,962

50

7,647,042

49.2

De facto marriage

611

19.3

211,533

7.4

1,476,369

9.5

Not married

2,030

64

1,225,769

42.6

6,413,399

41.3


In Chippendale (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 16.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

34

--

48

--

50

--

De facto marriage

30

--

35

--

35

--

Not married

27

--

31

--

33

--


The median age of people in a registered marriage in Chippendale (State Suburbs) was 34 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Pre-school

10

0.6

69,004

5.5

332,844

5.1

Primary - Government

41

2.4

198,113

15.9

1,181,787

18.2

Primary - Catholic

3

0.2

66,010

5.3

359,062

5.5

Primary - Other Non Government

3

0.2

37,384

3

214,359

3.3

Secondary - Government

14

0.8

136,812

11

774,074

11.9

Secondary - Catholic

3

0.2

67,105

5.4

307,142

4.7

Secondary - Other Non Government

7

0.4

45,584

3.7

254,828

3.9

Technical or further education institution

188

10.9

93,888

7.5

473,606

7.3

University or tertiary institution

836

48.4

215,235

17.3

932,524

14.3

Other

84

4.9

35,366

2.8

161,660

2.5

Not Stated

537

31.1

279,993

22.5

1,511,694

23.2

Total

1,726

--

1,244,494

--

6,503,580

--


In Chippendale (State Suburbs) 42.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 2.7% were in primary school, 1.4% in secondary school and 59.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.


People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

English

850

16.8

938,150

19.2

7,238,533

25.9

Chinese

775

15.3

931,387

19

866,208

3.1

Australian

639

12.6

352,986

7.2

7,098,486

25.4

Irish

389

7.7

310,704

6.4

2,087,758

7.5

Scottish

268

5.3

232,322

4.7

1,792,622

6.4

The most common ancestries in Chippendale (State Suburbs) were English 16.8%, Chinese 15.3%, Australian 12.6%, Irish 7.7% and Scottish 5.3%.

Country of birth

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Australia

1,554

38.3

2,247,739

57.5

15,017,847

69.8

Other top responses

China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)

431

10.6

146,853

3.8

318,969

1.5

England

154

3.8

129,248

3.3

911,593

4.2

New Zealand

133

3.3

86,767

2.2

483,398

2.2

Indonesia

105

2.6

77,298

2

63,159

0.3

India

102

2.5

69,405

1.8

295,362

1.4

In Chippendale (State Suburbs), 38.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10.6%, England 3.8%, New Zealand 3.3%, Indonesia 2.6% and India 2.5%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Both parents born overseas

2,163

62.2

1,918,293

52.9

6,876,586

34.3

Father only born overseas

196

5.6

252,622

7

1,407,270

7

Mother only born overseas

177

5.1

169,420

4.7

989,220

4.9

Both parents born in Australia

943

27.1

1,288,486

35.5

10,757,087

53.7


In Chippendale (State Suburbs), 27.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 62.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

No Religion

1,650

40.7

1,107,046

28.3

4,796,787

22.3

Catholic

584

14.4

684,766

17.5

5,439,268

25.3

Buddhism

311

7.7

576,427

14.7

528,978

2.5

Anglican

247

6.1

205,971

5.3

3,679,907

17.1

Hinduism

110

2.7

179,360

4.6

275,535

1.3

The most common responses for religion in Chippendale (State Suburbs) were No Religion 40.7%, Catholic 14.4%, Buddhism 7.7%, Anglican 6.1% and Hinduism 2.7%.

Language, top responses (other than English)

Chippendale

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Mandarin

424

10.5

176,491

4.5

336,410

1.6

Cantonese

120

3

132,836

3.4

263,673

1.2

Indonesian

91

2.2

130,452

3.3

55,870

0.3

Thai

90

2.2

84,568

2.2

36,681

0.2

Vietnamese

85

2.1

79,322

2

233,390

1.1

English only spoken at home

2,032

50.1

2,302,714

58.9