Suburb in Gympie

Chatsworth, QLD

Chatsworth had a population of 1,353 at the 2021 Census (+28.2% since 2016). Median age 43.0. Median weekly household income $1,442. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Chatsworth at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Chatsworth's population grew by 28.2% to 1,353, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 43.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 13.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.9%.

12.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 43.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 462 households.

The median household earns $1,442 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,533 a month.

12.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.2% use a language other than English at home. 50.5% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Chatsworth beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureChatsworthQLDAustralia
Population1,3535,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+28.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age43.038.038.0
Households4621,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.9%12.5%14.3%
Renting12.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright43.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,442$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$300$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,533$1,733$1,863
Born overseas12.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.5%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+28.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 9442011
  2. 1,0552016
  3. 1,3532021

Age

Median age 43.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Chatsworth Queensland
Share of people by age, Chatsworth and Queensland
0–913.6%
10–1911.7%
20–299.2%
30–3912.6%
40–4911.4%
50–5914.6%
60–6915.0%
70–799.8%
80+3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Chatsworth at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English50.1%
  2. Australian44.8%
  3. Irish12.7%
  4. Scottish11.2%
  5. German8.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Punjabi1.0%
  2. Thai0.4%
  3. Afrikaans0.3%
  4. Japanese0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.8%
  2. New Zealand2.6%
  3. the Netherlands0.8%
  4. the Philippines0.8%
  5. Germany0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Chatsworth

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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