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Homeowners in Chatswood, New South Wales

Chatswood, by the people who own it.

4,394 of Chatswood's 9,524 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 46 in every 100, against 64 across New South Wales. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Chatswood by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Chatswood

4,394owner-occupied homes
2,489owned outright
1,905with a mortgage
2,065owner-occupied houses
25,553residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Chatswood46%4,394
New South Wales64%1,857,341
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Chatswood (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

71 in 100 households are families

Couples, parents, kids and grandparents: in Chatswood, 71 in every 100 households are families. School runs and hand-me-downs for some, grandkids visiting for others, and the most useful neighbour is often the one who's been through it a year ahead of you.

A mixed suburb

46 in every 100 homes in Chatswood are owner-occupied, below 64 across New South Wales, so the owners on your street are harder to pick out. Doorstep is made for exactly them.

Units, townhouses and terraces

Only 47% of Chatswood's owner-occupied homes are separate houses, so most owners here share a wall, a driveway or a body corporate. Your neighbours are literally next door, and it helps to know them.

On Doorstep in Chatswood

Made for the people who own the homes.

Your suburb's board

Give away what you don't need, borrow what you need once, and ask the street a question. Posts come from people who live around Chatswood.

Open Homes

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Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in Chatswood →

Run a business here?

Reach Chatswood's homeowners

A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve Chatswood, shown to the members who live nearby.

For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in Chatswood

How many homes in Chatswood are owner-occupied?

4,394 of Chatswood's 9,524 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (46%): 2,489 owned outright and 1,905 with a mortgage. Across New South Wales the figure is 64%.

Is Doorstep available in Chatswood?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and Chatswood is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in Chatswood see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

Meet the street in Chatswood.

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