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 | 46% | 4,394 | |
| New South Wales | 64% | 1,857,341 | |
| Australia | 66% | 6,114,780 |
ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Chatswood (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A national gallery of kitchens, gardens and makeovers people are proud of. Show off yours, or steal ideas for the next one.
Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in Chatswood →
A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve Chatswood, shown to the members who live nearby.
Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.
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%.
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.
No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.
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