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The median house price in Chittaway Bay is $932k. House values have moved 2.2% a year compounded over five years.
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Chittaway Bay has an estimated 1,971 residents. That puts 1,760 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to AreaSearch's evaluation of ABS broader regional figures alongside post-Census validated address additions, the suburb of Chittaway Bay is estimated to have a population of roughly 1,971 as of Aug 2026. This indicates a contraction of 16 people (0.8%) compared to the 1,987 people documented in the 2021 Census. Such adjustments stem from an estimated resident count of 1,970 determined by AreaSearch after reviewing the ABS ERP release from June 2025 together with subsequent address validations. This resident total generates a population density of 1,759 persons per square kilometer, outperforming the benchmark across nationwide locations assessed by AreaSearch.
Inbound international migration served as the primary growth channel, generating approximately 56.00000000000001% of recent net population additions. Population modeling by AreaSearch incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia projections published in 2024 (using 2022 as the base year) for each SA2 district, supplemented where required by NSW State Government SA2 forecasts issued in 2022 with a 2021 baseline. Age-specific expansion rates derived from these datasets are projected forward across all localities for the 2032 to 2041 timeframe. Under these demographic forecasts, the suburb of Chittaway Bay is tracking within the lower quartile of Australian statistical areas, with an anticipated increase of 27 persons leading up to 2041 under aggregated SA2 modeling, representing an overall expansion of 1.3% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
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Over the preceding five years, the suburb has seen no residential building permits issued. Such patterns point toward a fully developed, established residential market featuring tight constraints on vacant land for building. In the property market, this absence of fresh construction generally underpins local real estate values, focusing market activity almost entirely on the established housing sector. Residential building volumes in Chittaway Bay fall substantially short of levels observed across Greater Sydney. This constrained delivery of new housing stock tends to bolster buyer interest and pricing across existing properties. The building pace also tracks below the national benchmark, reflecting the suburb's established character and potential regulatory or spatial limitations.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Chittaway Bay
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 24 current infrastructure and development projects close to Chittaway Bay, worth an estimated $4.66 billion. 3 are already under construction and 11 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, sports & recreation and health & medical. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Urban planning decisions, local infrastructure upgrades, and major construction initiatives play a central role in shaping community development. AreaSearch has highlighted 1 significant development expected to influence the surrounding district. Notable regional projects include the Berkeley Vale Industrial Estate Expansion, Berkeley Vale Private Hospital & Medical Precinct, Tumbi Umbi/Killarney Vale Priority Growth Precinct (Planning Proposal), and the M1 Pacific Motorway Tuggerah to Doyalson Widening.
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Berkeley Vale Industrial Estate Expansion
Ongoing expansion of the Berkeley Vale Industrial Estate along Enterprise Drive with serviced industrial lots, new warehouse and light industrial buildings, internal road and utility upgrades. Multiple sites, including 5 Enterprise Drive, are actively being marketed and developed for warehouse, logistics and industrial occupiers, with individual building projects progressing across the estate.
Berkeley Vale Private Hospital & Medical Precinct
Berkeley Vale Private Hospital is a 50-bed private facility on the NSW Central Coast providing rehabilitation, general medical, and mental health services. Operated by Ramsay Health Care, the campus includes the Ramsay Clinic Berkeley Vale, which has expanded its mental health capacity to 28 beds to meet regional demand. The precinct features specialized units for hydrotherapy, a persistent pain program, and community-based psychology services through Ramsay Health Plus. It serves as a core medical hub adjacent to local aged care and retirement facilities.
Tuggerah Precinct Activation - Westfield Redevelopment
A transformational 2.8 billion dollar mixed-use redevelopment of Westfield Tuggerah and the surrounding 70.85-hectare Tuggerah Gateway site. The project establishes a new town centre featuring up to 5000 new dwellings, including a mix of apartments, townhouses, and senior living. The masterplan integrates a 700 million dollar transport interchange at Tuggerah Station, 18 hectares of parkland, health and education services, and a significant expansion of retail and leisure facilities. The Tuggerah Gateway Planning Proposal (PP-2021-5416) was officially published and notified in April 2025, rezoning the site to R1 General Residential and MU1 Mixed Use to facilitate this 35-year vision.As of early 2026, the planning framework is being streamlined under the NSW Planning Systems Reform Act to accelerate delivery.
Lorraine Gardens Estate
Lorraine Gardens Estate is a boutique residential land subdivision of 48 lots on the Central Coast, with civil works complete and titles expected in early 2025. The estate is positioned around the intersection of Lorraine Avenue and Berkeley Road in Berkeley Vale, opposite the site of a proposed private hospital, providing convenient access to local health services, schools, retail and transport.
Alison Road Housing Development - Wyong
Residential housing development at 84A Alison Road, Wyong, featuring 56 housing lots to address local housing demand and support community growth.
Kooindah Waters Resort
A 23-storey mixed-use building with parking, restaurant, bar, function center, studio units, and apartments. Amenities include a pool, terrace, private pools for penthouses, and a sky bar. The proposal faces opposition and is undergoing legal proceedings.
El Lago Site Redevelopment
Demolition and proposed mixed-use shop-top housing redevelopment of the former El Lago Waters Resort site. The proposal incorporates multiple residential towers comprising 414 residential apartments, 45 serviced apartments, 11 retail/food tenancies, and multi-level basement parking. While refused by the Hunter and Central Coast Regional Planning Panel, the site remains subject to ongoing Land and Environment Court appeals and revised master planning by the proponent.
Central Coast Shared Pathway Network - Magenta Extension
Extension of the Central Coast shared pathway network through the Magenta area, providing safe cycling and walking connections between residential areas and key destinations.
1,049 residents of Chittaway Bay are employed, from a labour force of 1,078. Unemployment sits at 2.7%, with participation at 66.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.3% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 1,522, about 77% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour pool exhibits an even distribution across white and blue collar occupations, underpinned by a solid presence in essential services, a jobless rate standing at just 2.7%, and an estimated 2.5% increase in jobs across the preceding twelve months according to aggregated AreaSearch district metrics. As of March 2026, employed residents total 1,049, while the unemployment rate tracks 1.4% below the 4.1% recorded for Greater Sydney. Meanwhile, the labour force participation rate sits slightly lower at 66.7% compared with 68.9% across Greater Sydney. Census records showed 26.4% of workers based at home, a figure potentially elevated by Covid-19 restrictions.
Resident employment centers primarily around health care & social assistance, construction, and retail trade. Local workers demonstrate an exceptional orientation toward manufacturing, where representation is 1.6 times the regional benchmark. Conversely, professional & technical occupations are less prevalent, accounting for 4.7% of the workforce compared to the 11.5% broader regional baseline. The heavily residential nature of the suburb translates to relatively fewer local workplace destinations when comparing Census resident numbers against the locally based workforce. AreaSearch assessment of regional ABS and SALM figures indicates that in the twelve months to March 2026, both employment and the labour force expanded by 2.5%, maintaining a steady unemployment rate. Across the same timeframe, Greater Sydney recorded employment growth of 1.9%, a 1.9% rise in its workforce, and a slight decrease in joblessness. National employment outlooks released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future workforce requirements within Chittaway Bay. Applying these nationwide industry growth expectations—projected at 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years—to the suburb's occupational profile indicates potential local employment gains of 6.3% over five years and 13.4% over ten years (representing an unadjusted weighted model for baseline comparison without local demographic weighting).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Chittaway Bay is $1,693 a week (about $88,000 a year), with median personal income at $757 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $47,598 a year against an average of $59,183. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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Aggregated postcode figures from the ATO for financial year 2023 show Chittaway Bay taxpayers recording a median income of $47,598 and an average income of $59,183, trailing the national benchmark as well as the Greater Sydney medians of $60,817 and $83,003. Accounting for an increase of 10.32% in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 brings modeled estimates to roughly $52,510 at the median and $65,291 on average as of March 2026. Across household, family, and personal metrics in the Census, local earnings place moderately between the 40th and 46th percentiles.
The most common bracket is $1,500 - 2,999, capturing 34.6% of residents (681 people), which aligns with the regional distribution of 30.9%. Residents face notable housing cost burdens, with 83.7% of earnings retained after shelter expenses, situating the locality in the 47th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Chittaway Bay had 722 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 97% detached houses and 1% apartments. 44% are owned with a mortgage, 22% rented and 34% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,905 a month. Rent absorbs 22.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 26.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census assessments show that standalone houses constitute 96.9% of local dwellings, with 3.1% categorized as other dwelling forms (including apartments and semi-detached properties), diverging sharply from the Sydney metro profile of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright ownership is elevated compared to the metropolitan norm at 34.4%, with remaining properties held with a mortgage (43.6%) or tenanted (22.1%). Typical monthly mortgage commitments of $1,905 and median weekly rents of $380 sit below metropolitan figures of $2,427 and $470. On a national scale, however, local mortgage repayments exceed the Australian median of $1,863, and rents outpace the national baseline of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Chittaway Bay counted 722 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.6 people each. 32% are couples with children, against 29% couples without children. 20% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units account for 78.4% of local households, consisting of couples with children (31.9%), couples without children (28.9%), and single-parent households (16.0%). Non-family living arrangements represent 21.6% of residences, comprising single-person households at 19.5% and group accommodation at 3.3%. The suburb's median household size is 2.6 people, slightly under the Greater Sydney baseline of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
16.1% of adults in Chittaway Bay hold a university qualification, including 11.0% with a bachelor degree and 3.1% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 34.4% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 448 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 985 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Educational attainment profiles indicate that 16.1% of the population holds university qualifications, tracking well behind the Greater Sydney benchmark of 38.0% and highlighting avenues for targeted educational development. Bachelor degrees constitute 11.0% of qualifications, followed by postgraduate degrees at 3.1% and graduate diplomas at 2.0%. Vocational pathways are strongly represented, with 43.2% of residents aged 15 and above possessing technical credentials, encompassing advanced diplomas (8.8%) and certificates (34.4%). Student engagement is substantial throughout the community, with 26.4% of the population attending educational institutions. This comprises 9.6% enrolled in primary education, 6.2% attending secondary schools, and 2.9% engaged in tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Chittaway Bay reaches 27 stops on 45 routes, timetabled for about 930 services a week. The typical home sits about 120 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.6 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transit networks in Chittaway Bay feature 27 active stops operating across local bus routes. These locations are connected by 45 transit lines, generating a combined 930 scheduled trips every week. Transit convenience is strong, with typical access distances averaging 118 meters to the closest stop. Given its residential orientation, the workforce largely travels outward, with private vehicles accounting for 94% of passenger movement. Households maintain an average of 1.6 vehicles, exceeding the regional baseline, while 26.4% of residents worked remotely during the 2021 Census, subject to prevailing pandemic conditions.
Transit service schedules deliver an average of 132 departures each day across the network, translating to roughly 34 trips weekly at each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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62.5% of residents in Chittaway Bay report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 78% of areas nationally. 7.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 50.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.7 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality metrics and chronic illness incidence highlight significant health challenges in Chittaway Bay, with elevated diagnosis rates for common health conditions that become more pronounced among older demographics. Concurrently, private health insurance coverage is subdued at roughly 50% of residents (~992 people), trailing the Greater Sydney level of 59.9% and the national average of 55.7%. The most widely diagnosed health conditions across the suburb are mental health disorders and arthritis, reported by 9.9 and 9.8% of the local population. Meanwhile, 62.5% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, below the 74.6% recorded across Greater Sydney.
Health issues remain elevated among the working-age demographic. Residents aged 65 and over make up 19.3% of the community (380 people), outpacing the 15.5% share in Greater Sydney, with older cohorts encountering health obstacles that nevertheless compare more favorably against broader national senior benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Chittaway Bay is largely Australian-born, at 87.2% of residents, with 6.0% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (31.8%) and Australian (31.4%). 3.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Measures of cultural diversity place Chittaway Bay below broader averages, with Australian-born individuals making up 87.2% of residents, Australian citizens accounting for 93.0%, and 94.0% communicating solely in English at home. Christianity represents the leading faith, adhered to by 57.2% of the local population compared to 49.2% across Greater Sydney. Examining parental ancestry reveals the primary backgrounds in Chittaway Bay to be English at 31.8% (above the 19.0% regional proportion), Australian at 31.4% (above the 17.8% regional rate), and Irish at 8.5%. Variations also emerge across smaller community groups, including Welsh ancestry at 0.7% (against 0.4% regionally), Maltese at 0.9% (against 1.0%), and Samoan at 0.3% (against 0.5%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Chittaway Bay is 41. 22.8% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The age distribution in the suburb of Chittaway Bay closely mirrors the Greater Sydney profile, with every major age cohort falling within 6.3 percentage points of metropolitan levels. The median age stands at an estimated 41 as at August 2026, matching the 2021 Census figure and sitting 4 years above Greater Sydney's median of 37 at that Census. Among specific cohorts, mature adults and early retirees (45 - 64) reduced their population share from 28.2% at the Census to an estimated 26.5%. Seniors and elderly groups (65+) represent the strongest growth bracket through 2041, forecasted to increase by 65 individuals (17%) to 445, whereas youth, young adult, and early career demographics are projected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Chittaway Bay
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, Local governments Daily | May 2026 5 months ago all 2 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (1,987 at the 2021 Census → 1,971 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL10910). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.