Chatswood Area Profile
Crime
Safer than 82% of NSW council areas. How is this calculated?
Source: BOCSAR, Willoughby LGA level
Airbnb / Short-Term Rental
180 days/year
Registration required
Non-hosted STRA capped at 180d. Hosted has no cap. Bookings 21+ consecutive days don't count toward cap.
Schools
1140
avg ICSEA5 schools in area
Public
Private / Independent
ICSEA national avg = 1000. Source: ACARA.
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| Suburb | Council | Crime | Schools | Airbnb | Waste |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatswood (this area) | Willoughby | Low | 1140 | 180d | — |
| Artarmon2064 | Willoughby | Low | 1167 | 180d | — |
| Lane Cove2066 | Lane Cove Municipal | Very low | 1157 | 180d | $561 |
| St Ives2075 | Ku-ring-gai | Very low | 1124 | 180d | $533 |
| North Sydney2060 | North Sydney | Very low | 1183 | 180d | $485 |
| Ryde2112 | Ryde | Very low | 1115 | 180d | $528.9 |
| Dee Why2099 | Northern Beaches | Very low | 1085 | 180d | $586 |
Willoughby Council
Lane Cove Municipal Council
Ku-ring-gai Council
North Sydney Council
Ryde Council
Northern Beaches Council
Data sourced from NSW Government open data. Crime data from BOCSAR, school data from ACARA, short-term rental rules from NSW planning legislation. All metrics are at LGA (Willoughby) level unless otherwise noted.