Chatswood

Chatswood is a suburb and commercial centre on Sydney's Lower North Shore, 10 kilometres north of the Sydney CBD. It is the administrative seat of Willoughby City Council. At the 2021 census it had 25,553 residents.

Residential settlement began in 1876 and grew with the North Shore railway line in 1890 and the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932.

Chatswood is one of the North Shore's main commercial and retail districts, with offices of several large companies. The Victoria Avenue pedestrian mall (Chatswood Mall) leads to the station and hosts the Chatswood Mall Markets on Thursdays and Fridays. There are two major shopping centres, Chatswood Chase and Westfield Chatswood, and the area is known for its many restaurants, including a large number of Chinese, Japanese and Korean eateries.

• Chatswood station is on the Sydney Trains North Shore line, with services south to Central and beyond and north to Hornsby.
• Sydney Metro: Chatswood is on the metro line from Tallawong in North West Sydney; the extension to Sydenham opened on 19 August 2024.
• A major bus terminus with services to the city, North Sydney, Mosman, Crows Nest, Manly and other suburbs.

There is a number of high-density residential developments, including apartments built above the redeveloped railway station. In April–June 2026 the median rent for new bonds in Willoughby was above the Greater Sydney median (see below).

Chatswood Oval is south of the station, and Beauchamp Park on Nicholson Street has a playground, an oval, a fenced dog area and a bike track. Use the NSW School Finder to check catchment schools for a specific address.