Chisholm is a suburb in Tuggeranong, named after Caroline Chisholm, a progressive 19th-century English humanitarian known mostly for her involvement with female immigrant welfare in Australia.
It was gazetted on 5 August 1975, and streets are named after notable women. It is near the suburbs of Gilmore, Fadden, and Richardson. It is bounded by Isabella Drive, and the Monaro Highway. Chisholm and Gilmore are separated by Simpsons Hill, which provides some wilderness with walking tracks over it, popular for walking dogs. (source)
Median property value for Chisholm 2905 (source)
2001 | $167k |
2011 | $458k |
| 2016 | $483k |
Statistics about Chisholm (source)
Area of Chisholm | 3.1 sq Kms |
People | 5,121 |
Male | 2,560 |
Female | 2,561 |
Median age | 36 |
Families | 1,430 |
Average children per family | 1.8 |
All private dwellings | 1,954 |
Average people per household | 2.7 |
Median weekly household income | 2,028 |
Median monthly mortgage repayments | 2,000 |
Median weekly rent | 360 |
Average motor vehicles per dwelling | 2 |
The most common ancestries in Chisholm were
Australia | 28.4% |
England | 26.4% |
Irish | 9% |
Scottish | 8% |
German | 3.5% |
