Canton Beach vs Norah Head

Population, income, rent and housing for Canton Beach, NSW and Norah Head, NSW, side by side.

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level.

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Key figures

Canton Beach on the left, Norah Head on the right. Ranks are among all Australian suburbs, with 1 the highest.

1,202 Rank 3,697
Population
1,149 Rank 3,773
$526/wk Rank 7,962
Median Weekly Income
$811/wk Rank 3,416
$300/wk Rank 4,529
Median Weekly Rent
$400/wk Rank 1,854
61 years
Median Age
51 years
$1,781/mo
Monthly Mortgage
$2,167/mo
$710/wk
Household Income
$1,711/wk
$1,199/wk
Family Income
$2,103/wk
1.8 people
Household Size
2.5 people

Rent affordability

Median rent as a share of median household income. Under 25% is affordable, 25% to 35% is moderate stress, over 35% is rent stress.

Canton Beach

42.3%
Over 35%: rent stress

Norah Head

23.4%
Under 25%: affordable

Demographics

Canton Beach

Male 48.3% Female 51.7%
Density: 1445 people/km²

Norah Head

Male 49.1% Female 50.9%
Density: 270 people/km²

Side by side

Each pair of bars is scaled to the larger of the two values.

Summary

Higher median income Norah Head
Lower median rent Canton Beach
Larger population Canton Beach
Lower rent share of income Norah Head

Suburb profiles

Data: ABS Census 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level.