Suburbs Acacia Gardens

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Acacia Gardens NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Acacia Gardens, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Acacia Gardens NSW is 3,668 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Acacia Gardens is $1,055 per week ($54,860 per year). Median rent in Acacia Gardens is $540 per week ($2,340 per month). Acacia Gardens has a median age of 36 years, younger than the national median of 38. Acacia Gardens has a population density of 3663.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Acacia Gardens is India. The most common religion is Catholic (28% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is IAL Punjabi. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Acacia Gardens is $2,484.

There were 21 recorded offences in Acacia Gardens in 2025-26, a rate of 6 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (8 offences).

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📍 Acacia Gardens, New South Wales — 33.7341°S, 150.9138°E

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Acacia Gardens Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Acacia Gardens Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,055/wk
$54,860 per year
#896 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$540/wk
$2,340 per month
#435 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
36years
2 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,484/mo
Avg household size: 3.2 · 0.9 per bedroom

Acacia Gardens Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.8% (1,828) Female 50.2% (1,840)

Population Density

3663.2
people per km²
3,668 people · 1.0 km²

Households

3.2
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$2,800
Family income/wk

Acacia Gardens Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Acacia Gardens Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
26.3% 232 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
73.7% 650 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Acacia Gardens Country of Birth

Australia
69.6%
India
21.6%
England
2.2%
Fiji
1.7%
China
1.6%
Indonesia
1.2%
Iran
0.8%
Afghanistan
0.6%
Chile
0.3%
Egypt
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Acacia Gardens Religion

Catholic
27.7%
No Religion
20.5%
Hinduism
16.9%
Anglican
9.2%
Other Religions Tot
8.9%
Othr Rel Sikhism
8.1%
Islam
5.5%
Christian (other)
3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Acacia Gardens Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
78.7%
Year 10 or equivalent
14.7%
Year 11 or equivalent
4.6%
Year 9 or equivalent
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Acacia Gardens Languages Spoken at Home

IAL Punjabi
24.6%
Hindi
16.4%
SAL Tot
14.7%
Other
14.5%
SAL Tagalog
8.1%
Gujarati
8.1%
Tamil
7.5%
Mandarin
6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Acacia Gardens Employment

💼
Employed full-time
48.4% 1,238 people
⏰
Employed part-time
19.0% 487 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.6% 93 people
🏠
Not in labour force
29.0% 742 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Acacia Gardens Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
39.8%
Certificate III/IV
21.6%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
17.1%
Postgraduate Degree
16.4%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.6%
Certificate I/II
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Acacia Gardens Occupation

Professionals
35.5%
Clerical & Administrative
16.5%
Managers
14.5%
Technicians & Trade Workers
10.6%
Community & Personal Service
10.1%
Sales Workers
4.6%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.2%
Labourers
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Acacia Gardens Field of Study

Management & Commerce
30.0%
Engineering
17.0%
Society & Culture
10.8%
Health
9.8%
Information Technology
9.4%
Education
7.0%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.2%
Creative Arts
3.7%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.6%
Architecture & Building
3.2%
Agriculture & Environment
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Acacia Gardens Dwelling Types

Separate house
85.8%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
13.4%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Acacia Gardens Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
0.8%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
0.5%
$300-$399/wk
1.0%
$400-$499/wk
2.5%
$500-$649/wk
1.2%
$650-$799/wk
3.8%
$800-$999/wk
2.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
3.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
3.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
3.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.3%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
13.7%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
11.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
12.8%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
8.6%
$4,000+/wk
23.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Acacia Gardens Marital Status

💍
Married
60.4% 1,723
↔️
Separated
2.4% 68
📋
Divorced
5.6% 159
🕊️
Widowed
2.6% 75
👤
Never married
29.0% 827

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Acacia Gardens Ancestry

Other
23.8%
Australian
17.9%
Indian
16.1%
English
15.2%
Filipino
5.7%
Chinese
5.0%
Irish
4.2%
Scottish
3.5%
Italian
3.3%
Maltese
2.8%
Spanish
1.3%
Greek
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Acacia Gardens School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
35.9%
Secondary — Government
21.0%
Vocational Education
10.0%
Secondary — Catholic
9.9%
Pre-school
9.7%
Primary — Catholic
6.9%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.3%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Acacia Gardens Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
3.5% 253
✅
No need for assistance
96.5% 6,993

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Acacia Gardens Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
11.2% 315
—
Not a volunteer
88.8% 2,495

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Acacia Gardens Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.6%
$300-$449/mo
2.0%
$450-$599/mo
1.1%
$600-$799/mo
1.8%
$800-$999/mo
2.9%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
10.5%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
8.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
24.5%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
22.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
22.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Acacia Gardens How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
63.7%
Did not go to work
26.8%
Car (passenger)
4.9%
Bus
1.5%
Train
1.3%
Other
0.5%
Walked only
0.4%
Truck
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Acacia Gardens Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.9%
1 vehicle
31.2%
2 vehicles
43.3%
3 vehicles
15.2%
4+ vehicles
8.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Acacia Gardens Number of Bedrooms

2 bedrooms
1.2%
3 bedrooms
31.7%
4 bedrooms
57.4%
5 bedrooms
8.3%
6+ bedrooms
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Acacia Gardens Population Mobility

10.4%
moved in the last year
34.9%
moved in the last 5 years
4.4%
unemployment rate (Census)
73.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Acacia Gardens Indigenous Population

1.1%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
78
Indigenous residents
7,218
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Acacia Gardens Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
197
Diabetes
118
Asthma
112
Heart disease
78
Arthritis
61
Cancer
35
Lung condition
28
Kidney disease
19
Stroke
15

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Acacia Gardens Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
12.9%
$1-$149/wk
3.0%
$150-$299/wk
3.9%
$300-$399/wk
2.6%
$400-$499/wk
1.5%
$500-$649/wk
2.2%
$650-$799/wk
6.8%
$800-$999/wk
9.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.5%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
13.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.8%
$3,500+/wk
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Acacia Gardens Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
51.6%
Couple — no children under 15
22.0%
Couple — no children
16.1%
One parent — no children under 15
5.2%
One parent — children under 15
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Acacia Gardens Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.3% 9
🏅
Previously served
1.0% 28
👤
Never served
98.7% 2,790

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Acacia Gardens Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
10.6% 296
—
Did not provide
89.4% 2,509

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Acacia Gardens Children Ever Born

No children
30.6%
1 child
14.1%
2 children
37.3%
3 children
13.6%
4 children
4.0%
5+ children
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Acacia Gardens When Migrants Arrived

1951–1960
21
1961–1970
35
1971–1980
93
1981–1990
208
1991–2000
267
2001–2010
507
2011–2015
273
2016
78
2017
45
2018
38
2019
49
2020
14
2021
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Acacia Gardens Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.0%
5–14 hours
28.4%
15–29 hours
13.6%
30+ hours
10.0%
Did not do domestic work
26.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Acacia Gardens Household Size

1 person
9.4%
2 persons
22.4%
3 persons
23.6%
4 persons
29.4%
5 persons
10.6%
6+ persons
4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Acacia Gardens Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,221
Moved from NSW
321
Moved from overseas
20
Moved — same area (SA2)
16
Moved from QLD
4
Moved from WA
4
Moved from VIC
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Acacia Gardens Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
91.3%
Step family — no other children
5.6%
Blended family — no other children
2.0%
Intact family — other children present
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Acacia Gardens Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 21 total

Theft
8
Other Against Person
6
Assault
3
Property Damage
3
Sexual Offences
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Acacia Gardens Schools

34
schools nearby
20
government
1062
avg ICSEA score
20,578
total students
John Palmer Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 950 students
1125
ICSEA
Caddies Creek Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 868 students
1120
ICSEA
Holy Cross Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 386 students
1119
ICSEA
St John XXIII Catholic College (Primary) Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 799 students
1112
ICSEA
St Joseph's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 724 students
1108
ICSEA
Kellyville Ridge Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 671 students
1107
ICSEA
Quakers Hill East Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 655 students
1101
ICSEA
Mary Immaculate Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 598 students
1098
ICSEA
St John XXIII Catholic College (Secondary) Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,166 students
1097
ICSEA
Quakers Hill Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 962 students
1097
ICSEA
Glenwood High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,507 students
1090
ICSEA
Parklea Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 566 students
1083
ICSEA
Kings Langley Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 567 students
1081
ICSEA
Barnier Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 788 students
1078
ICSEA
St Andrews Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 796 students
1074
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 34 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Acacia Gardens Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,796/wk
Median Rent $540/wk
Rent-to-Income 19.3%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Acacia Gardens

≈ $12,116/month
Median rent $540/wk
Left after rent $2,256/wk
Rent share 19.3%

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Income: $925/wk Rent: $395/wk Save: $145/wk
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Income: $914/wk Rent: $400/wk Save: $140/wk
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Income: $849/wk Rent: $410/wk Save: $130/wk
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Income: $979/wk Rent: $420/wk Save: $120/wk
Mayfield East
Income: $903/wk Rent: $420/wk Save: $120/wk
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Income: $908/wk Rent: $420/wk Save: $120/wk

Acacia Gardens vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Tullimbar
Pop: 1,840 Income: $988/wk Rent: $520/wk
Springvale (NSW)
Pop: 1,851 Income: $1,148/wk Rent: $420/wk
Marks Point
Pop: 1,861 Income: $659/wk Rent: $318/wk
King Creek
Pop: 1,863 Income: $721/wk Rent: $410/wk
Willoughby East
Pop: 1,864 Income: $1,155/wk Rent: $873/wk
Bermagui
Pop: 1,865 Income: $602/wk Rent: $310/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Acacia Gardens

What is the population of Acacia Gardens NSW?

The population of Acacia Gardens NSW is 3,668 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 3663.2 people per km².Acacia Gardens is ranked #2,065 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Acacia Gardens?

The median personal income in Acacia Gardens NSW is $1,055 per week, or $54,860 per year.The median household income is $2,796 per week.Family income is $2,800 per week.Acacia Gardens is ranked #896 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Acacia Gardens?

Median rent in Acacia Gardens NSW is $540 per week ($2,340 per month).Rent represents 19.3% of household income, which is considered affordable.Acacia Gardens ranks #435 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Acacia Gardens?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Acacia Gardens NSW is $2,484. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Acacia Gardens?

The median age in Acacia Gardens NSW is 36 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Acacia Gardens a good suburb to live in?

Acacia Gardens is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 3,668.The median income is $1,055/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.3% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 10014. All dollar figures in AUD.