Suburbs Balgowlah Heights

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Balgowlah Heights NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Balgowlah Heights NSW is 3,546 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Balgowlah Heights is $1,333 per week ($69,316 per year). Median rent in Balgowlah Heights is $1,320 per week ($5,720 per month). Balgowlah Heights has a median age of 43 years, older than the national median of 38. Balgowlah Heights has a population density of 2106.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Balgowlah Heights is England. The most common religion is No Religion (43% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Balgowlah Heights is $4,878.

There were 10 recorded offences in Balgowlah Heights in 2025-26, a rate of 3 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (5 offences).

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📍 Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales — 33.8077°S, 151.2655°E

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Balgowlah Heights Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Balgowlah Heights Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,333/wk
$69,316 per year
#245 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$1,320/wk
$5,720 per month
#6 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
43years
5 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$4,878/mo
Avg household size: 3.3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Balgowlah Heights Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.5% (1,719) Female 51.5% (1,826)

Population Density

2106.0
people per km²
3,546 people · 1.7 km²

Households

3.3
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$4,784
Family income/wk

Balgowlah Heights 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)

Balgowlah Heights Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
52.6% 500 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
47.4% 450 dwellings

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

Balgowlah Heights Country of Birth

Australia
81.9%
England
13.1%
China
1.3%
Hong Kong
0.9%
Greece
0.7%
France
0.6%
Germany
0.5%
India
0.4%
Canada
0.3%
Brazil
0.2%

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

Balgowlah Heights Religion

No Religion
42.9%
Catholic
25.5%
Anglican
20.7%
Not stated
3.4%
Eastern Orthodox
2.9%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.0%
Uniting Church
1.3%
Christian (other)
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Balgowlah Heights Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
87.9%
Year 10 or equivalent
8.7%
Year 11 or equivalent
2.2%
Year 9 or equivalent
1.2%

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

Balgowlah Heights Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
20.9%
Greek
15.8%
Other
15.8%
German
8.9%
Cantonese
8.2%
French
8.2%
Spanish
8.2%
Italian
7.6%
Afrikaans
6.3%

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

Balgowlah Heights Employment

💼
Employed full-time
39.7% 987 people
⏰
Employed part-time
21.7% 539 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.8% 69 people
🏠
Not in labour force
35.8% 889 people

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

Balgowlah Heights Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
51.6%
Postgraduate Degree
19.9%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
13.6%
Certificate III/IV
7.8%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
6.2%
Certificate I/II
0.9%

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

Balgowlah Heights Occupation

Professionals
44.4%
Managers
33.8%
Clerical & Administrative
9.1%
Sales Workers
4.4%
Community & Personal Service
4.1%
Technicians & Trade Workers
3.1%
Labourers
0.8%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
0.3%

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

Balgowlah Heights Field of Study

Management & Commerce
39.2%
Society & Culture
17.1%
Engineering
9.2%
Health
8.4%
Education
6.1%
Creative Arts
5.6%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.6%
Architecture & Building
3.9%
Information Technology
3.4%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
1.6%
Agriculture & Environment
0.8%

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

Balgowlah Heights Dwelling Types

Separate house
96.7%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
1.9%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Balgowlah Heights Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.3%
$150-$299/wk
0.3%
$300-$399/wk
1.0%
$400-$499/wk
1.9%
$500-$649/wk
1.5%
$650-$799/wk
1.6%
$800-$999/wk
2.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
3.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
2.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
2.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.8%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
7.7%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
4.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.0%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.4%
$4,000+/wk
57.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Balgowlah Heights Marital Status

💍
Married
63.8% 1,717
↔️
Separated
0.8% 21
📋
Divorced
4.6% 125
🕊️
Widowed
3.2% 85
👤
Never married
27.7% 745

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Balgowlah Heights Ancestry

English
34.0%
Australian
23.5%
Irish
10.3%
Scottish
9.6%
Other
6.9%
Chinese
3.1%
German
3.1%
Italian
3.0%
South African
2.0%
Greek
1.8%
Dutch
1.5%
New Zealander
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Balgowlah Heights School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
32.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
20.1%
Secondary — Catholic
10.9%
Secondary — Government
10.5%
Pre-school
7.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
7.4%
Primary — Catholic
7.3%
Vocational Education
3.3%

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

Balgowlah Heights Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
2.2% 153
✅
No need for assistance
97.8% 6,752

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

Balgowlah Heights Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
24.8% 652
—
Not a volunteer
75.2% 1,981

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Balgowlah Heights Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
18.2%
$450-$599/mo
3.2%
$600-$799/mo
1.9%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
11.7%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
4.5%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
17.5%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
11.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
31.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Balgowlah Heights How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
58.5%
Did not go to work
28.1%
Car (passenger)
4.8%
Walked only
3.0%
Bus
1.9%
Motorbike/Scooter
1.1%
Other
0.9%
Train
0.9%
Bicycle
0.8%

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

Balgowlah Heights Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.0%
1 vehicle
22.8%
2 vehicles
51.5%
3 vehicles
17.1%
4+ vehicles
6.5%

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

Balgowlah Heights Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.7%
2 bedrooms
3.8%
3 bedrooms
24.5%
4 bedrooms
46.9%
5 bedrooms
21.3%
6+ bedrooms
2.8%

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

Balgowlah Heights Population Mobility

9.7%
moved in the last year
31.2%
moved in the last 5 years
3.8%
unemployment rate (Census)
64.7%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Balgowlah Heights Indigenous Population

0.1%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
10
Indigenous residents
6,948
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Balgowlah Heights Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
148
Asthma
106
Arthritis
73
Heart disease
61
Cancer
50
Lung condition
24
Stroke
21
Diabetes
20
Kidney disease
12
Dementia
5

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

Balgowlah Heights Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
12.5%
$1-$149/wk
6.1%
$150-$299/wk
3.9%
$300-$399/wk
1.7%
$400-$499/wk
1.4%
$500-$649/wk
1.8%
$650-$799/wk
4.6%
$800-$999/wk
5.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
10.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.7%
$3,500+/wk
25.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Balgowlah Heights Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
54.1%
Couple — no children under 15
25.1%
Couple — no children
15.7%
One parent — no children under 15
2.9%
One parent — children under 15
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Balgowlah Heights Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.2% 4
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
1.7% 46
👤
Never served
98.0% 2,578

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Balgowlah Heights Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.6% 333
—
Did not provide
87.4% 2,303

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Balgowlah Heights Children Ever Born

No children
27.8%
1 child
8.4%
2 children
40.6%
3 children
18.0%
4 children
4.7%
5+ children
0.5%

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

Balgowlah Heights When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
9
1951–1960
44
1961–1970
93
1971–1980
65
1981–1990
126
1991–2000
183
2001–2010
309
2011–2015
113
2016
20
2017
14
2018
22
2019
18
2020
24
2021
6

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

Balgowlah Heights Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
25.2%
5–14 hours
33.0%
15–29 hours
16.8%
30+ hours
10.4%
Did not do domestic work
14.7%

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

Balgowlah Heights Household Size

1 person
10.6%
2 persons
24.2%
3 persons
16.6%
4 persons
32.5%
5 persons
12.0%
6+ persons
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Balgowlah Heights Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,125
Moved from NSW
206
Moved — same area (SA2)
61
Moved from overseas
51
Moved from VIC
8

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

Balgowlah Heights Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
89.8%
Step family — no other children
7.2%
Blended family — no other children
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Balgowlah Heights Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 10 total

Theft
5
Other Against Property
3
Sexual Offences
1
Other Against Person
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Balgowlah Heights Schools

25
schools nearby
12
government
1152
avg ICSEA score
10,883
total students
Mosman Church of England Preparatory School Independent
Primary · K-6 · 221 students
1206
ICSEA
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 373 students
1189
ICSEA
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 114 students
1188
ICSEA
Balgowlah Heights Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 651 students
1177
ICSEA
Queenwood Independent
Combined · K-12 · 816 students
1172
ICSEA
Balgowlah North Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 381 students
1169
ICSEA
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 232 students
1168
ICSEA
Seaforth Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 394 students
1165
ICSEA
Farmhouse Montessori School Independent
Primary · K-6 · 37 students
1165
ICSEA
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 330 students
1159
ICSEA
Mosman Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 458 students
1157
ICSEA
Beauty Point Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 205 students
1154
ICSEA
Manly Village Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 532 students
1151
ICSEA
Manly West Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 761 students
1147
ICSEA
Stella Maris College Independent
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,006 students
1135
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 25 schools

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

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Balgowlah Heights Rent Prices & Affordability

28%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $4,687/wk
Median Rent $1,320/wk
Rent-to-Income 28.2%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Balgowlah Heights

≈ $20,310/month
Median rent $1,320/wk
Left after rent $3,367/wk
Rent share 28.2%

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Income: $1,209/wk Rent: $660/wk Save: $660/wk
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Balgowlah Heights vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Colo Vale
Pop: 1,775 Income: $796/wk Rent: $430/wk
South Lismore
Pop: 1,775 Income: $638/wk Rent: $300/wk
Fennell Bay
Pop: 1,780 Income: $700/wk Rent: $368/wk
Burrill Lake
Pop: 1,782 Income: $605/wk Rent: $350/wk
Horsley Park
Pop: 1,790 Income: $764/wk Rent: $428/wk
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Pop: 1,794 Income: $903/wk Rent: $420/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Balgowlah Heights

What is the population of Balgowlah Heights NSW?

The population of Balgowlah Heights NSW is 3,546 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2106.0 people per km².Balgowlah Heights is ranked #2,117 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Balgowlah Heights?

The median personal income in Balgowlah Heights NSW is $1,333 per week, or $69,316 per year.The median household income is $4,687 per week.Family income is $4,784 per week.Balgowlah Heights is ranked #245 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Balgowlah Heights?

Median rent in Balgowlah Heights NSW is $1,320 per week ($5,720 per month).Rent represents 28.2% of household income, which is considered moderate.Balgowlah Heights ranks #6 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Balgowlah Heights?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Balgowlah Heights NSW is $4,878. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Balgowlah Heights?

The median age in Balgowlah Heights NSW is 43 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Balgowlah Heights a good suburb to live in?

Balgowlah Heights is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 3,546.The median income is $1,333/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (28.2% 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: 10155. All dollar figures in AUD.