Suburbs Bywong

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Bywong NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Bywong NSW is 1,342 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Bywong is $1,328 per week ($69,056 per year). Median rent in Bywong is $450 per week ($1,950 per month). Bywong has a median age of 47 years, older than the national median of 38. Bywong has a population density of 14.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Bywong is England. The most common religion is No Religion (50% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is IAL Punjabi. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bywong is $2,419.

There were 7 recorded offences in Bywong in 2025-26, a rate of 5 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was other against property (3 offences).

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📍 Bywong, New South Wales — 35.1783°S, 149.3323°E

Crime: Low Med High

Bywong Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Bywong Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,328/wk
$69,056 per year
#251 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$450/wk
$1,950 per month
#1049 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
47years
9 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,419/mo
Avg household size: 2.8 · 0.7 per bedroom

Bywong Demographics

Gender Split

Male 51.6% (690) Female 48.4% (647)

Population Density

14.2
people per km²
1,342 people · 94.4 km²

Households

2.8
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$3,410
Family income/wk

Bywong 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)

Bywong Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
42.9% 176 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
57.1% 234 dwellings

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

Bywong Country of Birth

Australia
94.4%
England
3.9%
Germany
0.7%
Canada
0.5%
India
0.5%

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

Bywong Religion

No Religion
49.7%
Catholic
22.6%
Anglican
14.6%
Not stated
4.8%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.5%
Uniting Church
2.4%
Christian (other)
2.1%
Baptist
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Bywong Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
75.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
15.9%
Year 11 or equivalent
5.2%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.3%

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

Bywong Languages Spoken at Home

IAL Punjabi
26.9%
Other
19.2%
Greek
15.4%
Spanish
15.4%
Croatian
11.5%
Italian
11.5%

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

Bywong Employment

💼
Employed full-time
46.5% 485 people
⏰
Employed part-time
20.3% 212 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.2% 23 people
🏠
Not in labour force
31.0% 324 people

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

Bywong Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
32.5%
Certificate III/IV
27.1%
Postgraduate Degree
18.4%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
12.8%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
7.3%
Certificate I/II
1.9%

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

Bywong Occupation

Professionals
34.3%
Managers
29.9%
Clerical & Administrative
12.4%
Technicians & Trade Workers
12.4%
Community & Personal Service
3.6%
Labourers
3.0%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.3%
Sales Workers
2.1%

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

Bywong Field of Study

Management & Commerce
20.6%
Society & Culture
18.9%
Engineering
13.3%
Architecture & Building
8.5%
Health
8.1%
Education
7.9%
Natural & Physical Sciences
6.9%
Information Technology
6.2%
Creative Arts
3.7%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.5%
Agriculture & Environment
2.5%

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

Bywong Dwelling Types

Separate house
100.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Bywong Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
0.9%
$300-$399/wk
0.7%
$400-$499/wk
1.6%
$500-$649/wk
2.3%
$650-$799/wk
2.3%
$800-$999/wk
3.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
3.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.1%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.0%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.0%
$4,000+/wk
39.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Bywong Marital Status

💍
Married
58.7% 653
↔️
Separated
2.5% 28
📋
Divorced
8.7% 97
🕊️
Widowed
2.9% 32
👤
Never married
27.2% 302

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Bywong Ancestry

English
32.6%
Australian
28.5%
Scottish
10.9%
Irish
10.6%
Other
4.7%
German
4.0%
Italian
2.3%
Dutch
1.8%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.5%
Chinese
1.4%
Croatian
0.9%
Indian
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Bywong School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
29.7%
Secondary — Government
16.5%
Secondary — Catholic
14.0%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
11.1%
Vocational Education
9.3%
Pre-school
7.5%
Primary — Catholic
7.2%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.7%

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

Bywong Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.2% 109
✅
No need for assistance
95.8% 2,471

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

Bywong Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
22.9% 246
—
Not a volunteer
77.1% 829

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Bywong Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
8.3%
$300-$449/mo
2.8%
$450-$599/mo
2.2%
$600-$799/mo
2.8%
$800-$999/mo
5.6%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
10.0%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
8.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
18.3%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
16.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
25.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Bywong How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
77.0%
Did not go to work
11.5%
Car (passenger)
5.4%
Truck
2.6%
Walked only
1.8%
Other
0.7%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.5%
Bus
0.5%

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

Bywong Car Ownership

1 vehicle
13.0%
2 vehicles
40.1%
3 vehicles
25.6%
4+ vehicles
21.3%

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

Bywong Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.3%
2 bedrooms
7.4%
3 bedrooms
24.9%
4 bedrooms
43.7%
5 bedrooms
16.6%
6+ bedrooms
6.1%

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

Bywong Population Mobility

9.7%
moved in the last year
29.9%
moved in the last 5 years
3.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
67.5%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Bywong Indigenous Population

2.1%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
54
Indigenous residents
2,527
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Bywong Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
91
Arthritis
56
Asthma
53
Heart disease
44
Diabetes
31
Lung condition
22
Cancer
20
Kidney disease
11
Stroke
6
Dementia
4

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

Bywong Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.9%
$1-$149/wk
3.9%
$150-$299/wk
4.8%
$300-$399/wk
2.3%
$400-$499/wk
2.5%
$500-$649/wk
1.9%
$650-$799/wk
5.0%
$800-$999/wk
7.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
9.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
8.1%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
18.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.1%
$3,500+/wk
9.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Bywong Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
40.0%
Couple — no children
31.5%
Couple — no children under 15
21.6%
One parent — no children under 15
3.9%
One parent — children under 15
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Bywong Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
1.3% 14
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.6% 7
🏅
Previously served
6.4% 69
👤
Never served
91.7% 993

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Bywong Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.9% 149
—
Did not provide
86.1% 921

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Bywong Children Ever Born

No children
30.6%
1 child
11.1%
2 children
32.3%
3 children
18.7%
4 children
7.3%

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

Bywong When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
9
1951–1960
20
1961–1970
48
1971–1980
36
1981–1990
17
1991–2000
20
2001–2010
22
2011–2015
19
2016
3
2018
4

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

Bywong Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
22.5%
5–14 hours
37.6%
15–29 hours
15.7%
30+ hours
11.5%
Did not do domestic work
12.9%

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

Bywong Household Size

1 person
11.0%
2 persons
40.7%
3 persons
18.6%
4 persons
16.5%
5 persons
8.0%
6+ persons
5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Bywong Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,170
Moved from ACT
68
Moved from NSW
24
Moved — same area (SA2)
16
Moved from QLD
11
Moved from WA
7

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

Bywong Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
83.1%
Step family — no other children
12.7%
Blended family — no other children
4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Bywong Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 7 total

Other Against Property
3
Assault
1
Property Damage
1
Drug Offences
1
Weapons
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Bywong Rent Prices & Affordability

14%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $3,172/wk
Median Rent $450/wk
Rent-to-Income 14.2%

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

If you earn X in Bywong

≈ $13,745/month
Median rent $450/wk
Left after rent $2,722/wk
Rent share 14.2%

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Income: $1,148/wk Rent: $420/wk Save: $30/wk
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Income: $1,084/wk Rent: $420/wk Save: $30/wk
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Income: $1,075/wk Rent: $420/wk Save: $30/wk
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Income: $1,152/wk Rent: $325/wk Save: $125/wk
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Income: $1,147/wk Rent: $390/wk Save: $60/wk
Lloyd
Income: $1,086/wk Rent: $420/wk Save: $30/wk
Nirimba Fields
Income: $1,159/wk Rent: $410/wk Save: $40/wk

Bywong vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Bundarra
Pop: 674 Income: $454/wk Rent: $200/wk
Greenleigh
Pop: 676 Income: $1,335/wk Rent: $465/wk
Kitchener
Pop: 679 Income: $600/wk Rent: $325/wk
North Wagga Wagga
Pop: 679 Income: $739/wk Rent: $290/wk
Collombatti
Pop: 681 Income: $546/wk Rent: $338/wk
Raleigh
Pop: 681 Income: $585/wk Rent: $345/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Bywong

What is the population of Bywong NSW?

The population of Bywong NSW is 1,342 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 14.2 people per km².Bywong is ranked #3,553 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Bywong?

The median personal income in Bywong NSW is $1,328 per week, or $69,056 per year.The median household income is $3,172 per week.Family income is $3,410 per week.Bywong is ranked #251 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Bywong?

Median rent in Bywong NSW is $450 per week ($1,950 per month).Rent represents 14.2% of household income, which is considered affordable.Bywong ranks #1,049 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Bywong?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bywong NSW is $2,419. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Bywong?

The median age in Bywong NSW is 47 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Bywong a good suburb to live in?

Bywong is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 1,342.The median income is $1,328/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (14.2% 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: 10733. All dollar figures in AUD.