Suburbs Cabramatta West

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Cabramatta West NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Cabramatta West NSW is 7,822 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Cabramatta West is $481 per week ($25,012 per year). Median rent in Cabramatta West is $380 per week ($1,647 per month). Cabramatta West has a median age of 37 years, younger than the national median of 38. Cabramatta West has a population density of 4279.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Cabramatta West is Cambodia. The most common religion is Buddhism (38% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Vietnamese. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cabramatta West is $1,950.

There were 47 recorded offences in Cabramatta West in 2025-26, a rate of 6 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (20 offences).

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📍 Cabramatta West, New South Wales — 33.8929°S, 150.9119°E

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Cabramatta West Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Cabramatta West Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$481/wk
$25,012 per year
#8409 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$380/wk
$1,647 per month
#2445 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
37years
1 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,950/mo
Avg household size: 3.5 · 1 per bedroom

Cabramatta West Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.9% (3,827) Female 51.1% (4,000)

Population Density

4279.5
people per km²
7,822 people · 1.8 km²

Households

3.5
Avg household size
1
Persons per bedroom
$1,474
Family income/wk

Cabramatta West 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)

Cabramatta West Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
53.3% 638 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
46.7% 558 dwellings

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

Cabramatta West Country of Birth

Australia
81.7%
Cambodia
11.4%
China
2.4%
England
1.2%
Croatia
1.0%
Hong Kong
0.6%
Chile
0.6%
India
0.4%
Iran
0.4%
Germany
0.4%

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

Cabramatta West Religion

Buddhism
38.3%
No Religion
21.0%
Catholic
20.2%
Not stated
8.9%
Islam
3.7%
Eastern Orthodox
3.1%
Christian (other)
2.9%
Anglican
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Cabramatta West Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
70.3%
Year 10 or equivalent
17.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
7.0%
Year 11 or equivalent
5.3%

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

Cabramatta West Languages Spoken at Home

Vietnamese
58.8%
Khmer
8.2%
Other
7.6%
Cantonese
6.7%
Arabic
6.1%
Mandarin
3.9%
Other Chinese
3.3%
Samoan
2.8%
Serbian
2.7%

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

Cabramatta West Employment

💼
Employed full-time
22.8% 1,259 people
⏰
Employed part-time
13.1% 724 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.3% 236 people
🏠
Not in labour force
59.8% 3,304 people

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

Cabramatta West Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
38.8%
Certificate III/IV
28.9%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
21.1%
Postgraduate Degree
5.6%
Certificate I/II
3.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.1%

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

Cabramatta West Occupation

Professionals
31.6%
Clerical & Administrative
15.1%
Technicians & Trade Workers
13.0%
Community & Personal Service
11.0%
Managers
9.3%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
7.7%
Sales Workers
6.3%
Labourers
6.0%

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

Cabramatta West Field of Study

Management & Commerce
30.6%
Engineering
13.0%
Society & Culture
12.4%
Health
11.5%
Education
7.9%
Information Technology
6.3%
Architecture & Building
5.8%
Creative Arts
4.5%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
4.4%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.0%
Agriculture & Environment
0.5%

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

Cabramatta West Dwelling Types

Separate house
88.4%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
9.6%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Cabramatta West Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
3.7%
$1-$149/wk
0.9%
$150-$299/wk
2.2%
$300-$399/wk
3.4%
$400-$499/wk
5.9%
$500-$649/wk
3.6%
$650-$799/wk
7.6%
$800-$999/wk
7.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
9.6%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.0%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.1%
$4,000+/wk
10.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Cabramatta West Marital Status

💍
Married
42.7% 2,722
↔️
Separated
4.1% 261
📋
Divorced
10.6% 678
🕊️
Widowed
6.0% 381
👤
Never married
36.6% 2,332

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Cabramatta West Ancestry

Vietnamese
36.1%
Other
20.2%
Chinese
18.0%
Australian
8.2%
English
6.0%
Italian
2.9%
Samoan
2.6%
Serbian
2.1%
Lebanese
1.2%
Irish
0.9%
Croatian
0.8%
German
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Cabramatta West School & University Attendance

Secondary — Government
35.2%
Primary — Government
33.4%
Vocational Education
11.0%
Pre-school
7.9%
Primary — Catholic
5.0%
Secondary — Catholic
5.0%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.7%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
0.9%

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

Cabramatta West Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
8.4% 1,222
✅
No need for assistance
91.6% 13,245

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

Cabramatta West Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
4.7% 277
—
Not a volunteer
95.3% 5,645

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Cabramatta West Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
9.7%
$300-$449/mo
2.4%
$450-$599/mo
2.6%
$600-$799/mo
3.6%
$800-$999/mo
3.6%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
13.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
15.9%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
20.8%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
13.5%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
14.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Cabramatta West How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
68.9%
Did not go to work
17.5%
Car (passenger)
7.9%
Train
1.7%
Truck
1.6%
Walked only
1.3%
Bus
0.7%
Other
0.3%

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

Cabramatta West Car Ownership

0 vehicles
9.7%
1 vehicle
30.2%
2 vehicles
32.8%
3 vehicles
17.0%
4+ vehicles
10.3%

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

Cabramatta West Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.4%
2 bedrooms
12.3%
3 bedrooms
43.4%
4 bedrooms
27.6%
5 bedrooms
11.2%
6+ bedrooms
4.2%

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

Cabramatta West Population Mobility

10.3%
moved in the last year
33.1%
moved in the last 5 years
8.9%
unemployment rate (Census)
41.3%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Cabramatta West Indigenous Population

0.9%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
130
Indigenous residents
14,639
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Cabramatta West Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
315
Diabetes
217
Asthma
216
Arthritis
128
Heart disease
115
Kidney disease
64
Lung condition
63
Stroke
62
Cancer
58
Dementia
19

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

Cabramatta West Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
21.9%
$1-$149/wk
3.8%
$150-$299/wk
9.8%
$300-$399/wk
7.0%
$400-$499/wk
4.6%
$500-$649/wk
3.9%
$650-$799/wk
9.3%
$800-$999/wk
10.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
3.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.7%
$3,500+/wk
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Cabramatta West Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
34.4%
Couple — no children under 15
24.5%
Couple — no children
14.4%
One parent — children under 15
13.5%
One parent — no children under 15
13.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Cabramatta West Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 5
🏅
Previously served
0.3% 20
👤
Never served
99.6% 5,917

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Cabramatta West Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.8% 692
—
Did not provide
88.2% 5,167

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Cabramatta West Children Ever Born

No children
35.9%
1 child
12.2%
2 children
26.9%
3 children
14.4%
4 children
7.8%
5+ children
2.8%

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

Cabramatta West When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
20
1951–1960
60
1961–1970
145
1971–1980
385
1981–1990
1,130
1991–2000
878
2001–2010
637
2011–2015
422
2016
89
2017
120
2018
99
2019
114
2020
46
2021
10

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

Cabramatta West Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
15.2%
5–14 hours
17.4%
15–29 hours
8.1%
30+ hours
9.1%
Did not do domestic work
50.1%

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

Cabramatta West Household Size

1 person
13.7%
2 persons
21.9%
3 persons
18.3%
4 persons
18.1%
5 persons
12.3%
6+ persons
15.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Cabramatta West Where Residents Moved From

Same address
6,508
Moved from NSW
575
Moved — same area (SA2)
109
Moved from overseas
43
Moved from SA
8
Moved from VIC
6

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

Cabramatta West Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
86.3%
Step family — no other children
6.6%
Blended family — no other children
3.1%
Intact family — other children present
1.9%
Other couple — children only
1.1%
Blended family — other children present
0.5%
Step family — other children present
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Cabramatta West Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 47 total

Theft
20
Assault
6
Sexual Offences
5
Property Damage
5
Other Against Person
4
Other Against Property
4
Drug Offences
2
Weapons
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Cabramatta West Schools

35
schools nearby
29
government
946
avg ICSEA score
22,480
total students
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 819 students
1053
ICSEA
All Saints Catholic College Catholic
Combined · K-12 · 2,138 students
1038
ICSEA
St Johns Park Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 673 students
1023
ICSEA
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 622 students
1012
ICSEA
St Therese Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 315 students
1003
ICSEA
Harrington Street Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 740 students
1000
ICSEA
King Park Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 396 students
985
ICSEA
Marsden Road Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 726 students
977
ICSEA
Canley Vale Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 752 students
973
ICSEA
Westfields Sports High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,538 students
967
ICSEA
Bonnyrigg High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,642 students
962
ICSEA
Gulyangarri Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 267 students
959
ICSEA
Les Powell School Government
Combined · U · 76 students
956
ICSEA
St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School Independent
Primary · K-6 · 691 students
954
ICSEA
Mount Pritchard Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 368 students
951
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 35 schools

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

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Cabramatta West Rent Prices & Affordability

25%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,509/wk
Median Rent $380/wk
Rent-to-Income 25.2%

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

If you earn X in Cabramatta West

≈ $6,539/month
Median rent $380/wk
Left after rent $1,129/wk
Rent share 25.2%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Windale
Income: $462/wk Rent: $186/wk Save: $194/wk
Fairfield East
Income: $459/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $80/wk
Bonnyrigg
Income: $486/wk Rent: $374/wk Save: $6/wk
Boggabilla
Income: $486/wk Rent: $155/wk Save: $225/wk
Ashmont
Income: $577/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $160/wk
Cringila
Income: $459/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $30/wk
Regents Park (NSW)
Income: $566/wk Rent: $370/wk Save: $10/wk
Miller
Income: $435/wk Rent: $201/wk Save: $179/wk

Cabramatta West vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Bellingen
Pop: 3,923 Income: $651/wk Rent: $390/wk
Oxley Vale
Pop: 3,935 Income: $731/wk Rent: $335/wk
Point Clare
Pop: 3,974 Income: $756/wk Rent: $380/wk
Darling Point
Pop: 3,977 Income: $1,799/wk Rent: $825/wk
Watanobbi
Pop: 3,980 Income: $639/wk Rent: $380/wk
Kotara
Pop: 3,980 Income: $927/wk Rent: $460/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Cabramatta West

What is the population of Cabramatta West NSW?

The population of Cabramatta West NSW is 7,822 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 4279.5 people per km².Cabramatta West is ranked #909 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Cabramatta West?

The median personal income in Cabramatta West NSW is $481 per week, or $25,012 per year.The median household income is $1,509 per week.Family income is $1,474 per week.Cabramatta West is ranked #8,409 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Cabramatta West?

Median rent in Cabramatta West NSW is $380 per week ($1,647 per month).Rent represents 25.2% of household income, which is considered moderate.Cabramatta West ranks #2,445 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Cabramatta West?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cabramatta West NSW is $1,950. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Cabramatta West?

The median age in Cabramatta West NSW is 37 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Cabramatta West a good suburb to live in?

Cabramatta West is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 7,822.The median income is $481/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (25.2% 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: 10739. All dollar figures in AUD.