Suburbs Cardiff South

New South Wales · Suburb Profile

Cardiff South NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Cardiff South NSW is 2,931 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Cardiff South is $805 per week ($41,860 per year). Median rent in Cardiff South is $400 per week ($1,733 per month). Cardiff South has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Cardiff South has a population density of 1851.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Cardiff South is England. The most common religion is No Religion (47% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Samoan. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cardiff South is $1,777.

There were 20 recorded offences in Cardiff South in 2025-26, a rate of 7 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was other against property (6 offences).

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📍 Cardiff South, New South Wales — 32.9537°S, 151.6637°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (23)

Cardiff South Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Cardiff South Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$805/wk
$41,860 per year
#3540 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$400/wk
$1,733 per month
#1854 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
38years
Same as than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,777/mo
Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.8 per bedroom

Cardiff South Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.2% (1,412) Female 51.8% (1,518)

Population Density

1851.0
people per km²
2,931 people · 1.6 km²

Households

2.5
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,049
Family income/wk

Cardiff South 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)

Cardiff South Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
43.3% 366 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
56.7% 480 dwellings

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

Cardiff South Country of Birth

Australia
97.1%
England
1.4%
Germany
0.4%
Canada
0.3%
China
0.3%
India
0.3%
Croatia
0.2%

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

Cardiff South Religion

No Religion
46.9%
Catholic
21.0%
Anglican
15.1%
Not stated
5.5%
Uniting Church
3.7%
Christian (other)
2.9%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.7%
Baptist
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Cardiff South Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
47.9%
Year 10 or equivalent
36.3%
Year 9 or equivalent
8.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.2%

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

Cardiff South Languages Spoken at Home

Samoan
22.0%
Other
22.0%
Macedon
18.0%
Japan
10.0%
SAL Tagalog
10.0%
Mandarin
6.0%
Polish
6.0%
Thai
6.0%

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

Cardiff South Employment

💼
Employed full-time
39.2% 858 people
⏰
Employed part-time
26.0% 570 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.8% 61 people
🏠
Not in labour force
32.0% 701 people

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

Cardiff South Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
47.8%
Bachelor Degree
21.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.7%
Postgraduate Degree
5.8%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.5%
Certificate I/II
2.7%

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

Cardiff South Occupation

Professionals
24.3%
Technicians & Trade Workers
18.6%
Community & Personal Service
18.1%
Clerical & Administrative
13.0%
Managers
11.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.2%
Labourers
5.2%
Sales Workers
4.6%

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

Cardiff South Field of Study

Management & Commerce
20.5%
Engineering
17.4%
Society & Culture
14.6%
Health
14.5%
Architecture & Building
9.6%
Education
9.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.6%
Creative Arts
3.9%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.2%
Information Technology
1.5%
Agriculture & Environment
1.1%

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

Cardiff South Dwelling Types

Separate house
91.6%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
7.5%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Cardiff South Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
0.9%
$150-$299/wk
1.4%
$300-$399/wk
2.2%
$400-$499/wk
6.5%
$500-$649/wk
4.8%
$650-$799/wk
6.9%
$800-$999/wk
7.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.8%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
13.8%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
11.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.8%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.3%
$4,000+/wk
7.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Cardiff South Marital Status

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Married
42.1% 1,009
↔️
Separated
3.2% 77
📋
Divorced
10.0% 239
🕊️
Widowed
5.5% 132
👤
Never married
39.2% 940

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Cardiff South Ancestry

Australian
33.7%
English
31.7%
Irish
8.1%
Scottish
8.1%
Aboriginal Australianralian
5.1%
Other
4.2%
German
3.1%
Italian
1.8%
Chinese
1.2%
Dutch
1.2%
Polish
1.0%
Filipino
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Cardiff South School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
34.5%
Secondary — Government
29.5%
Vocational Education
11.9%
Pre-school
10.0%
Primary — Catholic
6.7%
Secondary — Catholic
3.8%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
1.6%

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

Cardiff South Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
6.3% 357
✅
No need for assistance
93.7% 5,292

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

Cardiff South Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
12.0% 276
—
Not a volunteer
88.0% 2,022

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Cardiff South Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.3%
$300-$449/mo
0.7%
$450-$599/mo
1.1%
$600-$799/mo
4.0%
$800-$999/mo
3.3%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
14.7%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
24.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
34.5%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
9.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Cardiff South How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
72.8%
Did not go to work
19.4%
Car (passenger)
4.0%
Truck
0.9%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.8%
Walked only
0.6%
Bus
0.6%
Other
0.5%
Bicycle
0.4%

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

Cardiff South Car Ownership

0 vehicles
4.5%
1 vehicle
34.2%
2 vehicles
38.7%
3 vehicles
14.4%
4+ vehicles
8.2%

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

Cardiff South Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.1%
2 bedrooms
18.9%
3 bedrooms
51.0%
4 bedrooms
25.0%
5 bedrooms
3.6%
6+ bedrooms
0.5%

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

Cardiff South Population Mobility

11.9%
moved in the last year
33.7%
moved in the last 5 years
3.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
66.8%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Cardiff South Indigenous Population

6.9%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
392
Indigenous residents
5,269
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Cardiff South Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
370
Asthma
122
Arthritis
102
Heart disease
92
Diabetes
91
Lung condition
55
Cancer
45
Kidney disease
37
Stroke
34
Dementia
12

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

Cardiff South Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.9%
$1-$149/wk
4.4%
$150-$299/wk
5.0%
$300-$399/wk
4.7%
$400-$499/wk
3.7%
$500-$649/wk
3.9%
$650-$799/wk
9.5%
$800-$999/wk
11.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
11.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.5%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
8.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.1%
$3,500+/wk
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Cardiff South Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
39.6%
Couple — no children
23.9%
Couple — no children under 15
19.1%
One parent — children under 15
8.8%
One parent — no children under 15
8.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Cardiff South Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.2% 4
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
2.6% 59
👤
Never served
97.1% 2,246

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Cardiff South Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.7% 313
—
Did not provide
86.3% 1,969

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Cardiff South Children Ever Born

No children
31.9%
1 child
14.1%
2 children
31.9%
3 children
17.8%
4 children
3.4%
5+ children
0.8%

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

Cardiff South When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
12
1951–1960
23
1961–1970
25
1971–1980
28
1981–1990
23
1991–2000
31
2001–2010
47
2011–2015
20
2016
5
2018
9
2019
7

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

Cardiff South Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
22.6%
5–14 hours
31.0%
15–29 hours
12.6%
30+ hours
8.5%
Did not do domestic work
25.2%

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

Cardiff South Household Size

1 person
25.1%
2 persons
32.3%
3 persons
17.4%
4 persons
17.8%
5 persons
5.6%
6+ persons
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Cardiff South Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,460
Moved from NSW
240
Moved — same area (SA2)
65
Moved from overseas
8
Moved from VIC
7
Moved from QLD
3

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

Cardiff South Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
83.3%
Step family — no other children
9.6%
Blended family — no other children
5.5%
Intact family — other children present
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Cardiff South Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 20 total

Other Against Property
6
Assault
5
Theft
5
Sexual Offences
2
Other Against Person
2

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Cardiff South Schools

23
schools nearby
16
government
1021
avg ICSEA score
7,580
total students
New Lambton Heights Infants School Government
Primary · K-2 · 55 students
1100
ICSEA
St Mary's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 418 students
1093
ICSEA
Charlestown South Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 235 students
1075
ICSEA
Newcastle Waldorf School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 237 students
1072
ICSEA
St Kevin's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 130 students
1071
ICSEA
Biddabah Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 348 students
1065
ICSEA
St Mary's Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 989 students
1062
ICSEA
Warners Bay High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,161 students
1056
ICSEA
Garden Suburb Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 227 students
1045
ICSEA
Holy Cross Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 153 students
1036
ICSEA
Warners Bay Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 340 students
1027
ICSEA
St Paul's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 294 students
1023
ICSEA
Hillsborough Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 164 students
1020
ICSEA
Cardiff South Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 298 students
1017
ICSEA
Cardiff North Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 149 students
1014
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 23 schools

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

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Cardiff South Rent Prices & Affordability

24%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,688/wk
Median Rent $400/wk
Rent-to-Income 23.7%

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

If you earn X in Cardiff South

≈ $7,315/month
Median rent $400/wk
Left after rent $1,288/wk
Rent share 23.7%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $689/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $200/wk
Buronga
Income: $772/wk Rent: $203/wk Save: $197/wk
Blayney
Income: $696/wk Rent: $265/wk Save: $135/wk
South Bathurst
Income: $723/wk Rent: $310/wk Save: $90/wk
Jindera
Income: $858/wk Rent: $316/wk Save: $84/wk
Kootingal
Income: $760/wk Rent: $320/wk Save: $80/wk
Millfield
Income: $682/wk Rent: $320/wk Save: $80/wk
Branxton
Income: $845/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $50/wk

Cardiff South vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Annangrove
Pop: 1,472 Income: $899/wk Rent: $500/wk
Arcadia (NSW)
Pop: 1,475 Income: $920/wk Rent: $485/wk
Tamarama
Pop: 1,478 Income: $1,788/wk Rent: $850/wk
Werris Creek
Pop: 1,478 Income: $498/wk Rent: $220/wk
Warialda
Pop: 1,480 Income: $515/wk Rent: $230/wk
Culcairn
Pop: 1,483 Income: $623/wk Rent: $220/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Cardiff South

What is the population of Cardiff South NSW?

The population of Cardiff South NSW is 2,931 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1851.0 people per km².Cardiff South is ranked #2,450 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Cardiff South?

The median personal income in Cardiff South NSW is $805 per week, or $41,860 per year.The median household income is $1,688 per week.Family income is $2,049 per week.Cardiff South is ranked #3,540 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Cardiff South?

Median rent in Cardiff South NSW is $400 per week ($1,733 per month).Rent represents 23.7% of household income, which is considered affordable.Cardiff South ranks #1,854 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Cardiff South?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cardiff South NSW is $1,777. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Cardiff South?

The median age in Cardiff South NSW is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Cardiff South a good suburb to live in?

Cardiff South is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 2,931.The median income is $805/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.7% 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: 10810. All dollar figures in AUD.