Suburbs Carnes Hill

New South Wales · Suburb Profile

Carnes Hill NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Carnes Hill NSW is 3,332 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Carnes Hill is $932 per week ($48,464 per year). Median rent in Carnes Hill is $600 per week ($2,600 per month). Carnes Hill has a median age of 32 years, younger than the national median of 38. Carnes Hill has a population density of 2523.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Carnes Hill is Fiji. The most common religion is Catholic (43% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Carnes Hill is $2,700.

There were 36 recorded offences in Carnes Hill in 2025-26, a rate of 11 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (20 offences).

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📍 Carnes Hill, New South Wales — 33.9376°S, 150.8488°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (22)

Carnes Hill Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Carnes Hill Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$932/wk
$48,464 per year
#1788 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$600/wk
$2,600 per month
#202 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
32years
6 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,700/mo
Avg household size: 3.8 · 0.9 per bedroom

Carnes Hill Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.2% (1,672) Female 49.8% (1,661)

Population Density

2523.5
people per km²
3,332 people · 1.3 km²

Households

3.8
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$2,584
Family income/wk

Carnes Hill 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)

Carnes Hill Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
20.3% 138 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
79.7% 543 dwellings

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

Carnes Hill Country of Birth

Australia
80.6%
Fiji
7.2%
India
6.7%
Cambodia
1.2%
Croatia
1.0%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.9%
England
0.7%
Hong Kong
0.6%
Iran
0.5%
Chile
0.5%

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

Carnes Hill Religion

Catholic
43.3%
Islam
14.7%
No Religion
10.0%
Hinduism
8.9%
Eastern Orthodox
6.8%
Buddhism
6.2%
Not stated
6.2%
Christian (other)
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Carnes Hill Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
79.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
14.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
3.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
2.8%

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

Carnes Hill Languages Spoken at Home

Other
32.0%
Arabic
21.2%
Hindi
13.6%
Vietnamese
12.2%
Serbian
7.0%
Spanish
5.7%
SAL Tot
4.7%
Croatian
3.7%

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

Carnes Hill Employment

💼
Employed full-time
41.4% 840 people
⏰
Employed part-time
18.6% 377 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.4% 69 people
🏠
Not in labour force
36.6% 741 people

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

Carnes Hill Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
37.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
24.1%
Certificate III/IV
23.8%
Postgraduate Degree
9.1%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.1%
Certificate I/II
2.2%

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

Carnes Hill Occupation

Professionals
33.7%
Clerical & Administrative
17.2%
Managers
14.9%
Technicians & Trade Workers
11.7%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
7.0%
Community & Personal Service
6.9%
Sales Workers
4.7%
Labourers
3.7%

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

Carnes Hill Field of Study

Management & Commerce
29.8%
Engineering
16.7%
Health
11.3%
Society & Culture
10.2%
Education
9.0%
Information Technology
7.4%
Architecture & Building
5.6%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.5%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.2%
Creative Arts
2.6%
Agriculture & Environment
0.7%

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

Carnes Hill Dwelling Types

Separate house
99.0%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.5%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Carnes Hill Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.0%
$1-$149/wk
0.7%
$150-$299/wk
0.5%
$300-$399/wk
1.1%
$400-$499/wk
2.3%
$500-$649/wk
0.9%
$650-$799/wk
2.8%
$800-$999/wk
3.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
4.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
3.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.4%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
14.7%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
12.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
8.7%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
9.1%
$4,000+/wk
22.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Carnes Hill Marital Status

💍
Married
61.6% 1,441
↔️
Separated
2.6% 60
📋
Divorced
4.4% 102
🕊️
Widowed
3.2% 74
👤
Never married
28.4% 664

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Carnes Hill Ancestry

Other
39.0%
Indian
10.4%
Australian
10.3%
English
7.2%
Italian
6.5%
Vietnamese
6.0%
Chinese
5.1%
Filipino
3.7%
Lebanese
3.6%
Serbian
3.6%
Croatian
2.5%
Maltese
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Carnes Hill School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
22.6%
Primary — Catholic
19.7%
Secondary — Government
15.2%
Secondary — Catholic
14.8%
Pre-school
10.4%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
6.6%
Vocational Education
6.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.2%

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

Carnes Hill Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
3.9% 245
✅
No need for assistance
96.1% 6,075

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

Carnes Hill Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
6.6% 148
—
Not a volunteer
93.4% 2,097

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Carnes Hill Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.5%
$300-$449/mo
1.6%
$600-$799/mo
1.4%
$800-$999/mo
2.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
5.3%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
9.9%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
21.7%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
24.5%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
30.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Carnes Hill How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
69.2%
Did not go to work
23.0%
Car (passenger)
3.1%
Walked only
1.5%
Truck
1.1%
Train
1.1%
Other
1.0%

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

Carnes Hill Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.6%
1 vehicle
18.5%
2 vehicles
51.0%
3 vehicles
17.3%
4+ vehicles
10.5%

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

Carnes Hill Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.2%
2 bedrooms
1.9%
3 bedrooms
9.0%
4 bedrooms
68.3%
5 bedrooms
17.3%
6+ bedrooms
2.3%

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

Carnes Hill Population Mobility

9.7%
moved in the last year
44.0%
moved in the last 5 years
5.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
64.3%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Carnes Hill Indigenous Population

0.5%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
29
Indigenous residents
6,374
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Carnes Hill Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
97
Diabetes
78
Asthma
74
Arthritis
38
Heart disease
30
Kidney disease
23
Stroke
19
Lung condition
11
Cancer
11
Dementia
7

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

Carnes Hill Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
15.8%
$1-$149/wk
2.6%
$150-$299/wk
5.2%
$300-$399/wk
3.5%
$400-$499/wk
1.7%
$500-$649/wk
2.0%
$650-$799/wk
7.4%
$800-$999/wk
8.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.2%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
10.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.3%
$3,500+/wk
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Carnes Hill Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
63.1%
Couple — no children under 15
17.6%
Couple — no children
10.1%
One parent — children under 15
4.7%
One parent — no children under 15
4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Carnes Hill Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.3% 7
🏅
Previously served
0.4% 10
👤
Never served
99.2% 2,243

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Carnes Hill Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.5% 256
—
Did not provide
88.5% 1,976

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Carnes Hill Children Ever Born

No children
28.2%
1 child
9.9%
2 children
33.2%
3 children
18.5%
4 children
8.6%
5+ children
1.6%

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

Carnes Hill When Migrants Arrived

1951–1960
21
1961–1970
49
1971–1980
85
1981–1990
206
1991–2000
343
2001–2010
436
2011–2015
184
2016
24
2017
19
2018
23
2019
24
2020
21
2021
3

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

Carnes Hill Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
16.9%
5–14 hours
24.3%
15–29 hours
11.5%
30+ hours
10.5%
Did not do domestic work
36.8%

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

Carnes Hill Household Size

1 person
5.9%
2 persons
15.2%
3 persons
17.5%
4 persons
30.8%
5 persons
19.8%
6+ persons
10.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Carnes Hill Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,854
Moved from NSW
270
Moved — same area (SA2)
29
Moved from overseas
6
Moved from VIC
5

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

Carnes Hill Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
94.1%
Step family — no other children
3.7%
Blended family — no other children
1.7%
Intact family — other children present
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Carnes Hill Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 36 total

Theft
20
Other Against Person
5
Assault
4
Property Damage
3
Sexual Offences
2
Other Against Property
2

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Carnes Hill Schools

22
schools nearby
10
government
1023
avg ICSEA score
18,201
total students
William Carey Christian School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,325 students
1105
ICSEA
Amity College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 2,588 students
1096
ICSEA
St Francis Catholic College Catholic
Combined · K-12 · 1,559 students
1088
ICSEA
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 646 students
1088
ICSEA
Arrahman College Independent
Primary · K-6 · 256 students
1084
ICSEA
Thomas Hassall Anglican College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,721 students
1083
ICSEA
Edmondson Park Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 897 students
1077
ICSEA
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 669 students
1059
ICSEA
Clancy Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,211 students
1054
ICSEA
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 469 students
1037
ICSEA
Dalmeny Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 671 students
1012
ICSEA
Greenway Park Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 620 students
1011
ICSEA
Middleton Grange Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 465 students
1010
ICSEA
Good Samaritan Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,297 students
1006
ICSEA
Hoxton Park Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 531 students
985
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 22 schools

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

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Carnes Hill Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,630/wk
Median Rent $600/wk
Rent-to-Income 22.8%

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

If you earn X in Carnes Hill

≈ $11,397/month
Median rent $600/wk
Left after rent $2,030/wk
Rent share 22.8%

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Carnes Hill vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Maryville
Pop: 1,671 Income: $1,021/wk Rent: $505/wk
Tascott
Pop: 1,675 Income: $819/wk Rent: $450/wk
Yennora
Pop: 1,675 Income: $448/wk Rent: $226/wk
Clemton Park
Pop: 1,676 Income: $634/wk Rent: $264/wk
Voyager Point
Pop: 1,678 Income: $1,152/wk Rent: $325/wk
Morpeth
Pop: 1,686 Income: $634/wk Rent: $370/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Carnes Hill

What is the population of Carnes Hill NSW?

The population of Carnes Hill NSW is 3,332 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2523.5 people per km².Carnes Hill is ranked #2,213 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Carnes Hill?

The median personal income in Carnes Hill NSW is $932 per week, or $48,464 per year.The median household income is $2,630 per week.Family income is $2,584 per week.Carnes Hill is ranked #1,788 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Carnes Hill?

Median rent in Carnes Hill NSW is $600 per week ($2,600 per month).Rent represents 22.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Carnes Hill ranks #202 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Carnes Hill?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Carnes Hill NSW is $2,700. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Carnes Hill?

The median age in Carnes Hill NSW is 32 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Carnes Hill a good suburb to live in?

Carnes Hill is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 3,332.The median income is $932/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.8% 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: 10819. All dollar figures in AUD.