Suburbs Cecil Hills

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Cecil Hills NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Cecil Hills NSW is 6,906 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Cecil Hills is $727 per week ($37,804 per year). Median rent in Cecil Hills is $550 per week ($2,383 per month). Cecil Hills has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Cecil Hills has a population density of 1110.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Cecil Hills is Fiji. The most common religion is Catholic (48% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cecil Hills is $2,167.

There were 29 recorded offences in Cecil Hills in 2025-26, a rate of 4 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was assault (7 offences).

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📍 Cecil Hills, New South Wales — 33.8875°S, 150.8443°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (12)

Cecil Hills Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Cecil Hills Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$727/wk
$37,804 per year
#4972 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$550/wk
$2,383 per month
#360 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
38years
Same as than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg household size: 3.6 · 0.9 per bedroom

Cecil Hills Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.3% (3,472) Female 49.7% (3,434)

Population Density

1110.6
people per km²
6,906 people · 6.2 km²

Households

3.6
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$2,346
Family income/wk

Cecil Hills 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)

Cecil Hills Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
43.0% 665 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
57.0% 880 dwellings

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

Cecil Hills Country of Birth

Australia
84.4%
Fiji
3.0%
Cambodia
2.9%
Iran
2.2%
Croatia
2.1%
China
1.6%
Chile
1.3%
England
1.0%
India
0.9%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.5%

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

Cecil Hills Religion

Catholic
48.1%
No Religion
12.2%
Buddhism
10.7%
Islam
7.1%
Eastern Orthodox
7.1%
Christian (other)
5.5%
Not stated
5.0%
Asyrin Apstlic
4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Cecil Hills Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
74.3%
Year 10 or equivalent
17.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
4.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.0%

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

Cecil Hills Languages Spoken at Home

Other
30.9%
Arabic
19.4%
Vietnamese
18.7%
Spanish
6.9%
Serbian
6.8%
SAL Tot
6.0%
Croatian
5.7%
Italian
5.6%

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

Cecil Hills Employment

💼
Employed full-time
33.2% 1,629 people
⏰
Employed part-time
17.8% 875 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.3% 164 people
🏠
Not in labour force
45.6% 2,240 people

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

Cecil Hills Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
36.9%
Certificate III/IV
28.8%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
22.8%
Postgraduate Degree
6.9%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.5%
Certificate I/II
2.1%

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

Cecil Hills Occupation

Professionals
28.7%
Clerical & Administrative
17.0%
Managers
16.0%
Technicians & Trade Workers
13.5%
Community & Personal Service
9.6%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.7%
Sales Workers
5.6%
Labourers
3.9%

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

Cecil Hills Field of Study

Management & Commerce
29.5%
Engineering
16.3%
Society & Culture
11.9%
Health
10.2%
Education
10.0%
Architecture & Building
6.2%
Information Technology
4.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
4.1%
Creative Arts
3.7%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.1%
Agriculture & Environment
0.8%

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

Cecil Hills Dwelling Types

Separate house
95.0%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
4.4%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Cecil Hills Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.8%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
0.7%
$300-$399/wk
1.6%
$400-$499/wk
3.8%
$500-$649/wk
1.9%
$650-$799/wk
5.0%
$800-$999/wk
4.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.3%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.0%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
10.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
8.5%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.6%
$4,000+/wk
22.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Cecil Hills Marital Status

💍
Married
52.7% 3,002
↔️
Separated
3.7% 211
📋
Divorced
5.2% 294
🕊️
Widowed
3.3% 186
👤
Never married
35.1% 1,999

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Cecil Hills Ancestry

Other
35.1%
Italian
11.6%
Australian
10.6%
Vietnamese
8.0%
Chinese
7.8%
English
7.6%
Filipino
4.1%
Croatian
3.9%
Serbian
3.3%
Maltese
3.0%
Lebanese
2.6%
Indian
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Cecil Hills School & University Attendance

Secondary — Government
29.1%
Primary — Government
21.8%
Secondary — Catholic
11.5%
Primary — Catholic
10.6%
Vocational Education
10.6%
Pre-school
7.5%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.9%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.1%

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

Cecil Hills Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
6.1% 817
✅
No need for assistance
93.9% 12,500

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

Cecil Hills Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
7.4% 403
—
Not a volunteer
92.6% 5,074

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Cecil Hills Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
8.9%
$300-$449/mo
2.3%
$450-$599/mo
1.7%
$600-$799/mo
2.5%
$800-$999/mo
4.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
12.5%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
12.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
22.6%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
12.9%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
19.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Cecil Hills How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
65.6%
Did not go to work
25.1%
Car (passenger)
5.9%
Truck
1.3%
Other
0.7%
Walked only
0.4%
Train
0.4%
Bus
0.4%
Bicycle
0.2%

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

Cecil Hills Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.4%
1 vehicle
20.2%
2 vehicles
35.0%
3 vehicles
24.0%
4+ vehicles
18.4%

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

Cecil Hills Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.4%
2 bedrooms
1.3%
3 bedrooms
14.7%
4 bedrooms
63.9%
5 bedrooms
17.6%
6+ bedrooms
2.0%

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

Cecil Hills Population Mobility

7.5%
moved in the last year
22.9%
moved in the last 5 years
5.1%
unemployment rate (Census)
57.1%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Cecil Hills Indigenous Population

0.3%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
42
Indigenous residents
13,414
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Cecil Hills Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
277
Diabetes
214
Asthma
180
Arthritis
149
Heart disease
121
Kidney disease
66
Lung condition
56
Stroke
48
Cancer
47
Dementia
6

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

Cecil Hills Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
17.2%
$1-$149/wk
3.6%
$150-$299/wk
6.4%
$300-$399/wk
4.6%
$400-$499/wk
3.2%
$500-$649/wk
2.9%
$650-$799/wk
8.0%
$800-$999/wk
9.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
7.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.3%
$3,500+/wk
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Cecil Hills Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
38.2%
Couple — no children under 15
34.9%
Couple — no children
13.1%
One parent — no children under 15
7.0%
One parent — children under 15
6.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Cecil Hills Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
0.5% 28
👤
Never served
99.4% 5,472

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Cecil Hills Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.8% 701
—
Did not provide
87.2% 4,766

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Cecil Hills Children Ever Born

No children
33.8%
1 child
6.8%
2 children
29.5%
3 children
20.5%
4 children
7.0%
5+ children
2.3%

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

Cecil Hills When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
4
1951–1960
65
1961–1970
206
1971–1980
491
1981–1990
805
1991–2000
641
2001–2010
400
2011–2015
207
2016
64
2017
38
2018
20
2019
29
2020
10
2021
14

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

Cecil Hills Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.6%
5–14 hours
21.1%
15–29 hours
10.3%
30+ hours
10.0%
Did not do domestic work
39.1%

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

Cecil Hills Household Size

1 person
8.4%
2 persons
20.3%
3 persons
17.9%
4 persons
26.5%
5 persons
16.2%
6+ persons
10.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Cecil Hills Where Residents Moved From

Same address
6,165
Moved from NSW
421
Moved — same area (SA2)
40
Moved from overseas
22
Moved from QLD
8

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

Cecil Hills Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
90.0%
Step family — no other children
5.5%
Blended family — no other children
2.1%
Intact family — other children present
1.6%
Other couple — children only
0.5%
Step family — other children present
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Cecil Hills Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 29 total

Assault
7
Theft
7
Other Against Property
7
Property Damage
5
Other Against Person
2
Sexual Offences
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Cecil Hills Schools

12
schools nearby
7
government
1006
avg ICSEA score
8,714
total students
Arrahman College Independent
Primary · K-6 · 256 students
1084
ICSEA
John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 843 students
1059
ICSEA
Freeman Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,411 students
1038
ICSEA
Irfan College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 382 students
1035
ICSEA
Cecil Hills Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 721 students
1017
ICSEA
Minarah College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,129 students
1014
ICSEA
Middleton Grange Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 465 students
1010
ICSEA
Bonnyrigg Heights Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 769 students
989
ICSEA
Cecil Hills High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,342 students
986
ICSEA
Green Valley Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 365 students
973
ICSEA
Hinchinbrook Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 487 students
959
ICSEA
James Busby High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 544 students
902
ICSEA

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

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Cecil Hills Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,409/wk
Median Rent $550/wk
Rent-to-Income 22.8%

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

If you earn X in Cecil Hills

≈ $10,439/month
Median rent $550/wk
Left after rent $1,859/wk
Rent share 22.8%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $641/wk Rent: $190/wk Save: $360/wk
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Income: $689/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $350/wk
Buronga
Income: $772/wk Rent: $203/wk Save: $347/wk
Moree
Income: $851/wk Rent: $230/wk Save: $320/wk
North Albury
Income: $673/wk Rent: $240/wk Save: $310/wk
Leeton
Income: $763/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $300/wk
Bellambi
Income: $611/wk Rent: $252/wk Save: $298/wk
Blayney
Income: $696/wk Rent: $265/wk Save: $285/wk

Cecil Hills vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

North Lambton
Pop: 3,454 Income: $762/wk Rent: $400/wk
Shalvey
Pop: 3,455 Income: $550/wk Rent: $300/wk
Prairiewood
Pop: 3,457 Income: $496/wk Rent: $433/wk
Tolland
Pop: 3,459 Income: $666/wk Rent: $220/wk
Carramar (NSW)
Pop: 3,475 Income: $529/wk Rent: $300/wk
Kings Park (NSW)
Pop: 3,476 Income: $960/wk Rent: $445/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Cecil Hills

What is the population of Cecil Hills NSW?

The population of Cecil Hills NSW is 6,906 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1110.6 people per km².Cecil Hills is ranked #1,080 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Cecil Hills?

The median personal income in Cecil Hills NSW is $727 per week, or $37,804 per year.The median household income is $2,409 per week.Family income is $2,346 per week.Cecil Hills is ranked #4,972 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Cecil Hills?

Median rent in Cecil Hills NSW is $550 per week ($2,383 per month).Rent represents 22.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Cecil Hills ranks #360 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Cecil Hills?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cecil Hills NSW is $2,167. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Cecil Hills?

The median age in Cecil Hills NSW is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Cecil Hills a good suburb to live in?

Cecil Hills is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 6,906.The median income is $727/wk, which is below 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: 10864. All dollar figures in AUD.