Suburbs Cherrybrook

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Cherrybrook NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Cherrybrook NSW is 19,082 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Cherrybrook is $940 per week ($48,880 per year). Median rent in Cherrybrook is $695 per week ($3,012 per month). Cherrybrook has a median age of 43 years, older than the national median of 38. Cherrybrook has a population density of 2310.1 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Cherrybrook is India. The most common religion is No Religion (38% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cherrybrook is $3,000.

There were 61 recorded offences in Cherrybrook in 2025-26, a rate of 3 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (29 offences).

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📍 Cherrybrook, New South Wales — 33.7218°S, 151.0459°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (17)

Cherrybrook Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Cherrybrook Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$940/wk
$48,880 per year
#1714 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$695/wk
$3,012 per month
#97 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
43years
5 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$3,000/mo
Avg household size: 3.1 · 0.8 per bedroom

Cherrybrook Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.4% (9,425) Female 50.6% (9,661)

Population Density

2310.1
people per km²
19,082 people · 8.3 km²

Households

3.1
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$3,098
Family income/wk

Cherrybrook 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)

Cherrybrook Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
47.9% 2,347 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
52.1% 2,549 dwellings

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

Cherrybrook Country of Birth

Australia
63.1%
India
11.7%
China
11.6%
England
4.9%
Hong Kong
4.1%
Iran
2.2%
Indonesia
1.1%
Fiji
0.5%
Germany
0.4%
Bangladesh
0.4%

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

Cherrybrook Religion

No Religion
37.5%
Catholic
20.0%
Hinduism
13.0%
Anglican
11.6%
Buddhism
6.0%
Not stated
4.8%
Baptist
3.6%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Cherrybrook Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
85.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
9.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
2.8%
Year 9 or equivalent
1.8%

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

Cherrybrook Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
35.0%
Cantonese
19.7%
Hindi
12.4%
Tamil
8.4%
Korean
7.9%
Other
6.6%
IAL Sinhal
5.1%
Persian ED
4.7%

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

Cherrybrook Employment

💼
Employed full-time
40.8% 5,831 people
⏰
Employed part-time
18.5% 2,646 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.1% 445 people
🏠
Not in labour force
37.5% 5,358 people

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

Cherrybrook Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
45.2%
Postgraduate Degree
23.9%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
15.1%
Certificate III/IV
10.1%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.6%
Certificate I/II
1.0%

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

Cherrybrook Occupation

Professionals
44.6%
Managers
20.5%
Clerical & Administrative
14.7%
Technicians & Trade Workers
6.7%
Community & Personal Service
5.8%
Sales Workers
4.4%
Labourers
1.8%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
1.6%

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

Cherrybrook Field of Study

Management & Commerce
33.8%
Engineering
14.5%
Information Technology
11.7%
Society & Culture
10.8%
Health
8.3%
Education
6.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
5.7%
Creative Arts
3.4%
Architecture & Building
3.3%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
1.8%
Agriculture & Environment
0.7%

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

Cherrybrook Dwelling Types

Separate house
82.6%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
15.0%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Cherrybrook Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
0.5%
$300-$399/wk
1.0%
$400-$499/wk
3.0%
$500-$649/wk
2.4%
$650-$799/wk
3.8%
$800-$999/wk
3.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
4.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.8%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
9.5%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
8.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
6.0%
$4,000+/wk
34.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Cherrybrook Marital Status

💍
Married
63.5% 9,886
↔️
Separated
1.3% 208
📋
Divorced
4.4% 683
🕊️
Widowed
5.0% 772
👤
Never married
25.9% 4,029

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Cherrybrook Ancestry

Chinese
22.6%
English
17.5%
Other
14.9%
Australian
14.5%
Indian
11.1%
Irish
5.0%
Scottish
4.9%
Korean
2.8%
Italian
2.2%
German
1.8%
Sri Lankan
1.4%
South African
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Cherrybrook School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
37.9%
Secondary — Government
32.9%
Pre-school
8.0%
Vocational Education
7.8%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
5.6%
Secondary — Catholic
3.7%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.5%
Primary — Catholic
1.7%

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

Cherrybrook Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
3.8% 1,399
✅
No need for assistance
96.2% 35,536

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

Cherrybrook Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
17.4% 2,611
—
Not a volunteer
82.6% 12,392

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Cherrybrook Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
10.6%
$300-$449/mo
1.9%
$450-$599/mo
2.1%
$600-$799/mo
2.5%
$800-$999/mo
2.7%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
8.5%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
9.6%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
17.8%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
15.1%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
29.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Cherrybrook How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
62.6%
Did not go to work
23.7%
Car (passenger)
4.3%
Train
3.2%
Bus
2.8%
Walked only
1.6%
Truck
0.6%
Other
0.6%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%
Bicycle
0.2%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.1%

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

Cherrybrook Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.4%
1 vehicle
31.2%
2 vehicles
46.6%
3 vehicles
13.2%
4+ vehicles
6.6%

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

Cherrybrook Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.1%
2 bedrooms
4.5%
3 bedrooms
22.0%
4 bedrooms
55.2%
5 bedrooms
15.1%
6+ bedrooms
2.1%

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

Cherrybrook Population Mobility

10.2%
moved in the last year
32.3%
moved in the last 5 years
4.6%
unemployment rate (Census)
62.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Cherrybrook Indigenous Population

0.3%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
124
Indigenous residents
37,556
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Cherrybrook Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
915
Asthma
571
Diabetes
544
Heart disease
471
Arthritis
402
Cancer
220
Lung condition
188
Kidney disease
119
Stroke
108
Dementia
55

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

Cherrybrook Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
15.4%
$1-$149/wk
5.4%
$150-$299/wk
5.5%
$300-$399/wk
2.7%
$400-$499/wk
2.1%
$500-$649/wk
2.3%
$650-$799/wk
6.3%
$800-$999/wk
6.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.4%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
13.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.5%
$3,500+/wk
8.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Cherrybrook Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
44.9%
Couple — no children under 15
28.8%
Couple — no children
18.9%
One parent — no children under 15
4.6%
One parent — children under 15
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Cherrybrook Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.2% 24
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.0% 3
🏅
Previously served
1.2% 182
👤
Never served
98.6% 14,837

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Cherrybrook Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.2% 1,685
—
Did not provide
88.8% 13,314

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Cherrybrook Children Ever Born

No children
26.2%
1 child
14.9%
2 children
40.1%
3 children
14.2%
4 children
3.8%
5+ children
0.8%

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

Cherrybrook When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
34
1951–1960
141
1961–1970
342
1971–1980
526
1981–1990
1,590
1991–2000
1,897
2001–2010
2,788
2011–2015
1,238
2016
278
2017
295
2018
261
2019
272
2020
112
2021
53

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

Cherrybrook Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.2%
5–14 hours
30.9%
15–29 hours
16.1%
30+ hours
10.4%
Did not do domestic work
21.3%

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

Cherrybrook Household Size

1 person
11.3%
2 persons
26.7%
3 persons
20.2%
4 persons
27.6%
5 persons
9.6%
6+ persons
4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Cherrybrook Where Residents Moved From

Same address
16,623
Moved from NSW
1,325
Moved — same area (SA2)
314
Moved from overseas
184
Moved from VIC
24
Moved from QLD
10
Moved from WA
10
Moved from SA
6
Moved from ACT
3

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

Cherrybrook Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
93.5%
Step family — no other children
4.7%
Blended family — no other children
1.3%
Intact family — other children present
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Cherrybrook Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 61 total

Theft
29
Other Against Property
8
Assault
7
Sexual Offences
6
Other Against Person
4
Property Damage
4
Domestic Violence
1
Drug Offences
1
Traffic
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Cherrybrook Schools

17
schools nearby
8
government
1134
avg ICSEA score
14,014
total students
Arden Anglican School, Junior Campus Independent
Primary · K-12 · 997 students
1173
ICSEA
John Purchase Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 550 students
1168
ICSEA
Cherrybrook Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 886 students
1164
ICSEA
Oakhill Drive Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 756 students
1152
ICSEA
Mount St Benedict College Independent
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,331 students
1147
ICSEA
St Agatha's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 217 students
1147
ICSEA
Cherrybrook Technology High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 2,098 students
1146
ICSEA
Pennant Hills Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 490 students
1143
ICSEA
Thornleigh West Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 477 students
1142
ICSEA
Tangara School for Girls Independent
Combined · K-12 · 771 students
1141
ICSEA
West Pennant Hills Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 510 students
1134
ICSEA
Oakhill College Independent
Secondary · 7-12 · 2,242 students
1124
ICSEA
Pacific Hills Christian School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,475 students
1118
ICSEA
Pennant Hills High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,131 students
1109
ICSEA
New Hope Christian School Independent
Combined · U · 49 students
1071
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 17 schools

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

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Cherrybrook Rent Prices & Affordability

24%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,924/wk
Median Rent $695/wk
Rent-to-Income 23.8%

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

If you earn X in Cherrybrook

≈ $12,671/month
Median rent $695/wk
Left after rent $2,229/wk
Rent share 23.8%

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Cherrybrook vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Jerrabomberra
Pop: 9,601 Income: $1,485/wk Rent: $490/wk
Alexandria
Pop: 9,649 Income: $1,629/wk Rent: $560/wk
Erskineville
Pop: 9,657 Income: $1,704/wk Rent: $620/wk
Newport (NSW)
Pop: 9,659 Income: $1,126/wk Rent: $600/wk
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Pop: 9,735 Income: $615/wk Rent: $360/wk
Georges Hall
Pop: 9,739 Income: $650/wk Rent: $520/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Cherrybrook

What is the population of Cherrybrook NSW?

The population of Cherrybrook NSW is 19,082 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2310.1 people per km².Cherrybrook is ranked #158 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Cherrybrook?

The median personal income in Cherrybrook NSW is $940 per week, or $48,880 per year.The median household income is $2,924 per week.Family income is $3,098 per week.Cherrybrook is ranked #1,714 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Cherrybrook?

Median rent in Cherrybrook NSW is $695 per week ($3,012 per month).Rent represents 23.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Cherrybrook ranks #97 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Cherrybrook?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cherrybrook NSW is $3,000. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Cherrybrook?

The median age in Cherrybrook NSW is 43 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Cherrybrook a good suburb to live in?

Cherrybrook is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 19,082.The median income is $940/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.8% 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: 10897. All dollar figures in AUD.