Suburbs Crestwood

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Crestwood NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Crestwood NSW is 4,936 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Crestwood is $982 per week ($51,064 per year). Median rent in Crestwood is $320 per week ($1,387 per month). Crestwood has a median age of 35 years, younger than the national median of 38. Crestwood has a population density of 2520.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Crestwood is India. The most common religion is No Religion (40% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is IAL Punjabi. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Crestwood is $1,733.

There were 46 recorded offences in Crestwood in 2025-26, a rate of 9 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (23 offences).

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📍 Crestwood, New South Wales — 35.3492°S, 149.2161°E

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Crestwood Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Crestwood Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$982/wk
$51,064 per year
#1327 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$320/wk
$1,387 per month
#4051 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
35years
3 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,733/mo
Avg household size: 2.2 · 0.9 per bedroom

Crestwood Demographics

Gender Split

Male 51.2% (2,530) Female 48.8% (2,407)

Population Density

2520.7
people per km²
4,936 people · 2.0 km²

Households

2.2
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$2,170
Family income/wk

Crestwood 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)

Crestwood Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
40.6% 481 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
59.4% 703 dwellings

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

Crestwood Country of Birth

Australia
86.2%
India
7.7%
England
2.2%
Bangladesh
0.9%
Fiji
0.7%
Croatia
0.6%
Germany
0.6%
China
0.4%
Egypt
0.4%
Greece
0.4%

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

Crestwood Religion

No Religion
39.7%
Catholic
24.9%
Anglican
10.1%
Hinduism
7.5%
Not stated
6.8%
Other Religions Tot
3.9%
Eastern Orthodox
3.6%
Islam
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Crestwood Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
69.1%
Year 10 or equivalent
21.1%
Year 11 or equivalent
5.7%
Year 9 or equivalent
4.1%

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

Crestwood Languages Spoken at Home

IAL Punjabi
21.5%
IAL Nepali
21.1%
Other
17.3%
SAL Tot
9.9%
Macedon
9.4%
Italian
7.6%
SAL Tagalog
7.4%
Hindi
5.8%

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

Crestwood Employment

💼
Employed full-time
49.9% 1,864 people
⏰
Employed part-time
19.5% 730 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.2% 119 people
🏠
Not in labour force
27.4% 1,025 people

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

Crestwood Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
29.9%
Bachelor Degree
28.1%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.1%
Postgraduate Degree
17.3%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.1%
Certificate I/II
2.4%

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

Crestwood Occupation

Professionals
25.2%
Technicians & Trade Workers
15.3%
Clerical & Administrative
15.0%
Managers
14.1%
Community & Personal Service
12.5%
Labourers
7.4%
Sales Workers
6.0%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.5%

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

Crestwood Field of Study

Management & Commerce
20.5%
Society & Culture
17.4%
Engineering
13.9%
Information Technology
10.3%
Health
8.0%
Architecture & Building
6.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.5%
Education
5.7%
Creative Arts
5.4%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.0%
Agriculture & Environment
1.7%

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

Crestwood Dwelling Types

Separate house
68.6%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
16.9%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
14.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Crestwood Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.9%
$1-$149/wk
0.4%
$150-$299/wk
1.2%
$300-$399/wk
2.3%
$400-$499/wk
5.6%
$500-$649/wk
3.3%
$650-$799/wk
5.5%
$800-$999/wk
6.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.7%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
13.7%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.1%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.9%
$4,000+/wk
9.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Crestwood Marital Status

💍
Married
40.5% 1,671
↔️
Separated
3.4% 141
📋
Divorced
9.6% 395
🕊️
Widowed
4.3% 176
👤
Never married
42.2% 1,740

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Crestwood Ancestry

Australian
25.5%
English
24.6%
Other
15.9%
Irish
7.9%
Scottish
6.5%
Italian
4.4%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.6%
German
3.3%
Indian
3.2%
Filipino
1.9%
Macedonian
1.8%
Greek
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Crestwood School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
32.5%
Vocational Education
22.1%
Secondary — Government
19.5%
Pre-school
8.9%
Primary — Catholic
8.9%
Secondary — Catholic
4.4%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.2%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.6%

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

Crestwood Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
5.2% 492
✅
No need for assistance
94.8% 8,888

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

Crestwood Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
12.2% 473
—
Not a volunteer
87.8% 3,416

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Crestwood Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.1%
$300-$449/mo
1.4%
$450-$599/mo
1.7%
$600-$799/mo
4.3%
$800-$999/mo
6.2%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
18.5%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
20.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
24.5%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
10.4%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
9.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Crestwood How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
74.1%
Did not go to work
10.6%
Car (passenger)
7.1%
Bus
2.4%
Walked only
1.7%
Motorbike/Scooter
1.3%
Truck
1.0%
Bicycle
0.8%
Other
0.6%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.5%

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

Crestwood Car Ownership

0 vehicles
5.8%
1 vehicle
48.0%
2 vehicles
32.6%
3 vehicles
8.3%
4+ vehicles
5.3%

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

Crestwood Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
12.8%
2 bedrooms
36.1%
3 bedrooms
30.7%
4 bedrooms
14.7%
5 bedrooms
4.5%
6+ bedrooms
1.1%

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

Crestwood Population Mobility

19.8%
moved in the last year
48.8%
moved in the last 5 years
4.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
70.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Crestwood Indigenous Population

4.1%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
382
Indigenous residents
9,037
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Crestwood Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
545
Asthma
187
Arthritis
175
Diabetes
130
Heart disease
95
Lung condition
93
Cancer
53
Kidney disease
46
Stroke
43
Dementia
6

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

Crestwood Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
7.2%
$1-$149/wk
2.5%
$150-$299/wk
3.7%
$300-$399/wk
3.3%
$400-$499/wk
3.5%
$500-$649/wk
3.0%
$650-$799/wk
8.8%
$800-$999/wk
12.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
9.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.9%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
12.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.1%
$3,500+/wk
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Crestwood Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
43.2%
Couple — no children
30.0%
Couple — no children under 15
11.4%
One parent — children under 15
8.1%
One parent — no children under 15
7.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Crestwood Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
1.1% 42
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.6% 25
🏅
Previously served
3.5% 138
👤
Never served
94.8% 3,705

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Crestwood Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.9% 463
—
Did not provide
88.1% 3,415

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Crestwood Children Ever Born

No children
43.0%
1 child
13.7%
2 children
22.9%
3 children
12.7%
4 children
5.9%
5+ children
1.8%

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

Crestwood When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
30
1951–1960
79
1961–1970
145
1971–1980
82
1981–1990
86
1991–2000
68
2001–2010
256
2011–2015
243
2016
90
2017
126
2018
93
2019
67
2020
30
2021
4

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

Crestwood Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
22.1%
5–14 hours
29.4%
15–29 hours
11.1%
30+ hours
7.0%
Did not do domestic work
30.3%

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

Crestwood Household Size

1 person
38.9%
2 persons
29.8%
3 persons
12.6%
4 persons
11.9%
5 persons
4.5%
6+ persons
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Crestwood Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,713
Moved from NSW
411
Moved from ACT
226
Moved — same area (SA2)
144
Moved from VIC
48
Moved from overseas
31
Moved from QLD
28
Moved from SA
10
Moved from WA
4
Moved from NT
4

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

Crestwood Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
89.8%
Step family — no other children
4.9%
Blended family — no other children
4.5%
Intact family — other children present
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Crestwood Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 46 total

Theft
23
Assault
6
Property Damage
5
Other Against Property
5
Sexual Offences
2
Other Against Person
2
Weapons
2
Drug Offences
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Crestwood Schools

9
schools nearby
7
government
993
avg ICSEA score
3,186
total students
Finigan School of Distance Education Government
Combined · K-12 · 84 students
1067
ICSEA
St Gregory's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 730 students
1056
ICSEA
Queanbeyan Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 361 students
997
ICSEA
Queanbeyan West Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 387 students
988
ICSEA
Karabar High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 723 students
982
ICSEA
Queanbeyan High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 448 students
967
ICSEA
Tirriwirri School Government
Combined · U · 34 students
944
ICSEA
Queanbeyan South Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 419 students
939
ICSEA
St Gregory's Primary School - Lowe Street Campus Catholic
Primary

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

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Crestwood Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,719/wk
Median Rent $320/wk
Rent-to-Income 18.6%

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

If you earn X in Crestwood

≈ $7,449/month
Median rent $320/wk
Left after rent $1,399/wk
Rent share 18.6%

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Income: $819/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $20/wk
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Income: $932/wk Rent: $315/wk Save: $5/wk

Crestwood vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Walcha
Pop: 2,475 Income: $701/wk Rent: $203/wk
Edgecliff
Pop: 2,499 Income: $1,510/wk Rent: $600/wk
Bensville
Pop: 2,500 Income: $812/wk Rent: $463/wk
Charmhaven
Pop: 2,501 Income: $631/wk Rent: $375/wk
North Rothbury
Pop: 2,502 Income: $1,025/wk Rent: $450/wk
Dudley
Pop: 2,505 Income: $1,075/wk Rent: $420/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Crestwood

What is the population of Crestwood NSW?

The population of Crestwood NSW is 4,936 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2520.7 people per km².Crestwood is ranked #1,591 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Crestwood?

The median personal income in Crestwood NSW is $982 per week, or $51,064 per year.The median household income is $1,719 per week.Family income is $2,170 per week.Crestwood is ranked #1,327 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Crestwood?

Median rent in Crestwood NSW is $320 per week ($1,387 per month).Rent represents 18.6% of household income, which is considered affordable.Crestwood ranks #4,051 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Crestwood?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Crestwood NSW is $1,733. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Crestwood?

The median age in Crestwood NSW is 35 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Crestwood a good suburb to live in?

Crestwood is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 4,936.The median income is $982/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (18.6% 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: 11116. All dollar figures in AUD.