Suburbs Crookwell

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Crookwell NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Crookwell NSW is 2,686 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Crookwell is $639 per week ($33,228 per year). Median rent in Crookwell is $280 per week ($1,213 per month). Crookwell has a median age of 52 years, older than the national median of 38. Crookwell has a population density of 13.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Crookwell is England. The most common religion is Catholic (30% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Crookwell is $1,356.

There were 23 recorded offences in Crookwell in 2025-26, a rate of 9 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was other against person (6 offences).

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📍 Crookwell, New South Wales — 34.4493°S, 149.4508°E

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Crookwell Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Crookwell Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$639/wk
$33,228 per year
#6455 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$280/wk
$1,213 per month
#5374 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
52years
14 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,356/mo
Avg household size: 2.2 · 0.7 per bedroom

Crookwell Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.2% (1,294) Female 51.8% (1,388)

Population Density

13.0
people per km²
2,686 people · 207.4 km²

Households

2.2
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,622
Family income/wk

Crookwell 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)

Crookwell Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
68.0% 594 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
32.0% 280 dwellings

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

Crookwell Country of Birth

Australia
96.0%
England
3.4%
Germany
0.3%
Canada
0.3%

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

Crookwell Religion

Catholic
30.4%
Anglican
26.9%
No Religion
25.2%
Not stated
7.4%
Uniting Church
7.1%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.7%
Christian (other)
0.8%
Hinduism
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Crookwell Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
42.2%
Year 10 or equivalent
39.5%
Year 9 or equivalent
10.9%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.5%

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

Crookwell Languages Spoken at Home

Other
40.0%
Australian Indigenous
20.0%
Cantonese
20.0%
IAL Nepali
20.0%

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

Crookwell Employment

💼
Employed full-time
32.0% 663 people
⏰
Employed part-time
18.9% 393 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.3% 48 people
🏠
Not in labour force
46.8% 971 people

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

Crookwell Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
52.1%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.7%
Bachelor Degree
16.8%
Postgraduate Degree
4.3%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.6%
Certificate I/II
3.4%

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

Crookwell Occupation

Professionals
20.8%
Technicians & Trade Workers
18.3%
Community & Personal Service
17.2%
Managers
15.4%
Clerical & Administrative
9.9%
Labourers
8.2%
Sales Workers
5.7%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.6%

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

Crookwell Field of Study

Engineering
18.3%
Management & Commerce
15.6%
Society & Culture
14.7%
Health
12.6%
Education
10.7%
Architecture & Building
8.5%
Agriculture & Environment
8.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.6%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.1%
Creative Arts
1.9%
Information Technology
0.6%

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

Crookwell Dwelling Types

Separate house
95.5%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
4.0%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Crookwell Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.7%
$1-$149/wk
1.5%
$150-$299/wk
1.6%
$300-$399/wk
3.1%
$400-$499/wk
10.6%
$500-$649/wk
6.4%
$650-$799/wk
10.4%
$800-$999/wk
9.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
5.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.3%
$4,000+/wk
5.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Crookwell Marital Status

💍
Married
49.4% 1,129
↔️
Separated
3.5% 80
📋
Divorced
9.9% 227
🕊️
Widowed
9.3% 213
👤
Never married
27.8% 635

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Crookwell Ancestry

English
35.2%
Australian
33.5%
Irish
12.3%
Scottish
8.3%
German
2.8%
Aboriginal Australianralian
2.6%
Other
1.6%
Dutch
1.2%
Italian
0.8%
Welsh
0.6%
Chinese
0.6%
Maltese
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Crookwell School & University Attendance

Secondary — Government
33.2%
Primary — Government
23.0%
Primary — Catholic
15.7%
Vocational Education
12.8%
Pre-school
10.7%
Secondary — Catholic
4.6%

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

Crookwell Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
8.8% 440
✅
No need for assistance
91.2% 4,573

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

Crookwell Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
20.0% 424
—
Not a volunteer
80.0% 1,695

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Crookwell Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.7%
$300-$449/mo
2.7%
$450-$599/mo
2.3%
$600-$799/mo
4.3%
$800-$999/mo
10.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
28.4%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
25.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
14.4%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
4.3%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Crookwell How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
73.7%
Did not go to work
10.2%
Walked only
5.8%
Car (passenger)
4.6%
Truck
3.8%
Other
0.8%
Bus
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%
Train
0.3%

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

Crookwell Car Ownership

0 vehicles
4.1%
1 vehicle
34.2%
2 vehicles
37.9%
3 vehicles
13.9%
4+ vehicles
9.9%

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

Crookwell Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
2.5%
2 bedrooms
13.7%
3 bedrooms
47.2%
4 bedrooms
30.5%
5 bedrooms
5.4%
6+ bedrooms
0.7%

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

Crookwell Population Mobility

12.1%
moved in the last year
32.3%
moved in the last 5 years
4.1%
unemployment rate (Census)
51.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Crookwell Indigenous Population

3.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
183
Indigenous residents
4,855
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Crookwell Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
252
Arthritis
181
Lung condition
117
Asthma
115
Heart disease
89
Diabetes
88
Cancer
51
Stroke
40
Kidney disease
38
Dementia
11

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

Crookwell Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.6%
$1-$149/wk
5.1%
$150-$299/wk
6.2%
$300-$399/wk
6.5%
$400-$499/wk
5.8%
$500-$649/wk
4.2%
$650-$799/wk
11.0%
$800-$999/wk
12.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
4.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.4%
$3,500+/wk
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Crookwell Family Structure

Couple — no children
36.9%
Couple — children under 15
33.5%
Couple — no children under 15
15.1%
One parent — children under 15
7.5%
One parent — no children under 15
6.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Crookwell Military Service

🏅
Previously served
3.2% 68
👤
Never served
96.8% 2,063

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Crookwell Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.8% 334
—
Did not provide
84.2% 1,781

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Crookwell Children Ever Born

No children
24.0%
1 child
10.7%
2 children
29.5%
3 children
21.0%
4 children
11.7%
5+ children
3.1%

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

Crookwell When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
4
1951–1960
27
1961–1970
40
1971–1980
24
1981–1990
29
1991–2000
8
2001–2010
13
2011–2015
12
2018
3

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

Crookwell Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.7%
5–14 hours
27.2%
15–29 hours
14.3%
30+ hours
12.3%
Did not do domestic work
24.5%

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

Crookwell Household Size

1 person
32.4%
2 persons
38.7%
3 persons
12.0%
4 persons
9.7%
5 persons
4.2%
6+ persons
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Crookwell Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,168
Moved — same area (SA2)
151
Moved from NSW
113
Moved from ACT
13
Moved from VIC
5
Moved from overseas
4
Moved from WA
3
Moved from QLD
3

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

Crookwell Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
80.2%
Step family — no other children
11.9%
Blended family — no other children
6.3%
Intact family — other children present
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Crookwell Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 23 total

Other Against Person
6
Theft
6
Other Against Property
5
Assault
3
Weapons
3

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Crookwell Schools

3
schools nearby
2
government
969
avg ICSEA score
546
total students
St Mary's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 144 students
1005
ICSEA
Crookwell Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 220 students
963
ICSEA
Crookwell High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 182 students
940
ICSEA

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

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Crookwell Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,196/wk
Median Rent $280/wk
Rent-to-Income 23.4%

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

If you earn X in Crookwell

≈ $5,183/month
Median rent $280/wk
Left after rent $916/wk
Rent share 23.4%

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Income: $515/wk Rent: $230/wk Save: $50/wk

Crookwell vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Millthorpe
Pop: 1,347 Income: $942/wk Rent: $325/wk
The Rock
Pop: 1,347 Income: $636/wk Rent: $245/wk
Bolwarra (NSW)
Pop: 1,350 Income: $946/wk Rent: $440/wk
Ellalong
Pop: 1,351 Income: $723/wk Rent: $400/wk
Argenton
Pop: 1,352 Income: $616/wk Rent: $350/wk
Orangeville
Pop: 1,354 Income: $938/wk Rent: $420/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Crookwell

What is the population of Crookwell NSW?

The population of Crookwell NSW is 2,686 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 13.0 people per km².Crookwell is ranked #2,601 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Crookwell?

The median personal income in Crookwell NSW is $639 per week, or $33,228 per year.The median household income is $1,196 per week.Family income is $1,622 per week.Crookwell is ranked #6,455 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Crookwell?

Median rent in Crookwell NSW is $280 per week ($1,213 per month).Rent represents 23.4% of household income, which is considered affordable.Crookwell ranks #5,374 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Crookwell?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Crookwell NSW is $1,356. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Crookwell?

The median age in Crookwell NSW is 52 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Crookwell a good suburb to live in?

Crookwell is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 2,686.The median income is $639/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.4% 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: 11124. All dollar figures in AUD.