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Engadine NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Engadine NSW is 17,736 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Engadine is $946 per week ($49,192 per year). Median rent in Engadine is $500 per week ($2,167 per month). Engadine has a median age of 39 years, older than the national median of 38. Engadine has a population density of 1921.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Engadine is England. The most common religion is No Religion (39% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Engadine is $2,600.

There were 102 recorded offences in Engadine in 2025-26, a rate of 6 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (29 offences).

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Engadine Population

residents (Census 2021)

Engadine Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$946/wk

$49,192 per year

#1653 of 14,663

🏠

Median Rent

$500/wk

$2,167 per month

#576 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

39years

1 years older than national median

🏡

Mortgage

$2,600/mo

Avg household size: 2.9 · 0.8 per bedroom

Engadine Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.9% (8,674) Female 51.1% (9,066)

Population Density

1921.0

people per km²

17,736 people · 9.2 km²

Households

2.9

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$2,602

Family income/wk

Engadine 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)

Engadine Housing Tenure

🏠

Owned outright

44.4% 2,264 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

55.6% 2,840 dwellings

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

Engadine Country of Birth

Australia

93.9%

England

4.3%

China

0.4%

India

0.4%

Germany

0.3%

France

0.2%

Chile

0.2%

Indonesia

0.2%

Fiji

0.1%

Brazil

0.1%

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

Engadine Religion

No Religion

38.6%

Catholic

30.3%

Anglican

19.2%

Not stated

3.9%

Uniting Church

2.4%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

2.0%

Baptist

1.8%

Christian (other)

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Engadine Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

60.2%

Year 10 or equivalent

29.1%

Year 11 or equivalent

5.6%

Year 9 or equivalent

5.1%

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

Engadine Languages Spoken at Home

Other

24.1%

Spanish

18.1%

Russian

13.0%

Mandarin

13.0%

Greek

9.5%

Italian

7.6%

Portuguese

7.6%

German

7.0%

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

Engadine Employment

💼

Employed full-time

40.5% 5,030 people

⏰

Employed part-time

22.6% 2,810 people

🔍

Unemployed

2.0% 244 people

🏠

Not in labour force

34.9% 4,342 people

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

Engadine Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

38.7%

Bachelor Degree

26.9%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

20.5%

Postgraduate Degree

8.0%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

3.9%

Certificate I/II

2.0%

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

Engadine Occupation

Professionals

29.5%

Technicians & Trade Workers

17.2%

Managers

15.4%

Clerical & Administrative

14.4%

Community & Personal Service

12.3%

Sales Workers

4.7%

Labourers

3.8%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

2.6%

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

Engadine Field of Study

Management & Commerce

23.1%

Engineering

17.4%

Society & Culture

13.5%

Education

11.2%

Health

9.9%

Architecture & Building

8.7%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

4.7%

Creative Arts

3.8%

Information Technology

2.9%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.8%

Agriculture & Environment

2.0%

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

Engadine Dwelling Types

Separate house

91.1%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

6.2%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Engadine Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.3%

$1-$149/wk

0.5%

$150-$299/wk

0.7%

$300-$399/wk

1.2%

$400-$499/wk

4.3%

$500-$649/wk

2.9%

$650-$799/wk

4.5%

$800-$999/wk

4.8%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

5.9%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

6.7%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.0%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

4.9%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

11.9%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

10.0%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

9.5%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

7.2%

$4,000+/wk

18.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Engadine Marital Status

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Married

56.0% 7,732

↔️

Separated

2.3% 321

📋

Divorced

7.2% 1,000

🕊️

Widowed

5.0% 693

👤

Never married

29.5% 4,071

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Engadine Ancestry

Australian

33.2%

English

32.3%

Irish

10.0%

Scottish

7.9%

Other

5.7%

Italian

2.9%

German

2.7%

Aboriginal Australianralian

1.3%

Chinese

1.3%

Dutch

1.1%

Greek

0.8%

Maltese

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Engadine School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

29.7%

Secondary — Government

23.0%

Pre-school

12.3%

Primary — Catholic

11.4%

Vocational Education

11.1%

Secondary — Catholic

9.9%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

1.3%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

1.3%

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

Engadine Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

4.3% 1,473

✅

No need for assistance

95.7% 33,077

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

Engadine Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

14.8% 1,979

—

Not a volunteer

85.2% 11,417

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Engadine Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

3.4%

$300-$449/mo

0.8%

$450-$599/mo

1.1%

$600-$799/mo

1.6%

$800-$999/mo

2.3%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

7.0%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

10.4%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

23.8%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

20.6%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

28.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Engadine How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

65.6%

Did not go to work

23.5%

Car (passenger)

3.7%

Train

2.8%

Walked only

1.9%

Truck

1.2%

Other

0.6%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.4%

Bus

0.2%

Bicycle

0.1%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.1%

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

Engadine Car Ownership

0 vehicles

3.8%

1 vehicle

29.5%

2 vehicles

44.8%

3 vehicles

13.8%

4+ vehicles

8.2%

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

Engadine Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

1.1%

2 bedrooms

13.9%

3 bedrooms

43.2%

4 bedrooms

31.8%

5 bedrooms

8.4%

6+ bedrooms

1.7%

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

Engadine Population Mobility

8.9%

moved in the last year

26.8%

moved in the last 5 years

2.7%

unemployment rate (Census)

65.8%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Engadine Indigenous Population

1.9%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

656

Indigenous residents

34,113

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Engadine Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

1,417

Asthma

722

Arthritis

570

Heart disease

476

Diabetes

426

Cancer

316

Lung condition

259

Kidney disease

157

Stroke

146

Dementia

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

Engadine Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

9.6%

$1-$149/wk

4.4%

$150-$299/wk

5.1%

$300-$399/wk

2.7%

$400-$499/wk

2.6%

$500-$649/wk

3.2%

$650-$799/wk

8.5%

$800-$999/wk

8.9%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

10.8%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.8%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

8.4%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

7.4%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

13.8%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

2.6%

$3,500+/wk

3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Engadine Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

48.6%

Couple — no children

21.1%

Couple — no children under 15

19.1%

One parent — children under 15

5.7%

One parent — no children under 15

5.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Engadine Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.2% 21

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.1% 11

🏅

Previously served

2.4% 318

👤

Never served

97.4% 13,067

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Engadine Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

13.0% 1,741

—

Did not provide

87.0% 11,649

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Engadine Children Ever Born

No children

28.0%

1 child

10.9%

2 children

35.6%

3 children

18.9%

4 children

5.4%

5+ children

1.2%

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

Engadine When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

147

1961–1970

313

1971–1980

263

1981–1990

318

1991–2000

351

2001–2010

471

2011–2015

252

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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

Engadine Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

21.9%

5–14 hours

31.8%

15–29 hours

16.2%

30+ hours

10.6%

Did not do domestic work

19.6%

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

Engadine Household Size

1 person

16.7%

2 persons

30.9%

3 persons

16.7%

4 persons

22.7%

5 persons

9.8%

6+ persons

3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Engadine Where Residents Moved From

Same address

15,546

Moved from NSW

1,004

Moved — same area (SA2)

407

Moved from overseas

Moved from QLD

Moved from VIC

Moved from WA

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

Engadine Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

89.3%

Step family — no other children

6.9%

Blended family — no other children

3.1%

Intact family — other children present

0.5%

Step family — other children present

0.1%

Other couple — children only

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Engadine Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 102 total

Theft

Other Against Person

Drug Offences

Assault

Property Damage

Other Against Property

Sexual Offences

Weapons

Traffic

Offence trend by year:

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

Engadine Schools

schools nearby

government

1062

avg ICSEA score

7,171

total students

Shire Christian School Independent

Combined · K-12 · 926 students

1116

ICSEA

Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School Independent

Combined · K-12 · 42 students

1108

ICSEA

St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 772 students

1094

ICSEA

Yarrawarrah Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 249 students

1081

ICSEA

St John Bosco College Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 986 students

1081

ICSEA

Heathcote East Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 106 students

1072

ICSEA

Marton Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 318 students

1063

ICSEA

Engadine Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 411 students

1059

ICSEA

Engadine West Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 541 students

1057

ICSEA

Heathcote Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 273 students

1056

ICSEA

Engadine High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,063 students

1051

ICSEA

Lucas Heights Community School Government

Combined · K-12 · 796 students

1038

ICSEA

Heathcote High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 633 students

1028

ICSEA

Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town Independent

Combined · 4-12 · 55 students

962

ICSEA

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

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Engadine Rent Prices & Affordability

22%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $2,303/wk

Median Rent $500/wk

Rent-to-Income 21.7%

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

If you earn X in Engadine

Your weekly income

≈ $9,980/month

Median rent $500/wk

Left after rent $1,803/wk

Rent share 21.7%

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Income: $802/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $210/wk

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Income: $794/wk Rent: $360/wk Save: $140/wk

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Income: $840/wk Rent: $361/wk Save: $139/wk

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Income: $794/wk Rent: $365/wk Save: $135/wk

Engadine vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

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Pop: 8,886 Income: $1,010/wk Rent: $500/wk

Thornleigh

Pop: 8,898 Income: $1,025/wk Rent: $530/wk

Berkeley Vale

Pop: 8,951 Income: $790/wk Rent: $420/wk

Moree

Pop: 8,962 Income: $851/wk Rent: $230/wk

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Pop: 8,964 Income: $1,566/wk Rent: $575/wk

Hunters Hill

Pop: 9,014 Income: $1,239/wk Rent: $530/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Engadine

What is the population of Engadine NSW?

The population of Engadine NSW is 17,736 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1921.0 people per km².Engadine is ranked #193 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Engadine?

The median personal income in Engadine NSW is $946 per week, or $49,192 per year.The median household income is $2,303 per week.Family income is $2,602 per week.Engadine is ranked #1,653 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Engadine?

Median rent in Engadine NSW is $500 per week ($2,167 per month).Rent represents 21.7% of household income, which is considered affordable.Engadine ranks #576 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Engadine?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Engadine NSW is $2,600. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Engadine?

The median age in Engadine NSW is 39 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Engadine a good suburb to live in?

Engadine is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 17,736.The median income is $946/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.7% 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: 11425. All dollar figures in AUD.