Hanwood NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Hanwood NSW is 1,388 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Hanwood is $825 per week ($42,900 per year). Median rent in Hanwood is $275 per week ($1,192 per month). Hanwood has a median age of 39 years, older than the national median of 38. Hanwood has a population density of 13.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Hanwood is India. The most common religion is Catholic (43% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is IAL Punjabi. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Hanwood is $1,500.

There were 16 recorded offences in Hanwood in 2025-26, a rate of 12 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was other against property (4 offences).

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Hanwood Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Hanwood Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$825/wk
$42,900 per year
#3173 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$275/wk
$1,192 per month
#5547 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
39years
1 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,500/mo
Avg household size: 2.8 · 0.8 per bedroom

Hanwood Demographics

Gender Split

Male 53.5% (744) Female 46.5% (647)

Population Density

13.5
people per km²
1,388 people · 102.7 km²

Households

2.8
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,995
Family income/wk

Hanwood 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)

Hanwood Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
57.6% 163 dwellings
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Owned with mortgage
42.4% 120 dwellings

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

Hanwood Country of Birth

Australia
93.0%
India
5.4%
England
1.6%

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

Hanwood Religion

Catholic
43.2%
Not stated
18.4%
No Religion
15.2%
Anglican
8.9%
Othr Rel Sikhism
4.9%
Other Religions Tot
4.9%
Uniting Church
2.5%
Islam
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Hanwood Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
47.8%
Year 10 or equivalent
38.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
7.7%
Year 11 or equivalent
6.2%

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

Hanwood Languages Spoken at Home

IAL Punjabi
33.6%
Italian
28.8%
Mandarin
9.6%
SAL Oth
8.0%
SAL Tot
6.4%
Thai
5.6%
Other
5.6%
Arabic
2.4%

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

Hanwood Employment

💼
Employed full-time
47.7% 430 people
Employed part-time
22.5% 203 people
🔍
Unemployed
1.3% 12 people
🏠
Not in labour force
28.4% 256 people

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

Hanwood Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
51.8%
Bachelor Degree
22.9%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.1%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.5%
Certificate I/II
3.5%
Postgraduate Degree
2.3%

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

Hanwood Occupation

Managers
20.7%
Technicians & Trade Workers
20.4%
Professionals
15.9%
Clerical & Administrative
13.4%
Community & Personal Service
10.2%
Labourers
9.4%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
6.7%
Sales Workers
3.2%

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

Hanwood Field of Study

Management & Commerce
24.3%
Engineering
22.9%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
10.1%
Education
8.9%
Health
7.5%
Society & Culture
7.3%
Architecture & Building
6.7%
Agriculture & Environment
6.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.4%
Information Technology
1.7%
Creative Arts
1.1%

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

Hanwood Dwelling Types

Separate house
100.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Hanwood Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
3.3%
$300-$399/wk
3.6%
$400-$499/wk
4.7%
$500-$649/wk
1.4%
$650-$799/wk
3.8%
$800-$999/wk
5.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
9.6%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
13.7%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.9%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.6%
$4,000+/wk
11.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Hanwood Marital Status

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Married
53.3% 598
↔️
Separated
3.3% 37
📋
Divorced
4.5% 50
🕊️
Widowed
5.5% 62
👤
Never married
33.5% 376

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Hanwood Ancestry

Italian
30.0%
Australian
23.8%
English
20.8%
Other
7.7%
Irish
4.9%
Scottish
4.9%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.9%
German
1.7%
Indian
1.6%
Chinese
1.4%
Filipino
0.8%
Dutch
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Hanwood School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
30.3%
Secondary — Catholic
21.8%
Secondary — Government
16.0%
Vocational Education
12.2%
Pre-school
8.0%
Primary — Catholic
7.6%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.1%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
2.1%

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

Hanwood Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
5.0% 114
No need for assistance
95.0% 2,162

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

Hanwood Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
16.6% 153
Not a volunteer
83.4% 769

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Hanwood Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
8.2%
$300-$449/mo
5.1%
$600-$799/mo
4.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
27.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
23.5%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
20.4%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
4.1%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
7.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Hanwood How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
77.9%
Car (passenger)
7.5%
Walked only
6.3%
Did not go to work
5.8%
Truck
1.2%
Bus
0.8%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.5%

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

Hanwood Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.5%
1 vehicle
25.5%
2 vehicles
34.1%
3 vehicles
18.7%
4+ vehicles
19.2%

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

Hanwood Number of Bedrooms

2 bedrooms
9.4%
3 bedrooms
42.4%
4 bedrooms
38.1%
5 bedrooms
6.6%
6+ bedrooms
3.6%

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

Hanwood Population Mobility

8.7%
moved in the last year
26.7%
moved in the last 5 years
1.8%
unemployment rate (Census)
60.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Hanwood Indigenous Population

2.9%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
66
Indigenous residents
2,235
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Hanwood Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
78
Asthma
68
Arthritis
38
Diabetes
38
Heart disease
30
Cancer
22
Lung condition
14
Kidney disease
7
Stroke
4

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

Hanwood Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
11.0%
$1-$149/wk
3.5%
$150-$299/wk
4.0%
$300-$399/wk
3.1%
$400-$499/wk
3.5%
$500-$649/wk
3.5%
$650-$799/wk
11.2%
$800-$999/wk
13.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
11.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.1%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
7.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.5%
$3,500+/wk
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Hanwood Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
42.0%
Couple — no children
26.4%
Couple — no children under 15
20.7%
One parent — children under 15
6.2%
One parent — no children under 15
4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Hanwood Military Service

🏅
Previously served
1.2% 11
👤
Never served
98.8% 918

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Hanwood Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.3% 123
Did not provide
86.7% 803

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Hanwood Children Ever Born

No children
25.3%
1 child
9.2%
2 children
29.1%
3 children
21.9%
4 children
14.5%

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

Hanwood When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
6
1951–1960
20
1961–1970
18
1971–1980
6
1981–1990
6
1991–2000
10
2001–2010
23
2011–2015
25
2016
7
2017
22
2018
12
2019
13
2021
4

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

Hanwood Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.3%
5–14 hours
24.2%
15–29 hours
15.5%
30+ hours
9.5%
Did not do domestic work
29.5%

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

Hanwood Household Size

1 person
21.5%
2 persons
32.8%
3 persons
13.0%
4 persons
15.9%
5 persons
10.5%
6+ persons
6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Hanwood Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,026
Moved from NSW
57
Moved — same area (SA2)
27
Moved from QLD
6
Moved from VIC
4
Moved from overseas
4

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

Hanwood Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
91.3%
Blended family — no other children
5.3%
Step family — no other children
3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Hanwood Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 16 total

Other Against Property
4
Assault
3
Theft
3
Sexual Offences
2
Other Against Person
2
Property Damage
2

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Hanwood Schools

1
schools nearby
1
government
982
avg ICSEA score
154
total students
Hanwood Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 154 students
982
ICSEA

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

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Hanwood Rent Prices & Affordability

15%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,856/wk
Median Rent $275/wk
Rent-to-Income 14.8%

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

If you earn X in Hanwood

≈ $8,043/month
Median rent $275/wk
Left after rent $1,581/wk
Rent share 14.8%

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Hanwood vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Hanwood

What is the population of Hanwood NSW?

The population of Hanwood NSW is 1,388 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 13.5 people per km².Hanwood is ranked #3,500 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Hanwood?

The median personal income in Hanwood NSW is $825 per week, or $42,900 per year.The median household income is $1,856 per week.Family income is $1,995 per week.Hanwood is ranked #3,173 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Hanwood?

Median rent in Hanwood NSW is $275 per week ($1,192 per month).Rent represents 14.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Hanwood ranks #5,547 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Hanwood?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Hanwood NSW is $1,500. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Hanwood?

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

Is Hanwood a good suburb to live in?

Hanwood is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 1,388.The median income is $825/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (14.8% 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: 11857. All dollar figures in AUD.