Suburbs Heckenberg

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Heckenberg NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Heckenberg NSW is 3,263 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Heckenberg is $462 per week ($24,024 per year). Median rent in Heckenberg is $300 per week ($1,300 per month). Heckenberg has a median age of 32 years, younger than the national median of 38. Heckenberg has a population density of 3515.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Heckenberg is Cambodia. The most common religion is Islam (26% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Arabic. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Heckenberg is $1,850.

There were 45 recorded offences in Heckenberg in 2025-26, a rate of 14 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was assault (13 offences).

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📍 Heckenberg, New South Wales — 33.9079°S, 150.8919°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (34)

Heckenberg Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Heckenberg Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$462/wk
$24,024 per year
#8559 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$300/wk
$1,300 per month
#4529 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
32years
6 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,850/mo
Avg household size: 3.3 · 1 per bedroom

Heckenberg Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.0% (1,598) Female 51.0% (1,662)

Population Density

3515.0
people per km²
3,263 people · 0.9 km²

Households

3.3
Avg household size
1
Persons per bedroom
$1,290
Family income/wk

Heckenberg 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)

Heckenberg Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
42.7% 188 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
57.3% 252 dwellings

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

Heckenberg Country of Birth

Australia
89.8%
Cambodia
3.7%
Fiji
2.7%
Croatia
0.8%
England
0.7%
Iran
0.6%
Chile
0.5%
Indonesia
0.4%
Afghanistan
0.3%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.3%

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

Heckenberg Religion

Islam
25.8%
No Religion
20.6%
Catholic
18.3%
Buddhism
14.5%
Not stated
9.3%
Anglican
5.9%
Christian (other)
3.4%
Othr Reln Other reln groups
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Heckenberg Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
60.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
22.3%
Year 9 or equivalent
10.4%
Year 11 or equivalent
6.7%

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

Heckenberg Languages Spoken at Home

Arabic
42.2%
Vietnamese
28.1%
Other
7.0%
Spanish
5.6%
Khmer
5.4%
Hindi
5.3%
Samoan
4.2%
SAL Tot
2.2%

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

Heckenberg Employment

💼
Employed full-time
19.0% 400 people
⏰
Employed part-time
12.1% 254 people
🔍
Unemployed
5.8% 121 people
🏠
Not in labour force
63.2% 1,329 people

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

Heckenberg Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
43.2%
Bachelor Degree
23.6%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
21.4%
Certificate I/II
5.3%
Postgraduate Degree
3.8%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.7%

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

Heckenberg Occupation

Community & Personal Service
18.9%
Technicians & Trade Workers
18.7%
Professionals
18.0%
Clerical & Administrative
15.4%
Labourers
9.4%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
9.4%
Managers
6.7%
Sales Workers
3.5%

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

Heckenberg Field of Study

Management & Commerce
18.0%
Engineering
17.5%
Society & Culture
16.0%
Health
12.3%
Education
11.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.3%
Architecture & Building
5.8%
Information Technology
5.0%
Creative Arts
4.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.3%
Agriculture & Environment
0.8%

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

Heckenberg Dwelling Types

Separate house
92.7%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
6.6%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Heckenberg Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
4.6%
$1-$149/wk
0.7%
$150-$299/wk
2.0%
$300-$399/wk
5.4%
$400-$499/wk
8.1%
$500-$649/wk
5.4%
$650-$799/wk
10.6%
$800-$999/wk
8.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.4%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
5.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.8%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.2%
$4,000+/wk
5.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Heckenberg Marital Status

💍
Married
38.4% 955
↔️
Separated
5.9% 146
📋
Divorced
10.3% 257
🕊️
Widowed
5.5% 137
👤
Never married
39.9% 994

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Heckenberg Ancestry

Other
24.0%
Australian
17.2%
Vietnamese
14.1%
English
13.4%
Lebanese
12.5%
Chinese
4.0%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.8%
Indian
2.8%
Samoan
2.6%
Irish
2.2%
Italian
1.8%
Filipino
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Heckenberg School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
34.6%
Secondary — Government
31.8%
Vocational Education
11.8%
Pre-school
6.0%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
5.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
3.8%
Primary — Catholic
3.5%
Secondary — Catholic
2.9%

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

Heckenberg Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
11.3% 675
✅
No need for assistance
88.7% 5,318

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

Heckenberg Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
5.6% 128
—
Not a volunteer
94.4% 2,142

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Heckenberg Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.8%
$300-$449/mo
4.5%
$450-$599/mo
3.1%
$600-$799/mo
2.2%
$800-$999/mo
6.3%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
13.0%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
19.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
23.3%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
16.6%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
5.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Heckenberg How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
65.4%
Did not go to work
21.1%
Car (passenger)
6.8%
Train
1.6%
Bus
1.5%
Truck
1.2%
Other
1.2%
Walked only
0.7%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%

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

Heckenberg Car Ownership

0 vehicles
11.7%
1 vehicle
37.2%
2 vehicles
30.3%
3 vehicles
12.7%
4+ vehicles
8.1%

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

Heckenberg Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.5%
2 bedrooms
9.2%
3 bedrooms
50.7%
4 bedrooms
31.2%
5 bedrooms
6.1%
6+ bedrooms
1.3%

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

Heckenberg Population Mobility

9.1%
moved in the last year
28.8%
moved in the last 5 years
13.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
38.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Heckenberg Indigenous Population

4.2%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
257
Indigenous residents
5,823
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Heckenberg Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
200
Asthma
105
Diabetes
89
Arthritis
86
Heart disease
64
Lung condition
51
Stroke
36
Kidney disease
23
Cancer
22
Dementia
9

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

Heckenberg Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
21.5%
$1-$149/wk
3.4%
$150-$299/wk
10.9%
$300-$399/wk
8.2%
$400-$499/wk
5.2%
$500-$649/wk
4.6%
$650-$799/wk
10.7%
$800-$999/wk
10.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
3.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
2.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.3%
$3,500+/wk
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Heckenberg Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
40.3%
One parent — children under 15
18.8%
Couple — no children under 15
15.3%
Couple — no children
12.9%
One parent — no children under 15
12.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Heckenberg Military Service

🏅
Previously served
0.9% 21
👤
Never served
99.1% 2,267

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Heckenberg Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.6% 305
—
Did not provide
86.4% 1,940

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Heckenberg Children Ever Born

No children
32.8%
1 child
13.0%
2 children
23.7%
3 children
15.2%
4 children
10.4%
5+ children
5.0%

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

Heckenberg When Migrants Arrived

1951–1960
13
1961–1970
44
1971–1980
110
1981–1990
245
1991–2000
281
2001–2010
260
2011–2015
170
2016
42
2017
17
2018
28
2019
21
2020
6
2021
4

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

Heckenberg Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
14.6%
5–14 hours
17.2%
15–29 hours
7.4%
30+ hours
9.7%
Did not do domestic work
51.1%

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

Heckenberg Household Size

1 person
18.4%
2 persons
23.8%
3 persons
16.3%
4 persons
16.5%
5 persons
11.5%
6+ persons
13.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Heckenberg Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,710
Moved from NSW
199
Moved — same area (SA2)
43
Moved from overseas
18
Moved from QLD
8
Moved from SA
3

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

Heckenberg Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
84.8%
Step family — no other children
7.7%
Blended family — no other children
5.4%
Other couple — children only
1.2%
Intact family — other children present
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Heckenberg Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 45 total

Assault
13
Other Against Property
13
Theft
8
Property Damage
5
Other Against Person
4
Drug Offences
2

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Heckenberg Schools

34
schools nearby
25
government
956
avg ICSEA score
18,010
total students
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 400 students
1062
ICSEA
John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 843 students
1059
ICSEA
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 819 students
1053
ICSEA
Freeman Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,411 students
1038
ICSEA
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 469 students
1037
ICSEA
St Johns Park Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 673 students
1023
ICSEA
Minarah College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,129 students
1014
ICSEA
Al Amanah College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 939 students
1012
ICSEA
St Therese Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 315 students
1003
ICSEA
Harrington Street Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 740 students
1000
ICSEA
Bonnyrigg Heights Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 769 students
989
ICSEA
King Park Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 396 students
985
ICSEA
Marsden Road Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 726 students
977
ICSEA
Green Valley Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 365 students
973
ICSEA
Edensor Park Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 286 students
963
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 34 schools

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

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Heckenberg Rent Prices & Affordability

26%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,159/wk
Median Rent $300/wk
Rent-to-Income 25.9%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Heckenberg

≈ $5,022/month
Median rent $300/wk
Left after rent $859/wk
Rent share 25.9%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $441/wk Rent: $263/wk Save: $37/wk
Willmot
Income: $475/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $10/wk
Ashcroft
Income: $458/wk Rent: $295/wk Save: $5/wk
Sadleir
Income: $446/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $50/wk
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Income: $451/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $100/wk
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Income: $461/wk Rent: $215/wk Save: $85/wk
Miller
Income: $435/wk Rent: $201/wk Save: $99/wk
Airds
Income: $451/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $80/wk

Heckenberg vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Nirimba Fields
Pop: 1,632 Income: $1,159/wk Rent: $410/wk
Crescent Head
Pop: 1,633 Income: $674/wk Rent: $320/wk
Dolls Point
Pop: 1,633 Income: $996/wk Rent: $451/wk
Fingal Bay
Pop: 1,635 Income: $573/wk Rent: $390/wk
Boolaroo
Pop: 1,636 Income: $768/wk Rent: $400/wk
Wickham (NSW)
Pop: 1,637 Income: $1,135/wk Rent: $470/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Heckenberg

What is the population of Heckenberg NSW?

The population of Heckenberg NSW is 3,263 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 3515.0 people per km².Heckenberg is ranked #2,253 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Heckenberg?

The median personal income in Heckenberg NSW is $462 per week, or $24,024 per year.The median household income is $1,159 per week.Family income is $1,290 per week.Heckenberg is ranked #8,559 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Heckenberg?

Median rent in Heckenberg NSW is $300 per week ($1,300 per month).Rent represents 25.9% of household income, which is considered moderate.Heckenberg ranks #4,529 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Heckenberg?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Heckenberg NSW is $1,850. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Heckenberg?

The median age in Heckenberg NSW is 32 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Heckenberg a good suburb to live in?

Heckenberg is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 3,263.The median income is $462/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (25.9% 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: 11894. All dollar figures in AUD.