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Kanwal NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Kanwal NSW is 4,194 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Kanwal is $652 per week ($33,904 per year). Median rent in Kanwal is $380 per week ($1,647 per month). Kanwal has a median age of 45 years, older than the national median of 38. Kanwal has a population density of 1724.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Kanwal is England. The most common religion is No Religion (38% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Kanwal is $1,733.

There were 83 recorded offences in Kanwal in 2025-26, a rate of 20 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (21 offences).

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Kanwal Population

residents (Census 2021)

Kanwal Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$652/wk

$33,904 per year

#6309 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$380/wk

$1,647 per month

#2445 of 14,663

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Median Age

45years

7 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$1,733/mo

Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.8 per bedroom

Kanwal Demographics

Gender Split

Male 46.7% (1,956) Female 53.3% (2,233)

Population Density

1724.0

people per km²

4,194 people · 2.4 km²

Households

2.5

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$1,706

Family income/wk

Kanwal 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)

Kanwal Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

47.8% 452 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

52.2% 493 dwellings

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

Kanwal Country of Birth

Australia

93.8%

England

3.5%

India

1.0%

China

0.8%

Indonesia

0.3%

Egypt

0.2%

Fiji

0.2%

Germany

0.2%

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

Kanwal Religion

No Religion

38.4%

Catholic

20.8%

Anglican

19.4%

Not stated

13.5%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

2.1%

Christian (other)

2.0%

Baptist

2.0%

Uniting Church

1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Kanwal Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

44.2%

Year 10 or equivalent

36.8%

Year 9 or equivalent

11.1%

Year 11 or equivalent

7.8%

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

Kanwal Languages Spoken at Home

Other

31.8%

SAL Tot

12.1%

Mandarin

11.2%

Italian

10.3%

Malayalam

10.3%

Urdu

8.4%

Spanish

8.4%

SAL Tagalog

7.5%

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

Kanwal Employment

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Employed full-time

29.2% 826 people

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Employed part-time

17.7% 500 people

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Unemployed

3.7% 105 people

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Not in labour force

49.4% 1,395 people

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

Kanwal Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

54.0%

Bachelor Degree

18.8%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

17.8%

Certificate I/II

4.0%

Postgraduate Degree

3.6%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

1.7%

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

Kanwal Occupation

Professionals

21.4%

Community & Personal Service

19.2%

Technicians & Trade Workers

18.3%

Clerical & Administrative

13.1%

Managers

9.4%

Sales Workers

7.1%

Labourers

6.5%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

4.9%

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

Kanwal Field of Study

Management & Commerce

23.5%

Society & Culture

15.7%

Engineering

15.2%

Health

13.7%

Education

9.3%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

7.7%

Architecture & Building

6.7%

Creative Arts

3.0%

Agriculture & Environment

2.2%

Information Technology

1.9%

Natural & Physical Sciences

1.2%

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

Kanwal Dwelling Types

Separate house

95.9%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

3.8%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Kanwal Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.9%

$1-$149/wk

0.6%

$150-$299/wk

0.7%

$300-$399/wk

2.4%

$400-$499/wk

10.4%

$500-$649/wk

5.5%

$650-$799/wk

7.5%

$800-$999/wk

8.0%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

9.5%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.6%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.9%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.1%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

11.6%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

6.7%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

5.5%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

2.5%

$4,000+/wk

6.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Kanwal Marital Status

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Married

38.2% 1,347

↔️

Separated

3.8% 134

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Divorced

10.9% 384

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Widowed

11.8% 418

👤

Never married

35.3% 1,246

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Kanwal Ancestry

Australian

34.7%

English

30.9%

Irish

7.5%

Scottish

7.4%

Other

6.0%

Aboriginal Australianralian

5.7%

German

2.4%

Italian

1.6%

Maltese

1.0%

Dutch

0.9%

Filipino

0.9%

Chinese

0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Kanwal School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

35.2%

Secondary — Government

27.9%

Vocational Education

13.6%

Pre-school

8.2%

Secondary — Catholic

5.7%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

3.8%

Primary — Catholic

3.7%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

1.8%

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

Kanwal Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

12.2% 903

✅

No need for assistance

87.8% 6,476

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

Kanwal Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

8.7% 265

—

Not a volunteer

91.3% 2,793

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Kanwal Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

5.1%

$300-$449/mo

1.5%

$450-$599/mo

2.9%

$600-$799/mo

3.7%

$800-$999/mo

6.4%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

16.0%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

21.3%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

28.6%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

11.2%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Kanwal How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

68.3%

Did not go to work

22.6%

Car (passenger)

5.4%

Walked only

1.3%

Truck

0.9%

Bus

0.9%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.6%

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

Kanwal Car Ownership

0 vehicles

5.1%

1 vehicle

37.4%

2 vehicles

37.0%

3 vehicles

12.3%

4+ vehicles

8.1%

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

Kanwal Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

2.7%

2 bedrooms

8.0%

3 bedrooms

47.3%

4 bedrooms

34.0%

5 bedrooms

6.1%

6+ bedrooms

1.7%

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

Kanwal Population Mobility

13.1%

moved in the last year

39.3%

moved in the last 5 years

6.1%

unemployment rate (Census)

47.6%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Kanwal Indigenous Population

7.8%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

608

Indigenous residents

7,189

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Kanwal Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

539

Arthritis

192

Asthma

167

Lung condition

140

Diabetes

135

Heart disease

132

Cancer

Stroke

Kidney disease

Dementia

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

Kanwal Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

11.1%

$1-$149/wk

3.1%

$150-$299/wk

6.5%

$300-$399/wk

6.5%

$400-$499/wk

5.8%

$500-$649/wk

4.0%

$650-$799/wk

11.7%

$800-$999/wk

11.9%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

13.8%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.4%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.4%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

4.4%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

4.8%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

0.9%

$3,500+/wk

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Kanwal Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

35.0%

Couple — no children

26.3%

Couple — no children under 15

15.9%

One parent — children under 15

12.4%

One parent — no children under 15

10.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Kanwal Military Service

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Current ADF — Regular

0.2% 6

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Previously served

3.6% 110

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Never served

96.2% 2,952

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Kanwal Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

12.9% 394

—

Did not provide

87.1% 2,654

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Kanwal Children Ever Born

No children

29.7%

1 child

11.3%

2 children

29.2%

3 children

19.5%

4 children

7.3%

5+ children

2.9%

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

Kanwal When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

2011–2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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

Kanwal Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

18.1%

5–14 hours

26.6%

15–29 hours

12.7%

30+ hours

9.6%

Did not do domestic work

33.0%

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

Kanwal Household Size

1 person

26.9%

2 persons

32.2%

3 persons

15.0%

4 persons

15.1%

5 persons

7.1%

6+ persons

3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Kanwal Where Residents Moved From

Same address

3,161

Moved from NSW

362

Moved — same area (SA2)

Moved from overseas

Moved from VIC

Moved from WA

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

Kanwal Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

77.8%

Step family — no other children

11.4%

Blended family — no other children

6.9%

Other couple — children only

1.6%

Intact family — other children present

1.3%

Blended family — other children present

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Kanwal Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 83 total

Theft

Other Against Property

Other Against Person

Assault

Sexual Offences

Drug Offences

Property Damage

Traffic

Offence trend by year:

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

Kanwal Schools

schools nearby

government

960

avg ICSEA score

6,611

total students

MacKillop Catholic College Catholic

Combined · K-12 · 1,558 students

1042

ICSEA

Porters Creek Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 317 students

988

ICSEA

Woongarrah Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 385 students

984

ICSEA

Warnervale Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 442 students

979

ICSEA

Tuggerawong Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 208 students

953

ICSEA

Kanwal Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 500 students

942

ICSEA

Wadalba Community School Government

Combined · K-12 · 1,414 students

941

ICSEA

Tacoma Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 186 students

938

ICSEA

Gorokan High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 981 students

923

ICSEA

Gorokan Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 620 students

913

ICSEA

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

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Kanwal Rent Prices & Affordability

28%

of income

Moderate

Household Income $1,344/wk

Median Rent $380/wk

Rent-to-Income 28.3%

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

If you earn X in Kanwal

Your weekly income

≈ $5,824/month

Median rent $380/wk

Left after rent $964/wk

Rent share 28.3%

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Pop: 2,100 Income: $1,039/wk Rent: $950/wk

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Pop: 2,102 Income: $837/wk Rent: $650/wk

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Pop: 2,103 Income: $812/wk Rent: $554/wk

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Pop: 2,105 Income: $543/wk Rent: $116/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Kanwal

What is the population of Kanwal NSW?

The population of Kanwal NSW is 4,194 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1724.0 people per km².Kanwal is ranked #1,839 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Kanwal?

The median personal income in Kanwal NSW is $652 per week, or $33,904 per year.The median household income is $1,344 per week.Family income is $1,706 per week.Kanwal is ranked #6,309 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Kanwal?

Median rent in Kanwal NSW is $380 per week ($1,647 per month).Rent represents 28.3% of household income, which is considered moderate.Kanwal ranks #2,445 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Kanwal?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Kanwal 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 Kanwal?

The median age in Kanwal NSW is 45 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Kanwal a good suburb to live in?

Kanwal is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 4,194.The median income is $652/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (28.3% 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: 12075. All dollar figures in AUD.