Suburbs Kooringal (NSW)

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Kooringal NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Kooringal NSW is 7,404 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Kooringal is $777 per week ($40,404 per year). Median rent in Kooringal is $270 per week ($1,170 per month). Kooringal has a median age of 35 years, younger than the national median of 38. Kooringal has a population density of 1522.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Kooringal is India. The most common religion is No Religion (40% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Kooringal is $1,324.

There were 169 recorded offences in Kooringal in 2025-26, a rate of 23 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (59 offences).

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📍 Kooringal, New South Wales — 35.1376°S, 147.3741°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (21)

Kooringal Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Kooringal Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$777/wk
$40,404 per year
#4002 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$270/wk
$1,170 per month
#5664 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
35years
3 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,324/mo
Avg household size: 2.4 · 0.7 per bedroom

Kooringal Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.9% (3,620) Female 51.1% (3,783)

Population Density

1522.7
people per km²
7,404 people · 4.9 km²

Households

2.4
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,792
Family income/wk

Kooringal 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)

Kooringal Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
48.4% 869 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
51.6% 928 dwellings

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

Kooringal Country of Birth

Australia
93.8%
India
1.8%
China
1.6%
England
1.2%
Bangladesh
0.6%
Canada
0.3%
Fiji
0.3%
Germany
0.2%
Afghanistan
0.1%
Brazil
0.1%

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

Kooringal Religion

No Religion
40.2%
Catholic
25.1%
Anglican
15.6%
Not stated
6.5%
Uniting Church
3.9%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
3.8%
Christian (other)
2.6%
Other Religions Tot
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Kooringal Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
54.4%
Year 10 or equivalent
30.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
8.5%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.8%

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

Kooringal Languages Spoken at Home

Other
38.1%
Mandarin
16.2%
SAL Tot
10.8%
SAL Filipin
9.0%
Bengali
6.8%
IAL Punjabi
6.8%
Tamil
6.8%
IAL Nepali
5.4%

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

Kooringal Employment

💼
Employed full-time
39.0% 2,084 people
⏰
Employed part-time
21.2% 1,131 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.6% 190 people
🏠
Not in labour force
36.3% 1,941 people

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

Kooringal Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
41.6%
Bachelor Degree
26.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.1%
Postgraduate Degree
7.8%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.5%
Certificate I/II
3.2%

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

Kooringal Occupation

Professionals
27.4%
Technicians & Trade Workers
18.5%
Community & Personal Service
16.1%
Clerical & Administrative
11.3%
Managers
11.0%
Sales Workers
6.2%
Labourers
5.6%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
3.8%

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

Kooringal Field of Study

Management & Commerce
20.0%
Engineering
14.6%
Society & Culture
14.3%
Health
14.3%
Education
11.5%
Architecture & Building
7.3%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.8%
Agriculture & Environment
3.6%
Creative Arts
3.1%
Information Technology
2.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.2%

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

Kooringal Dwelling Types

Separate house
99.7%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.2%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Kooringal Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.4%
$1-$149/wk
1.0%
$150-$299/wk
1.4%
$300-$399/wk
2.4%
$400-$499/wk
7.2%
$500-$649/wk
6.1%
$650-$799/wk
7.6%
$800-$999/wk
8.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.3%
$4,000+/wk
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Kooringal Marital Status

💍
Married
42.6% 2,482
↔️
Separated
4.3% 253
📋
Divorced
9.2% 535
🕊️
Widowed
5.0% 293
👤
Never married
38.8% 2,261

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Kooringal Ancestry

English
30.2%
Australian
29.9%
Irish
10.5%
Scottish
8.1%
Other
6.8%
Aboriginal Australianralian
5.2%
German
3.8%
Chinese
1.4%
Italian
1.4%
Dutch
1.0%
Filipino
0.9%
Indian
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Kooringal School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
30.6%
Secondary — Government
19.3%
Vocational Education
15.4%
Pre-school
10.2%
Primary — Catholic
7.3%
Secondary — Catholic
7.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
5.0%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.8%

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

Kooringal Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
6.4% 903
✅
No need for assistance
93.6% 13,115

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

Kooringal Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
17.8% 986
—
Not a volunteer
82.2% 4,543

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Kooringal Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.5%
$300-$449/mo
2.5%
$450-$599/mo
2.3%
$600-$799/mo
4.0%
$800-$999/mo
9.9%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
32.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
24.2%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
15.1%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
3.6%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Kooringal How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
78.2%
Did not go to work
9.5%
Car (passenger)
8.0%
Walked only
1.9%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.7%
Bus
0.6%
Bicycle
0.6%
Truck
0.3%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%
Other
0.1%

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

Kooringal Car Ownership

0 vehicles
6.3%
1 vehicle
40.8%
2 vehicles
38.0%
3 vehicles
10.5%
4+ vehicles
4.4%

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

Kooringal Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
2.2%
2 bedrooms
17.7%
3 bedrooms
42.1%
4 bedrooms
29.8%
5 bedrooms
7.0%
6+ bedrooms
1.2%

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

Kooringal Population Mobility

15.0%
moved in the last year
46.0%
moved in the last 5 years
5.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
61.8%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Kooringal Indigenous Population

7.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
1,071
Indigenous residents
13,083
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Kooringal Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
867
Asthma
378
Arthritis
258
Diabetes
232
Lung condition
177
Heart disease
161
Cancer
123
Kidney disease
91
Stroke
51
Dementia
21

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

Kooringal Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
7.7%
$1-$149/wk
4.2%
$150-$299/wk
7.0%
$300-$399/wk
4.3%
$400-$499/wk
3.9%
$500-$649/wk
4.1%
$650-$799/wk
10.9%
$800-$999/wk
13.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.1%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.9%
$3,500+/wk
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Kooringal Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
40.8%
Couple — no children
27.0%
One parent — children under 15
14.9%
Couple — no children under 15
10.5%
One parent — no children under 15
6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Kooringal Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.5% 26
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 9
🏅
Previously served
3.5% 193
👤
Never served
95.9% 5,306

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Kooringal Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.9% 822
—
Did not provide
85.1% 4,682

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Kooringal Children Ever Born

No children
31.0%
1 child
12.8%
2 children
25.3%
3 children
18.0%
4 children
9.8%
5+ children
3.2%

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

Kooringal When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
15
1951–1960
43
1961–1970
78
1971–1980
50
1981–1990
38
1991–2000
55
2001–2010
118
2011–2015
153
2016
52
2017
66
2018
80
2019
92
2020
23
2021
11

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

Kooringal Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.3%
5–14 hours
29.4%
15–29 hours
12.7%
30+ hours
9.4%
Did not do domestic work
27.2%

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

Kooringal Household Size

1 person
30.3%
2 persons
34.1%
3 persons
15.3%
4 persons
11.0%
5 persons
5.4%
6+ persons
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Kooringal Where Residents Moved From

Same address
5,900
Moved from NSW
603
Moved — same area (SA2)
275
Moved from VIC
45
Moved from overseas
33
Moved from ACT
28
Moved from QLD
28
Moved from TAS
6
Moved from SA
5

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

Kooringal Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
84.2%
Step family — no other children
8.7%
Blended family — no other children
5.5%
Intact family — other children present
1.0%
Other couple — children only
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Kooringal Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 169 total

Theft
59
Other Against Property
34
Property Damage
21
Assault
18
Other Against Person
18
Drug Offences
8
Weapons
7
Sexual Offences
4

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Kooringal Schools

21
schools nearby
13
government
964
avg ICSEA score
7,595
total students
Lutheran School Wagga Wagga Independent
Primary · K-6 · 332 students
1120
ICSEA
Saint Mary MacKillop Colleges Limited Independent
Combined · K-12 · 198 students
1078
ICSEA
Wagga Wagga Christian College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 563 students
1033
ICSEA
Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 338 students
1033
ICSEA
Henschke Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 603 students
1029
ICSEA
Kildare Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 972 students
1028
ICSEA
South Wagga Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 266 students
1027
ICSEA
Wagga Wagga Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 440 students
1008
ICSEA
OneSchool Global NSW - Wagga Wagga Independent
Combined · 3-12 · 36 students
990
ICSEA
Sturt Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 306 students
966
ICSEA
Wagga Wagga High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 818 students
960
ICSEA
Kooringal High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 839 students
959
ICSEA
Turvey Park Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 283 students
944
ICSEA
Kooringal Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 390 students
933
ICSEA
Willans Hill School Government
Combined · U · 71 students
929
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 21 schools

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

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Kooringal Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,404/wk
Median Rent $270/wk
Rent-to-Income 19.2%

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

If you earn X in Kooringal

≈ $6,084/month
Median rent $270/wk
Left after rent $1,134/wk
Rent share 19.2%

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Income: $823/wk Rent: $175/wk Save: $95/wk
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Tolland
Income: $666/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $50/wk
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Income: $656/wk Rent: $253/wk Save: $17/wk
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Income: $641/wk Rent: $190/wk Save: $80/wk
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Income: $689/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $70/wk

Kooringal vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

East Lindfield
Pop: 3,710 Income: $1,132/wk Rent: $990/wk
Mount Hutton (NSW)
Pop: 3,712 Income: $710/wk Rent: $395/wk
Burraneer
Pop: 3,719 Income: $1,209/wk Rent: $660/wk
Denistone
Pop: 3,726 Income: $970/wk Rent: $600/wk
Koonawarra
Pop: 3,732 Income: $584/wk Rent: $350/wk
Ashmont
Pop: 3,747 Income: $577/wk Rent: $220/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Kooringal

What is the population of Kooringal NSW?

The population of Kooringal NSW is 7,404 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1522.7 people per km².Kooringal is ranked #980 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Kooringal?

The median personal income in Kooringal NSW is $777 per week, or $40,404 per year.The median household income is $1,404 per week.Family income is $1,792 per week.Kooringal is ranked #4,002 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Kooringal?

Median rent in Kooringal NSW is $270 per week ($1,170 per month).Rent represents 19.2% of household income, which is considered affordable.Kooringal ranks #5,664 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Kooringal?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Kooringal NSW is $1,324. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Kooringal?

The median age in Kooringal NSW is 35 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Kooringal a good suburb to live in?

Kooringal is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 7,404.The median income is $777/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.2% 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: 12202. All dollar figures in AUD.