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Lurnea NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Lurnea NSW is 10,057 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Lurnea is $486 per week ($25,272 per year). Median rent in Lurnea is $380 per week ($1,647 per month). Lurnea has a median age of 32 years, younger than the national median of 38. Lurnea has a population density of 4016.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Lurnea is Fiji. The most common religion is Islam (31% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Arabic. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Lurnea is $2,080.

There were 123 recorded offences in Lurnea in 2025-26, a rate of 12 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (37 offences).

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📍 Lurnea, New South Wales — 33.9362°S, 150.8973°E

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Lurnea Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Lurnea Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$486/wk
$25,272 per year
#8362 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$380/wk
$1,647 per month
#2445 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
32years
6 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,080/mo
Avg household size: 3.2 · 1 per bedroom

Lurnea Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.8% (5,010) Female 50.2% (5,044)

Population Density

4016.7
people per km²
10,057 people · 2.5 km²

Households

3.2
Avg household size
1
Persons per bedroom
$1,384
Family income/wk

Lurnea 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)

Lurnea Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
44.5% 711 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
55.5% 888 dwellings

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

Lurnea Country of Birth

Australia
87.8%
Fiji
3.7%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1.6%
England
1.4%
India
1.3%
Cambodia
1.0%
Egypt
0.9%
Croatia
0.8%
China
0.8%
Chile
0.7%

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

Lurnea Religion

Islam
30.7%
Catholic
19.6%
No Religion
10.9%
Not stated
10.4%
Other Religions Tot
9.5%
Othr Reln Other reln groups
9.2%
Anglican
5.3%
Eastern Orthodox
4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Lurnea Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
62.4%
Year 10 or equivalent
23.1%
Year 9 or equivalent
7.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
6.9%

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

Lurnea Languages Spoken at Home

Arabic
67.5%
Vietnamese
9.3%
Other
8.1%
Urdu
3.3%
Spanish
3.3%
Serbian
3.1%
Hindi
3.0%
SAL Tot
2.5%

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

Lurnea Employment

💼
Employed full-time
20.3% 1,298 people
⏰
Employed part-time
11.8% 756 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.7% 235 people
🏠
Not in labour force
64.1% 4,093 people

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

Lurnea Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
36.4%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
25.4%
Bachelor Degree
25.3%
Postgraduate Degree
7.5%
Certificate I/II
3.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
1.9%

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

Lurnea Occupation

Professionals
23.6%
Technicians & Trade Workers
15.7%
Community & Personal Service
14.9%
Clerical & Administrative
14.0%
Managers
10.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
9.5%
Labourers
6.9%
Sales Workers
5.3%

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

Lurnea Field of Study

Management & Commerce
25.4%
Engineering
15.7%
Society & Culture
13.8%
Health
11.1%
Education
10.1%
Architecture & Building
6.4%
Information Technology
5.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
4.5%
Creative Arts
3.8%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.3%
Agriculture & Environment
0.7%

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

Lurnea Dwelling Types

Separate house
77.5%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
19.9%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Lurnea Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
3.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.8%
$150-$299/wk
1.9%
$300-$399/wk
3.6%
$400-$499/wk
8.8%
$500-$649/wk
4.7%
$650-$799/wk
9.1%
$800-$999/wk
8.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.3%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
9.7%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.5%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.6%
$4,000+/wk
4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Lurnea Marital Status

💍
Married
45.7% 3,464
↔️
Separated
4.6% 346
📋
Divorced
8.5% 648
🕊️
Widowed
5.1% 384
👤
Never married
36.1% 2,741

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Lurnea Ancestry

Other
34.3%
Australian
16.8%
Lebanese
15.0%
English
12.6%
Vietnamese
4.6%
Italian
2.9%
Chinese
2.7%
Aboriginal Australianralian
2.6%
Irish
2.4%
Indian
2.2%
Serbian
2.1%
Greek
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Lurnea School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
31.3%
Secondary — Government
22.6%
Vocational Education
10.5%
Pre-school
8.6%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
8.5%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
7.4%
Primary — Catholic
5.9%
Secondary — Catholic
5.2%

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

Lurnea Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
10.1% 1,853
✅
No need for assistance
89.9% 16,468

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

Lurnea Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
6.2% 423
—
Not a volunteer
93.8% 6,447

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Lurnea Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.8%
$300-$449/mo
2.2%
$450-$599/mo
0.5%
$600-$799/mo
2.9%
$800-$999/mo
3.3%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
10.2%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
16.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
29.3%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
16.6%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
13.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Lurnea How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
64.0%
Did not go to work
22.5%
Car (passenger)
6.7%
Train
1.3%
Bus
1.3%
Walked only
1.2%
Truck
1.1%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.7%
Other
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%
Bicycle
0.2%

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

Lurnea Car Ownership

0 vehicles
10.5%
1 vehicle
36.9%
2 vehicles
33.4%
3 vehicles
12.2%
4+ vehicles
7.0%

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

Lurnea Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
4.7%
2 bedrooms
17.4%
3 bedrooms
50.2%
4 bedrooms
21.3%
5 bedrooms
5.1%
6+ bedrooms
1.4%

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

Lurnea Population Mobility

11.8%
moved in the last year
34.8%
moved in the last 5 years
8.6%
unemployment rate (Census)
37.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Lurnea Indigenous Population

2.9%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
547
Indigenous residents
18,066
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Lurnea Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
632
Diabetes
349
Asthma
319
Arthritis
252
Heart disease
225
Lung condition
133
Kidney disease
105
Stroke
87
Cancer
76
Dementia
25

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

Lurnea Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
17.9%
$1-$149/wk
4.6%
$150-$299/wk
10.8%
$300-$399/wk
8.0%
$400-$499/wk
5.3%
$500-$649/wk
5.1%
$650-$799/wk
9.7%
$800-$999/wk
10.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.5%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
3.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.5%
$3,500+/wk
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Lurnea Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
48.6%
Couple — no children under 15
17.7%
Couple — no children
13.3%
One parent — children under 15
10.9%
One parent — no children under 15
9.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Lurnea Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 8
🏅
Previously served
0.8% 56
👤
Never served
99.1% 6,859

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Lurnea Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.1% 892
—
Did not provide
86.9% 5,928

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Lurnea Children Ever Born

No children
30.1%
1 child
11.4%
2 children
24.8%
3 children
17.5%
4 children
10.8%
5+ children
5.3%

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

Lurnea When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
13
1951–1960
82
1961–1970
207
1971–1980
323
1981–1990
559
1991–2000
733
2001–2010
965
2011–2015
635
2016
231
2017
104
2018
117
2019
136
2020
35
2021
11

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

Lurnea Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
14.6%
5–14 hours
16.3%
15–29 hours
8.1%
30+ hours
10.0%
Did not do domestic work
51.1%

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

Lurnea Household Size

1 person
20.5%
2 persons
23.6%
3 persons
16.3%
4 persons
16.9%
5 persons
10.1%
6+ persons
12.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Lurnea Where Residents Moved From

Same address
8,036
Moved from NSW
810
Moved — same area (SA2)
165
Moved from overseas
64
Moved from QLD
6
Moved from VIC
5
Moved from ACT
5

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

Lurnea Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
90.5%
Step family — no other children
4.7%
Blended family — no other children
2.3%
Intact family — other children present
1.8%
Other couple — children only
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Lurnea Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 123 total

Theft
37
Assault
26
Other Against Property
20
Other Against Person
15
Property Damage
12
Drug Offences
7
Weapons
3
Sexual Offences
3

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Lurnea Schools

27
schools nearby
19
government
952
avg ICSEA score
17,096
total students
Amity College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 2,588 students
1096
ICSEA
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 646 students
1088
ICSEA
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 400 students
1062
ICSEA
All Saints Catholic College Catholic
Combined · K-12 · 2,138 students
1038
ICSEA
Dalmeny Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 671 students
1012
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
Casula Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 660 students
980
ICSEA
Marsden Road Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 726 students
977
ICSEA
Prestons Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 586 students
962
ICSEA
Liverpool Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 562 students
960
ICSEA
Casula High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,281 students
957
ICSEA
Mainsbridge School Government
Combined · U · 125 students
949
ICSEA
Cartwright Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 241 students
920
ICSEA
Liverpool West Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 668 students
920
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 27 schools

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

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Lurnea Rent Prices & Affordability

31%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,239/wk
Median Rent $380/wk
Rent-to-Income 30.7%

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

If you earn X in Lurnea

≈ $5,369/month
Median rent $380/wk
Left after rent $859/wk
Rent share 30.7%

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Income: $461/wk Rent: $330/wk Save: $50/wk

Lurnea vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Harris Park
Pop: 5,043 Income: $802/wk Rent: $360/wk
Swansea (NSW)
Pop: 5,044 Income: $569/wk Rent: $330/wk
South West Rocks
Pop: 5,058 Income: $533/wk Rent: $323/wk
Woolooware
Pop: 5,060 Income: $1,131/wk Rent: $550/wk
Junee
Pop: 5,066 Income: $729/wk Rent: $260/wk
West Kempsey
Pop: 5,073 Income: $493/wk Rent: $290/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Lurnea

What is the population of Lurnea NSW?

The population of Lurnea NSW is 10,057 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 4016.7 people per km².Lurnea is ranked #638 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Lurnea?

The median personal income in Lurnea NSW is $486 per week, or $25,272 per year.The median household income is $1,239 per week.Family income is $1,384 per week.Lurnea is ranked #8,362 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Lurnea?

Median rent in Lurnea NSW is $380 per week ($1,647 per month).Rent represents 30.7% of household income, which is considered moderate.Lurnea ranks #2,445 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Lurnea?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Lurnea NSW is $2,080. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Lurnea?

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

Is Lurnea a good suburb to live in?

Lurnea is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 10,057.The median income is $486/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (30.7% 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: 12431. All dollar figures in AUD.