Suburbs Marsden Park

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Marsden Park NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Marsden Park NSW is 14,610 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Marsden Park is $1,131 per week ($58,812 per year). Median rent in Marsden Park is $570 per week ($2,470 per month). Marsden Park has a median age of 32 years, younger than the national median of 38. Marsden Park has a population density of 1132.9 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Marsden Park is India. The most common religion is Hinduism (27% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Gujarati. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Marsden Park is $2,900.

There were 162 recorded offences in Marsden Park in 2025-26, a rate of 11 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (92 offences).

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📍 Marsden Park, New South Wales — 33.7077°S, 150.8304°E

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Marsden Park Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Marsden Park Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,131/wk
$58,812 per year
#609 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$570/wk
$2,470 per month
#315 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
32years
6 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,900/mo
Avg household size: 3.4 · 0.9 per bedroom

Marsden Park Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.8% (7,268) Female 50.2% (7,340)

Population Density

1132.9
people per km²
14,610 people · 12.9 km²

Households

3.4
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$2,734
Family income/wk

Marsden Park 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)

Marsden Park Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
13.5% 433 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
86.5% 2,778 dwellings

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

Marsden Park Country of Birth

Australia
61.1%
India
31.3%
Bangladesh
1.6%
Fiji
1.5%
China
1.1%
England
1.0%
Afghanistan
0.9%
Egypt
0.5%
Indonesia
0.5%
Iran
0.5%

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

Marsden Park Religion

Hinduism
26.8%
Catholic
25.5%
No Religion
13.4%
Other Religions Tot
8.2%
Islam
8.2%
Othr Rel Sikhism
7.7%
Not stated
5.7%
Anglican
4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Marsden Park Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
83.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
11.1%
Year 11 or equivalent
3.0%
Year 9 or equivalent
2.3%

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

Marsden Park Languages Spoken at Home

Gujarati
18.2%
SAL Tot
17.9%
IAL Punjabi
17.2%
Other
13.7%
Hindi
11.3%
SAL Tagalog
10.4%
SAL Filipin
6.5%
Tamil
4.9%

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

Marsden Park Employment

💼
Employed full-time
52.8% 4,701 people
⏰
Employed part-time
17.1% 1,522 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.2% 286 people
🏠
Not in labour force
26.9% 2,390 people

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

Marsden Park Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
44.2%
Postgraduate Degree
21.4%
Certificate III/IV
15.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
14.7%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.0%
Certificate I/II
1.1%

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

Marsden Park Occupation

Professionals
36.3%
Clerical & Administrative
15.6%
Managers
13.3%
Technicians & Trade Workers
9.8%
Community & Personal Service
9.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
7.0%
Sales Workers
4.9%
Labourers
4.0%

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

Marsden Park Field of Study

Management & Commerce
30.2%
Engineering
15.9%
Information Technology
14.8%
Health
11.5%
Society & Culture
8.6%
Education
5.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.8%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.6%
Architecture & Building
3.0%
Creative Arts
2.7%
Agriculture & Environment
0.6%

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

Marsden Park Dwelling Types

Separate house
97.8%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
2.1%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Marsden Park Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
0.9%
$1-$149/wk
0.1%
$150-$299/wk
0.2%
$300-$399/wk
0.6%
$400-$499/wk
2.0%
$500-$649/wk
2.1%
$650-$799/wk
2.4%
$800-$999/wk
2.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
3.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
4.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
15.1%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
13.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
13.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
9.2%
$4,000+/wk
20.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Marsden Park Marital Status

💍
Married
67.0% 6,851
↔️
Separated
2.0% 204
📋
Divorced
4.1% 424
🕊️
Widowed
2.5% 253
👤
Never married
24.4% 2,491

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Marsden Park Ancestry

Other
26.9%
Indian
23.1%
Filipino
13.7%
Australian
12.8%
English
10.9%
Chinese
3.1%
Irish
2.2%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.7%
Maltese
1.5%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.2%
Samoan
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Marsden Park School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
30.7%
Primary — Catholic
18.9%
Pre-school
13.3%
Secondary — Catholic
10.8%
Secondary — Government
10.0%
Vocational Education
8.4%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
3.5%

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

Marsden Park Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
2.4% 676
✅
No need for assistance
97.6% 27,131

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

Marsden Park Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
8.0% 777
—
Not a volunteer
92.0% 8,908

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Marsden Park Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
1.9%
$300-$449/mo
0.1%
$450-$599/mo
0.3%
$600-$799/mo
0.7%
$800-$999/mo
0.7%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
1.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
3.6%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
16.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
34.9%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
39.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Marsden Park How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
67.7%
Did not go to work
22.5%
Car (passenger)
3.9%
Train
2.9%
Other
0.8%
Bus
0.8%
Truck
0.7%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%
Walked only
0.3%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.1%

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

Marsden Park Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.9%
1 vehicle
32.2%
2 vehicles
49.4%
3 vehicles
11.8%
4+ vehicles
4.8%

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

Marsden Park Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.8%
2 bedrooms
7.6%
3 bedrooms
14.1%
4 bedrooms
55.4%
5 bedrooms
20.5%
6+ bedrooms
1.6%

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

Marsden Park Population Mobility

22.9%
moved in the last year
92.7%
moved in the last 5 years
3.9%
unemployment rate (Census)
71.9%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Marsden Park Indigenous Population

1.3%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
376
Indigenous residents
27,792
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Marsden Park Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
446
Asthma
330
Diabetes
328
Heart disease
147
Arthritis
131
Lung condition
84
Kidney disease
57
Cancer
54
Stroke
52
Dementia
11

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

Marsden Park Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
13.5%
$1-$149/wk
1.9%
$150-$299/wk
2.7%
$300-$399/wk
1.8%
$400-$499/wk
1.2%
$500-$649/wk
1.7%
$650-$799/wk
6.5%
$800-$999/wk
9.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
11.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
10.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.8%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
13.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.7%
$3,500+/wk
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Marsden Park Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
70.0%
Couple — no children
13.6%
Couple — no children under 15
9.6%
One parent — children under 15
4.2%
One parent — no children under 15
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Marsden Park Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 9
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 5
🏅
Previously served
0.5% 48
👤
Never served
99.4% 9,670

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Marsden Park Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
8.3% 799
—
Did not provide
91.7% 8,845

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Marsden Park Children Ever Born

No children
27.0%
1 child
21.6%
2 children
34.2%
3 children
12.3%
4 children
3.5%
5+ children
1.4%

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

Marsden Park When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
10
1951–1960
48
1961–1970
84
1971–1980
107
1981–1990
434
1991–2000
807
2001–2010
2,918
2011–2015
1,943
2016
363
2017
260
2018
216
2019
219
2020
103
2021
26

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

Marsden Park Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
16.0%
5–14 hours
26.9%
15–29 hours
13.4%
30+ hours
11.5%
Did not do domestic work
32.2%

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

Marsden Park Household Size

1 person
9.1%
2 persons
19.6%
3 persons
23.4%
4 persons
29.9%
5 persons
11.3%
6+ persons
6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Marsden Park Where Residents Moved From

Same address
10,606
Moved from NSW
2,728
Moved — same area (SA2)
253
Moved from overseas
100
Moved from VIC
28
Moved from QLD
15
Moved from SA
11
Moved from ACT
7

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

Marsden Park Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
91.5%
Step family — no other children
5.1%
Blended family — no other children
2.1%
Intact family — other children present
1.2%
Step family — other children present
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Marsden Park Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 162 total

Theft
92
Assault
20
Property Damage
17
Other Against Property
12
Other Against Person
11
Sexual Offences
5
Drug Offences
3
Weapons
2

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Marsden Park Schools

20
schools nearby
12
government
979
avg ICSEA score
12,773
total students
Marsden Park Anglican College Independent
Combined · K-8 · 733 students
1109
ICSEA
St Luke's Catholic College (Primary) Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 827 students
1106
ICSEA
Australian Christian College - Marsden Park Independent
Combined · K-12 · 2,523 students
1101
ICSEA
Melonba Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 776 students
1098
ICSEA
Northbourne Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 1,711 students
1095
ICSEA
St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 940 students
1088
ICSEA
Melonba High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 704 students
1073
ICSEA
Marsden Park Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 242 students
1060
ICSEA
St Luke's Arrunga Catholic
Combined · U · 40 students
1046
ICSEA
St Francis of Assisi Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 480 students
1044
ICSEA
William Dean Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 382 students
995
ICSEA
St Clare's Catholic High School Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 618 students
963
ICSEA
Hassall Grove Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 623 students
959
ICSEA
Noumea Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 260 students
866
ICSEA
Chifley College Bidwill Campus Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 720 students
849
ICSEA

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

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Marsden Park Rent Prices & Affordability

21%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,722/wk
Median Rent $570/wk
Rent-to-Income 20.9%

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

If you earn X in Marsden Park

≈ $11,795/month
Median rent $570/wk
Left after rent $2,152/wk
Rent share 20.9%

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Marsden Park vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Allambie Heights
Pop: 7,317 Income: $1,006/wk Rent: $600/wk
Narrabri
Pop: 7,327 Income: $826/wk Rent: $260/wk
Bonnyrigg Heights
Pop: 7,369 Income: $568/wk Rent: $450/wk
Seaforth (NSW)
Pop: 7,384 Income: $1,263/wk Rent: $875/wk
Kincumber
Pop: 7,398 Income: $686/wk Rent: $400/wk
Kooringal (NSW)
Pop: 7,404 Income: $777/wk Rent: $270/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Marsden Park

What is the population of Marsden Park NSW?

The population of Marsden Park NSW is 14,610 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1132.9 people per km².Marsden Park is ranked #297 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Marsden Park?

The median personal income in Marsden Park NSW is $1,131 per week, or $58,812 per year.The median household income is $2,722 per week.Family income is $2,734 per week.Marsden Park is ranked #609 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Marsden Park?

Median rent in Marsden Park NSW is $570 per week ($2,470 per month).Rent represents 20.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Marsden Park ranks #315 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Marsden Park?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Marsden Park NSW is $2,900. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Marsden Park?

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

Is Marsden Park a good suburb to live in?

Marsden Park is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 14,610.The median income is $1,131/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (20.9% 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: 12515. All dollar figures in AUD.