Suburbs Minchinbury

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Minchinbury NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Minchinbury NSW is 5,778 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Minchinbury is $832 per week ($43,264 per year). Median rent in Minchinbury is $450 per week ($1,950 per month). Minchinbury has a median age of 35 years, younger than the national median of 38. Minchinbury has a population density of 1380.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Minchinbury is Fiji. The most common religion is Catholic (40% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is SAL Tot. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Minchinbury is $2,167.

There were 103 recorded offences in Minchinbury in 2025-26, a rate of 18 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (45 offences).

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📍 Minchinbury, New South Wales — 33.7866°S, 150.8290°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (22)

Minchinbury Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Minchinbury Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$832/wk
$43,264 per year
#3069 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$450/wk
$1,950 per month
#1049 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
35years
3 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg household size: 3.3 · 0.9 per bedroom

Minchinbury Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.6% (2,867) Female 50.4% (2,914)

Population Density

1380.4
people per km²
5,778 people · 4.2 km²

Households

3.3
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$2,264
Family income/wk

Minchinbury 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)

Minchinbury Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
36.8% 487 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
63.2% 836 dwellings

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

Minchinbury Country of Birth

Australia
85.1%
Fiji
3.8%
India
3.7%
Afghanistan
2.1%
England
1.8%
Egypt
1.3%
Indonesia
0.8%
Croatia
0.6%
Chile
0.5%
Hong Kong
0.5%

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

Minchinbury Religion

Catholic
40.1%
No Religion
18.8%
Islam
15.0%
Anglican
9.6%
Not stated
5.5%
Christian (other)
4.3%
Hinduism
3.8%
Eastern Orthodox
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Minchinbury Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
66.3%
Year 10 or equivalent
24.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
4.5%
Year 9 or equivalent
4.4%

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

Minchinbury Languages Spoken at Home

SAL Tot
20.1%
Arabic
20.0%
Other
19.5%
SAL Tagalog
13.2%
Hindi
7.9%
Urdu
7.1%
Turkish
7.0%
SAL Filipin
5.0%

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

Minchinbury Employment

💼
Employed full-time
40.0% 1,596 people
⏰
Employed part-time
18.4% 732 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.7% 148 people
🏠
Not in labour force
37.9% 1,512 people

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

Minchinbury Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
34.8%
Bachelor Degree
32.4%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.9%
Postgraduate Degree
7.5%
Certificate I/II
2.8%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.6%

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

Minchinbury Occupation

Professionals
25.6%
Clerical & Administrative
17.5%
Technicians & Trade Workers
14.5%
Managers
12.6%
Community & Personal Service
9.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
9.2%
Labourers
5.6%
Sales Workers
5.4%

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

Minchinbury Field of Study

Management & Commerce
28.7%
Engineering
18.3%
Society & Culture
11.5%
Health
11.1%
Education
8.3%
Information Technology
5.7%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
4.8%
Architecture & Building
4.7%
Creative Arts
3.4%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.4%
Agriculture & Environment
0.8%

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

Minchinbury Dwelling Types

Separate house
97.1%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
2.1%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Minchinbury Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.4%
$1-$149/wk
0.2%
$150-$299/wk
0.9%
$300-$399/wk
2.2%
$400-$499/wk
2.9%
$500-$649/wk
2.3%
$650-$799/wk
4.5%
$800-$999/wk
4.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.8%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
13.5%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
10.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
9.5%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
7.3%
$4,000+/wk
14.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Minchinbury Marital Status

💍
Married
52.1% 2,382
↔️
Separated
2.6% 120
📋
Divorced
6.2% 281
🕊️
Widowed
3.3% 151
👤
Never married
35.8% 1,635

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Minchinbury Ancestry

Other
26.4%
Australian
20.1%
English
16.2%
Filipino
10.5%
Indian
4.4%
Maltese
4.2%
Irish
3.8%
Scottish
3.3%
Italian
3.2%
Lebanese
3.1%
Aboriginal Australianralian
2.5%
Chinese
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Minchinbury School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
30.6%
Secondary — Government
19.1%
Secondary — Catholic
13.7%
Vocational Education
10.8%
Pre-school
9.9%
Primary — Catholic
6.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.8%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.7%

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

Minchinbury Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.9% 539
✅
No need for assistance
95.1% 10,525

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

Minchinbury Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
8.4% 369
—
Not a volunteer
91.6% 4,010

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Minchinbury Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.6%
$300-$449/mo
2.4%
$450-$599/mo
1.5%
$600-$799/mo
2.6%
$800-$999/mo
3.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
10.4%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
12.8%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
26.6%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
18.3%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
17.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Minchinbury How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
67.0%
Did not go to work
21.7%
Car (passenger)
6.1%
Truck
1.4%
Train
1.2%
Walked only
0.8%
Bus
0.6%
Other
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%

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

Minchinbury Car Ownership

0 vehicles
3.5%
1 vehicle
24.4%
2 vehicles
39.8%
3 vehicles
19.6%
4+ vehicles
12.7%

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

Minchinbury Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.6%
2 bedrooms
4.0%
3 bedrooms
41.2%
4 bedrooms
39.9%
5 bedrooms
11.8%
6+ bedrooms
2.5%

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

Minchinbury Population Mobility

8.7%
moved in the last year
28.2%
moved in the last 5 years
5.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
62.8%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Minchinbury Indigenous Population

2.8%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
318
Indigenous residents
10,842
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Minchinbury Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
353
Diabetes
239
Asthma
196
Arthritis
123
Heart disease
119
Lung condition
66
Cancer
61
Kidney disease
52
Stroke
32
Dementia
12

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

Minchinbury Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
14.2%
$1-$149/wk
3.5%
$150-$299/wk
6.0%
$300-$399/wk
4.4%
$400-$499/wk
1.6%
$500-$649/wk
2.6%
$650-$799/wk
9.2%
$800-$999/wk
10.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.8%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
8.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.3%
$3,500+/wk
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Minchinbury Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
42.1%
Couple — no children under 15
26.2%
Couple — no children
16.9%
One parent — children under 15
8.6%
One parent — no children under 15
6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Minchinbury Military Service

🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 4
🏅
Previously served
1.0% 45
👤
Never served
98.9% 4,345

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Minchinbury Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.1% 525
—
Did not provide
87.9% 3,824

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Minchinbury Children Ever Born

No children
32.7%
1 child
11.0%
2 children
28.4%
3 children
17.9%
4 children
8.2%
5+ children
1.9%

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

Minchinbury When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
4
1951–1960
24
1961–1970
138
1971–1980
217
1981–1990
462
1991–2000
409
2001–2010
507
2011–2015
221
2016
47
2017
34
2018
34
2019
36
2020
14
2021
7

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

Minchinbury Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.2%
5–14 hours
25.1%
15–29 hours
11.7%
30+ hours
8.7%
Did not do domestic work
36.3%

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

Minchinbury Household Size

1 person
12.3%
2 persons
26.3%
3 persons
18.6%
4 persons
21.3%
5 persons
12.7%
6+ persons
9.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Minchinbury Where Residents Moved From

Same address
5,032
Moved from NSW
323
Moved — same area (SA2)
103
Moved from overseas
23
Moved from QLD
7
Moved from ACT
3

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

Minchinbury Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
89.1%
Step family — no other children
6.3%
Blended family — no other children
2.6%
Intact family — other children present
1.6%
Other couple — children only
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Minchinbury Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 103 total

Theft
45
Assault
14
Other Against Person
14
Other Against Property
14
Property Damage
7
Sexual Offences
6
Drug Offences
3

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Minchinbury Schools

22
schools nearby
12
government
979
avg ICSEA score
10,167
total students
Australian Islamic College of Sydney Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,289 students
1077
ICSEA
St Aidan's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 391 students
1052
ICSEA
CathWest Innovation College Catholic
Secondary · 10-12 · 385 students
1013
ICSEA
St Agnes Catholic High School Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 926 students
1007
ICSEA
Colyton Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 714 students
1007
ICSEA
Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 251 students
999
ICSEA
Rooty Hill Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 645 students
990
ICSEA
Clairgate Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 409 students
982
ICSEA
James Erskine Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 486 students
980
ICSEA
Bethel Christian School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 264 students
977
ICSEA
Eastern Creek Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 246 students
976
ICSEA
Minchinbury Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 439 students
975
ICSEA
St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 279 students
966
ICSEA
Erskine Park High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 835 students
962
ICSEA
Mount Druitt Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 565 students
961
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 22 schools

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

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Minchinbury Rent Prices & Affordability

20%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,208/wk
Median Rent $450/wk
Rent-to-Income 20.4%

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

If you earn X in Minchinbury

≈ $9,568/month
Median rent $450/wk
Left after rent $1,758/wk
Rent share 20.4%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $823/wk Rent: $175/wk Save: $275/wk
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Income: $860/wk Rent: $180/wk Save: $270/wk
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Income: $777/wk Rent: $270/wk Save: $180/wk
Crestwood
Income: $982/wk Rent: $320/wk Save: $130/wk
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Income: $731/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $100/wk
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Income: $759/wk Rent: $370/wk Save: $80/wk

Minchinbury vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

East Killara
Pop: 2,895 Income: $905/wk Rent: $1,000/wk
Whitebridge
Pop: 2,900 Income: $933/wk Rent: $410/wk
Evans Head
Pop: 2,907 Income: $638/wk Rent: $321/wk
Chiswick
Pop: 2,909 Income: $1,447/wk Rent: $600/wk
Wyee
Pop: 2,909 Income: $623/wk Rent: $360/wk
Sandy Beach
Pop: 2,913 Income: $763/wk Rent: $420/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Minchinbury

What is the population of Minchinbury NSW?

The population of Minchinbury NSW is 5,778 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1380.4 people per km².Minchinbury is ranked #1,361 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Minchinbury?

The median personal income in Minchinbury NSW is $832 per week, or $43,264 per year.The median household income is $2,208 per week.Family income is $2,264 per week.Minchinbury is ranked #3,069 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Minchinbury?

Median rent in Minchinbury NSW is $450 per week ($1,950 per month).Rent represents 20.4% of household income, which is considered affordable.Minchinbury ranks #1,049 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Minchinbury?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Minchinbury NSW is $2,167. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Minchinbury?

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

Is Minchinbury a good suburb to live in?

Minchinbury is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 5,778.The median income is $832/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (20.4% 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: 12644. All dollar figures in AUD.