Port Hacking NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Port Hacking NSW is 1,210 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Port Hacking is $1,231 per week ($64,012 per year). Median rent in Port Hacking is $795 per week ($3,445 per month). Port Hacking has a median age of 40 years, older than the national median of 38. Port Hacking has a population density of 2975.9 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Port Hacking is England. The most common religion is Catholic (34% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Greek. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Port Hacking is $3,500.

There were 4 recorded offences in Port Hacking in 2025-26, a rate of 3 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (2 offences).

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Port Hacking Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Port Hacking Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,231/wk
$64,012 per year
#367 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$795/wk
$3,445 per month
#54 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
40years
2 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$3,500/mo
Avg household size: 3.2 · 0.8 per bedroom

Port Hacking Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.3% (596) Female 50.7% (613)

Population Density

2975.9
people per km²
1,210 people · 0.4 km²

Households

3.2
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$3,553
Family income/wk

Port Hacking 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)

Port Hacking Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
51.1% 169 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
48.9% 162 dwellings

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

Port Hacking Country of Birth

Australia
93.1%
England
5.0%
China
1.9%

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

Port Hacking Religion

Catholic
33.5%
No Religion
28.6%
Anglican
21.8%
Eastern Orthodox
5.5%
Not stated
3.7%
Uniting Church
3.0%
Christian (other)
2.2%
Pentecostal
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Port Hacking Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
72.0%
Year 10 or equivalent
20.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
4.1%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.2%

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

Port Hacking Languages Spoken at Home

Greek
25.5%
Cantonese
16.4%
Mandarin
14.5%
Italian
10.9%
Spanish
9.1%
Russian
7.3%
Arabic
5.5%
Croatian
5.5%
French
5.5%

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

Port Hacking Employment

💼
Employed full-time
39.1% 337 people
Employed part-time
23.2% 200 people
🔍
Unemployed
1.0% 9 people
🏠
Not in labour force
36.6% 315 people

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

Port Hacking Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
40.4%
Certificate III/IV
21.0%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
20.6%
Postgraduate Degree
10.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
6.1%
Certificate I/II
1.4%

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

Port Hacking Occupation

Professionals
40.0%
Managers
21.0%
Clerical & Administrative
14.1%
Technicians & Trade Workers
12.9%
Community & Personal Service
5.4%
Sales Workers
4.7%
Labourers
1.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
0.9%

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

Port Hacking Field of Study

Management & Commerce
30.9%
Society & Culture
14.2%
Engineering
13.0%
Health
11.7%
Architecture & Building
11.0%
Education
10.1%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
2.7%
Creative Arts
2.7%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.6%
Information Technology
1.4%
Agriculture & Environment
0.7%

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

Port Hacking Dwelling Types

Separate house
94.1%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
5.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Port Hacking Weekly Household Income

$300-$399/wk
1.4%
$400-$499/wk
3.8%
$500-$649/wk
3.8%
$650-$799/wk
2.3%
$800-$999/wk
2.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
2.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
1.4%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
9.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
9.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.9%
$4,000+/wk
41.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Port Hacking Marital Status

💍
Married
62.5% 588
↔️
Separated
1.2% 11
📋
Divorced
3.9% 37
🕊️
Widowed
4.1% 39
👤
Never married
28.3% 266

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Port Hacking Ancestry

Australian
30.9%
English
28.7%
Irish
9.0%
Scottish
8.0%
Other
5.0%
Italian
3.8%
Greek
3.5%
Chinese
3.5%
German
3.0%
Lebanese
1.9%
French
1.4%
Maltese
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Port Hacking School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
31.5%
Secondary — Government
14.4%
Pre-school
12.7%
Vocational Education
11.0%
Primary — Catholic
9.9%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
9.2%
Secondary — Catholic
7.2%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.1%

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

Port Hacking Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
3.2% 76
No need for assistance
96.8% 2,289

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

Port Hacking Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
18.5% 169
Not a volunteer
81.5% 746

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Port Hacking Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.3%
$300-$449/mo
6.6%
$800-$999/mo
3.9%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
6.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
7.9%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
13.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
22.4%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
34.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Port Hacking How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
68.1%
Did not go to work
23.6%
Car (passenger)
4.0%
Truck
2.8%
Train
1.4%

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

Port Hacking Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.5%
1 vehicle
21.3%
2 vehicles
40.7%
3 vehicles
18.3%
4+ vehicles
17.1%

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

Port Hacking Number of Bedrooms

2 bedrooms
2.3%
3 bedrooms
27.7%
4 bedrooms
46.6%
5 bedrooms
20.9%
6+ bedrooms
2.5%

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

Port Hacking Population Mobility

10.5%
moved in the last year
28.3%
moved in the last 5 years
2.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
64.5%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Port Hacking Indigenous Population

0.9%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
22
Indigenous residents
2,345
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Port Hacking Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
45
Diabetes
33
Heart disease
29
Asthma
28
Arthritis
26
Cancer
18
Stroke
9
Lung condition
7
Kidney disease
6

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

Port Hacking Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.1%
$1-$149/wk
5.3%
$150-$299/wk
4.5%
$300-$399/wk
1.2%
$400-$499/wk
2.0%
$500-$649/wk
2.5%
$650-$799/wk
6.1%
$800-$999/wk
6.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
9.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.3%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
12.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.1%
$3,500+/wk
14.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Port Hacking Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
49.5%
Couple — no children under 15
25.4%
Couple — no children
19.3%
One parent — children under 15
3.7%
One parent — no children under 15
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Port Hacking Military Service

🏅
Previously served
2.7% 25
👤
Never served
97.3% 893

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Port Hacking Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.8% 134
Did not provide
85.2% 772

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Port Hacking Children Ever Born

No children
25.0%
1 child
7.7%
2 children
32.9%
3 children
26.4%
4 children
8.1%

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

Port Hacking When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
4
1951–1960
14
1961–1970
34
1971–1980
23
1981–1990
22
1991–2000
23
2001–2010
31
2011–2015
10
2017
5
2019
3

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

Port Hacking Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
23.2%
5–14 hours
29.3%
15–29 hours
18.1%
30+ hours
12.0%
Did not do domestic work
17.4%

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

Port Hacking Household Size

1 person
9.7%
2 persons
28.8%
3 persons
15.3%
4 persons
24.7%
5 persons
16.4%
6+ persons
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Port Hacking Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,039
Moved from NSW
105
Moved — same area (SA2)
16
Moved from overseas
4

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

Port Hacking Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
93.7%
Step family — no other children
4.9%
Blended family — no other children
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Port Hacking Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 4 total

Theft
2
Assault
1
Other Against Person
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Port Hacking Schools

18
schools nearby
11
government
1091
avg ICSEA score
6,651
total students
St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 175 students
1124
ICSEA
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 178 students
1123
ICSEA
Lilli Pilli Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 323 students
1113
ICSEA
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 599 students
1110
ICSEA
Burraneer Bay Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 573 students
1101
ICSEA
Cronulla South Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 261 students
1093
ICSEA
Yowie Bay Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 329 students
1093
ICSEA
St Aloysius College Cronulla Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 482 students
1089
ICSEA
Caringbah Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 394 students
1088
ICSEA
Woolooware Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 462 students
1086
ICSEA
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 421 students
1086
ICSEA
Laguna Street Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 440 students
1084
ICSEA
De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 536 students
1078
ICSEA
Bundeena Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 174 students
1067
ICSEA
Cronulla Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 516 students
1064
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 18 schools

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

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Port Hacking Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $3,394/wk
Median Rent $795/wk
Rent-to-Income 23.4%

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

If you earn X in Port Hacking

≈ $14,707/month
Median rent $795/wk
Left after rent $2,599/wk
Rent share 23.4%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Port Hacking vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Port Hacking

What is the population of Port Hacking NSW?

The population of Port Hacking NSW is 1,210 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2975.9 people per km².Port Hacking is ranked #3,687 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Port Hacking?

The median personal income in Port Hacking NSW is $1,231 per week, or $64,012 per year.The median household income is $3,394 per week.Family income is $3,553 per week.Port Hacking is ranked #367 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Port Hacking?

Median rent in Port Hacking NSW is $795 per week ($3,445 per month).Rent represents 23.4% of household income, which is considered affordable.Port Hacking ranks #54 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Port Hacking?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Port Hacking NSW is $3,500. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Port Hacking?

The median age in Port Hacking NSW is 40 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Port Hacking a good suburb to live in?

Port Hacking is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 1,210.The median income is $1,231/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.4% 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: 13256. All dollar figures in AUD.