Pottsville NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Pottsville NSW is 7,238 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Pottsville is $730 per week ($37,960 per year). Median rent in Pottsville is $500 per week ($2,167 per month). Pottsville has a median age of 42 years, older than the national median of 38. Pottsville has a population density of 573.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Pottsville is England. The most common religion is No Religion (50% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Pottsville is $2,063.

There were 59 recorded offences in Pottsville in 2025-26, a rate of 8 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (21 offences).

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Pottsville Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Pottsville Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$730/wk
$37,960 per year
#4918 of 14,663
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Median Rent
$500/wk
$2,167 per month
#576 of 14,663
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Median Age
42years
4 years older than national median
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Mortgage
$2,063/mo
Avg household size: 2.7 · 0.8 per bedroom

Pottsville Demographics

Gender Split

Male 47.7% (3,450) Female 52.3% (3,785)

Population Density

573.4
people per km²
7,238 people · 12.6 km²

Households

2.7
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,832
Family income/wk

Pottsville 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)

Pottsville Housing Tenure

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Owned outright
49.3% 943 dwellings
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Owned with mortgage
50.7% 968 dwellings

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

Pottsville Country of Birth

Australia
92.9%
England
5.6%
Germany
0.4%
India
0.4%
Brazil
0.3%
Canada
0.2%
France
0.2%

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

Pottsville Religion

No Religion
50.4%
Catholic
21.6%
Anglican
13.3%
Not stated
7.3%
Uniting Church
2.4%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.1%
Christian (other)
1.9%
Christinty Jehvahs Witnses
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Pottsville Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
57.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
29.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
5.3%

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

Pottsville Languages Spoken at Home

Other
24.8%
Japan
14.3%
French
13.3%
IAL Punjabi
11.4%
Portuguese
11.4%
Spanish
10.5%
Thai
8.6%
German
5.7%

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

Pottsville Employment

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Employed full-time
30.1% 1,507 people
Employed part-time
26.1% 1,308 people
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Unemployed
2.8% 138 people
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Not in labour force
41.1% 2,061 people

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

Pottsville Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
37.5%
Bachelor Degree
28.6%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
20.6%
Postgraduate Degree
7.0%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.8%
Certificate I/II
1.5%

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

Pottsville Occupation

Professionals
31.1%
Technicians & Trade Workers
18.1%
Community & Personal Service
14.6%
Managers
13.8%
Clerical & Administrative
11.2%
Labourers
5.5%
Sales Workers
4.0%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
1.9%

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

Pottsville Field of Study

Management & Commerce
17.5%
Health
15.4%
Society & Culture
13.7%
Education
12.8%
Engineering
12.5%
Architecture & Building
11.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.5%
Creative Arts
4.5%
Agriculture & Environment
3.2%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.8%
Information Technology
1.1%

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

Pottsville Dwelling Types

Separate house
81.1%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
9.9%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
9.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Pottsville Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.0%
$1-$149/wk
0.7%
$150-$299/wk
0.8%
$300-$399/wk
2.4%
$400-$499/wk
5.6%
$500-$649/wk
5.4%
$650-$799/wk
7.9%
$800-$999/wk
6.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
12.7%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.9%
$4,000+/wk
7.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Pottsville Marital Status

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Married
51.9% 2,876
↔️
Separated
3.4% 186
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Divorced
10.2% 567
🕊️
Widowed
5.6% 308
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Never married
29.0% 1,608

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Pottsville Ancestry

English
34.4%
Australian
28.6%
Irish
11.0%
Scottish
9.2%
Other
5.1%
German
4.0%
Aboriginal Australianralian
2.5%
Italian
2.2%
Dutch
1.3%
Chinese
0.6%
New Zealander
0.6%
French
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Pottsville School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
30.4%
Secondary — Government
18.5%
Primary — Catholic
16.6%
Pre-school
11.8%
Secondary — Catholic
9.3%
Vocational Education
8.7%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
3.2%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
1.4%

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

Pottsville Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
6.2% 851
No need for assistance
93.8% 12,847

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

Pottsville Volunteering

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Volunteer
16.8% 880
Not a volunteer
83.2% 4,349

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Pottsville Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.0%
$300-$449/mo
2.8%
$450-$599/mo
1.7%
$600-$799/mo
1.7%
$800-$999/mo
4.4%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
10.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
15.0%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
27.6%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
19.0%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
12.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Pottsville How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
74.7%
Did not go to work
15.9%
Car (passenger)
3.8%
Walked only
1.9%
Truck
1.1%
Bicycle
1.0%
Other
0.8%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%
Bus
0.4%

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

Pottsville Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.3%
1 vehicle
33.5%
2 vehicles
47.7%
3 vehicles
11.9%
4+ vehicles
4.7%

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

Pottsville Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.9%
2 bedrooms
7.2%
3 bedrooms
46.0%
4 bedrooms
38.8%
5 bedrooms
5.5%
6+ bedrooms
0.6%

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

Pottsville Population Mobility

14.6%
moved in the last year
43.1%
moved in the last 5 years
4.5%
unemployment rate (Census)
57.1%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Pottsville Indigenous Population

3.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
510
Indigenous residents
13,299
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Pottsville Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
612
Arthritis
281
Asthma
245
Heart disease
171
Cancer
139
Diabetes
137
Lung condition
127
Kidney disease
70
Stroke
63
Dementia
39

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

Pottsville Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.1%
$1-$149/wk
4.6%
$150-$299/wk
6.5%
$300-$399/wk
5.1%
$400-$499/wk
4.3%
$500-$649/wk
3.9%
$650-$799/wk
11.4%
$800-$999/wk
10.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
8.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.4%
$3,500+/wk
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Pottsville Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
48.9%
Couple — no children
27.2%
Couple — no children under 15
10.7%
One parent — children under 15
8.4%
One parent — no children under 15
4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Pottsville Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 5
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Previously served
3.5% 185
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Never served
96.3% 5,039

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Pottsville Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.4% 701
Did not provide
86.6% 4,511

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Pottsville Children Ever Born

No children
24.0%
1 child
12.1%
2 children
37.5%
3 children
18.3%
4 children
6.4%
5+ children
1.8%

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

Pottsville When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
12
1951–1960
64
1961–1970
138
1971–1980
101
1981–1990
130
1991–2000
97
2001–2010
231
2011–2015
151
2016
21
2017
14
2018
15
2019
20
2020
17

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

Pottsville Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.1%
5–14 hours
31.6%
15–29 hours
16.6%
30+ hours
10.8%
Did not do domestic work
21.9%

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

Pottsville Household Size

1 person
20.2%
2 persons
35.6%
3 persons
14.4%
4 persons
19.9%
5 persons
7.4%
6+ persons
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Pottsville Where Residents Moved From

Same address
5,809
Moved from NSW
430
Moved — same area (SA2)
324
Moved from QLD
118
Moved from VIC
47
Moved from overseas
31
Moved from WA
7
Moved from ACT
6
Moved from NT
5

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

Pottsville Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
82.9%
Step family — no other children
11.7%
Blended family — no other children
4.1%
Intact family — other children present
0.8%
Other couple — children only
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Pottsville Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 59 total

Theft
21
Other Against Person
10
Other Against Property
8
Assault
6
Sexual Offences
4
Weapons
4
Property Damage
3
Drug Offences
3

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Pottsville Schools

2
schools nearby
1
government
1065
avg ICSEA score
929
total students
St Ambrose Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 373 students
1094
ICSEA
Pottsville Beach Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 556 students
1036
ICSEA

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

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Pottsville Rent Prices & Affordability

32%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,556/wk
Median Rent $500/wk
Rent-to-Income 32.1%

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

If you earn X in Pottsville

≈ $6,743/month
Median rent $500/wk
Left after rent $1,056/wk
Rent share 32.1%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Pottsville vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Pottsville

What is the population of Pottsville NSW?

The population of Pottsville NSW is 7,238 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 573.4 people per km².Pottsville is ranked #1,010 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Pottsville?

The median personal income in Pottsville NSW is $730 per week, or $37,960 per year.The median household income is $1,556 per week.Family income is $1,832 per week.Pottsville is ranked #4,918 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Pottsville?

Median rent in Pottsville NSW is $500 per week ($2,167 per month).Rent represents 32.1% of household income, which is considered moderate.Pottsville ranks #576 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Pottsville?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Pottsville NSW is $2,063. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Pottsville?

The median age in Pottsville NSW is 42 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Pottsville a good suburb to live in?

Pottsville is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 7,238.The median income is $730/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (32.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 13269. All dollar figures in AUD.