Regents Park NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Regents Park NSW is 4,990 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Regents Park is $566 per week ($29,432 per year). Median rent in Regents Park is $370 per week ($1,603 per month). Regents Park has a median age of 36 years, younger than the national median of 38. Regents Park has a population density of 2511.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Regents Park is China. The most common religion is Islam (27% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Regents Park is $1,954.

There were 77 recorded offences in Regents Park in 2025-26, a rate of 15 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (33 offences).

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Regents Park Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Regents Park Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$566/wk
$29,432 per year
#7536 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$370/wk
$1,603 per month
#2711 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
36years
2 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,954/mo
Avg household size: 3 · 1 per bedroom

Regents Park Demographics

Gender Split

Male 51.5% (2,570) Female 48.5% (2,421)

Population Density

2511.6
people per km²
4,990 people · 2.0 km²

Households

3
Avg household size
1
Persons per bedroom
$1,560
Family income/wk

Regents 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)

Regents Park Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
52.1% 416 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
47.9% 382 dwellings

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

Regents Park Country of Birth

Australia
67.3%
China
18.1%
Afghanistan
5.0%
India
4.1%
Hong Kong
1.0%
Bangladesh
1.0%
England
0.9%
Indonesia
0.9%
Croatia
0.8%
Fiji
0.8%

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

Regents Park Religion

Islam
26.5%
No Religion
22.1%
Catholic
21.7%
Buddhism
11.2%
Not stated
7.0%
Anglican
4.1%
Hinduism
3.8%
Christian (other)
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Regents Park Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
74.0%
Year 10 or equivalent
15.6%
Year 9 or equivalent
5.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
4.8%

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

Regents Park Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
20.9%
Arabic
20.0%
Other
17.3%
Cantonese
15.6%
Vietnamese
10.7%
Urdu
7.3%
SAL Tot
5.0%
Korean
3.3%

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

Regents Park Employment

💼
Employed full-time
25.3% 905 people
Employed part-time
14.7% 525 people
🔍
Unemployed
5.3% 189 people
🏠
Not in labour force
54.7% 1,952 people

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

Regents Park Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
39.5%
Certificate III/IV
22.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
20.7%
Postgraduate Degree
12.3%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.8%
Certificate I/II
2.2%

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

Regents Park Occupation

Professionals
28.2%
Clerical & Administrative
16.6%
Community & Personal Service
13.6%
Managers
11.5%
Technicians & Trade Workers
11.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
6.9%
Labourers
6.9%
Sales Workers
4.9%

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

Regents Park Field of Study

Management & Commerce
28.1%
Engineering
14.2%
Health
13.0%
Society & Culture
12.5%
Information Technology
8.1%
Education
7.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.6%
Architecture & Building
4.8%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.7%
Creative Arts
2.5%

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

Regents Park Dwelling Types

Separate house
94.8%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
2.7%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Regents Park Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.6%
$1-$149/wk
0.8%
$150-$299/wk
2.1%
$300-$399/wk
4.0%
$400-$499/wk
6.9%
$500-$649/wk
4.9%
$650-$799/wk
7.0%
$800-$999/wk
8.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.8%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.1%
$4,000+/wk
9.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Regents Park Marital Status

💍
Married
49.2% 2,020
↔️
Separated
3.6% 146
📋
Divorced
8.4% 345
🕊️
Widowed
4.3% 176
👤
Never married
34.5% 1,416

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Regents Park Ancestry

Other
29.2%
Chinese
23.7%
English
9.9%
Australian
8.7%
Vietnamese
7.8%
Lebanese
7.7%
Filipino
3.0%
Irish
2.6%
Indian
2.3%
Korean
1.8%
Croatian
1.7%
Italian
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Regents Park School & University Attendance

Secondary — Government
18.6%
Vocational Education
17.9%
Primary — Government
17.2%
Primary — Catholic
14.1%
Secondary — Catholic
11.1%
Pre-school
8.5%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
6.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
5.8%

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

Regents Park Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
7.3% 695
No need for assistance
92.7% 8,805

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

Regents Park Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
9.2% 355
Not a volunteer
90.8% 3,498

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Regents Park Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
11.1%
$300-$449/mo
3.3%
$450-$599/mo
1.2%
$600-$799/mo
2.1%
$800-$999/mo
4.2%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
10.5%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
16.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
21.7%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
14.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
14.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Regents Park How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
58.6%
Did not go to work
23.1%
Train
7.4%
Car (passenger)
4.8%
Walked only
2.4%
Other
1.4%
Truck
0.6%
Bicycle
0.6%
Bus
0.5%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%

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

Regents Park Car Ownership

0 vehicles
12.6%
1 vehicle
40.1%
2 vehicles
29.8%
3 vehicles
10.2%
4+ vehicles
7.2%

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

Regents Park Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
6.7%
2 bedrooms
30.8%
3 bedrooms
36.2%
4 bedrooms
17.4%
5 bedrooms
6.3%
6+ bedrooms
2.6%

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

Regents Park Population Mobility

12.5%
moved in the last year
36.5%
moved in the last 5 years
9.5%
unemployment rate (Census)
47.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Regents Park Indigenous Population

0.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
66
Indigenous residents
9,476
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Regents Park Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
220
Diabetes
168
Asthma
136
Heart disease
101
Arthritis
97
Kidney disease
47
Lung condition
36
Cancer
33
Stroke
28
Dementia
9

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

Regents Park Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
17.8%
$1-$149/wk
3.7%
$150-$299/wk
8.2%
$300-$399/wk
6.2%
$400-$499/wk
5.3%
$500-$649/wk
4.8%
$650-$799/wk
9.1%
$800-$999/wk
11.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.4%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
4.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.0%
$3,500+/wk
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Regents Park Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
43.8%
Couple — no children under 15
22.7%
Couple — no children
18.4%
One parent — no children under 15
8.5%
One parent — children under 15
6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Regents Park Military Service

🏅
Previously served
0.8% 31
👤
Never served
99.2% 3,846

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Regents Park Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
10.9% 417
Did not provide
89.1% 3,413

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Regents Park Children Ever Born

No children
35.1%
1 child
16.3%
2 children
25.8%
3 children
13.6%
4 children
6.5%
5+ children
2.6%

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

Regents Park When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
3
1951–1960
28
1961–1970
98
1971–1980
265
1981–1990
483
1991–2000
381
2001–2010
551
2011–2015
344
2016
78
2017
115
2018
113
2019
132
2020
33
2021
3

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

Regents Park Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
17.0%
5–14 hours
19.6%
15–29 hours
9.9%
30+ hours
9.7%
Did not do domestic work
43.9%

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

Regents Park Household Size

1 person
22.6%
2 persons
24.2%
3 persons
18.1%
4 persons
17.1%
5 persons
8.6%
6+ persons
9.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Regents Park Where Residents Moved From

Same address
4,121
Moved from NSW
443
Moved — same area (SA2)
78
Moved from overseas
53
Moved from ACT
5
Moved from VIC
3

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

Regents Park Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
93.2%
Step family — no other children
3.3%
Blended family — no other children
1.6%
Intact family — other children present
1.4%
Other couple — children only
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Regents Park Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 77 total

Theft
33
Assault
14
Other Against Person
10
Traffic
7
Property Damage
6
Other Against Property
5
Robbery
2

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Regents Park Schools

40
schools nearby
19
government
998
avg ICSEA score
21,506
total students
Greenacre Christian College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 322 students
1087
ICSEA
Al Noori Muslim School Independent
Primary · K-12 · 2,407 students
1086
ICSEA
St Joachim's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 357 students
1081
ICSEA
Al-Faisal College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 2,282 students
1077
ICSEA
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 383 students
1048
ICSEA
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 337 students
1046
ICSEA
International Maarif Schools of Australia Independent
Combined · K-11 · 362 students
1043
ICSEA
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 113 students
1043
ICSEA
Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 179 students
1042
ICSEA
Regents Park Christian School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 731 students
1039
ICSEA
Holy Saviour School Independent
Primary · K-6 · 298 students
1038
ICSEA
St Felix Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 578 students
1035
ICSEA
Sefton High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,121 students
1033
ICSEA
Sefton Infants School Government
Primary · P-2 · 93 students
1027
ICSEA
Lidcombe Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 762 students
1019
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 40 schools

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

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Regents Park Rent Prices & Affordability

26%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,402/wk
Median Rent $370/wk
Rent-to-Income 26.4%

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

If you earn X in Regents Park

≈ $6,075/month
Median rent $370/wk
Left after rent $1,032/wk
Rent share 26.4%

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Regents Park vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Regents Park

What is the population of Regents Park NSW?

The population of Regents Park NSW is 4,990 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2511.6 people per km².Regents Park is ranked #1,568 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Regents Park?

The median personal income in Regents Park NSW is $566 per week, or $29,432 per year.The median household income is $1,402 per week.Family income is $1,560 per week.Regents Park is ranked #7,536 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Regents Park?

Median rent in Regents Park NSW is $370 per week ($1,603 per month).Rent represents 26.4% of household income, which is considered moderate.Regents Park ranks #2,711 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Regents Park?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Regents Park NSW is $1,954. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Regents Park?

The median age in Regents Park NSW is 36 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Regents Park a good suburb to live in?

Regents Park is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 4,990.The median income is $566/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (26.4% 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: 13358. All dollar figures in AUD.