South Wentworthville NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of South Wentworthville NSW is 6,913 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in South Wentworthville is $726 per week ($37,752 per year). Median rent in South Wentworthville is $450 per week ($1,950 per month). South Wentworthville has a median age of 35 years, younger than the national median of 38. South Wentworthville has a population density of 3822.9 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in South Wentworthville is India. The most common religion is Catholic (36% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Arabic. The median monthly mortgage repayment in South Wentworthville is $2,260.

There were 80 recorded offences in South Wentworthville in 2025-26, a rate of 12 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (33 offences).

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South Wentworthville Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

South Wentworthville Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$726/wk
$37,752 per year
#4991 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$450/wk
$1,950 per month
#1049 of 14,663
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Median Age
35years
3 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,260/mo
Avg household size: 3 · 1 per bedroom

South Wentworthville Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.3% (3,475) Female 49.7% (3,438)

Population Density

3822.9
people per km²
6,913 people · 1.8 km²

Households

3
Avg household size
1
Persons per bedroom
$2,017
Family income/wk

South Wentworthville 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)

South Wentworthville Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
40.8% 506 dwellings
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Owned with mortgage
59.2% 733 dwellings

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

South Wentworthville Country of Birth

Australia
72.8%
India
16.1%
China
2.9%
Afghanistan
2.8%
Iran
1.9%
Fiji
1.1%
Hong Kong
0.9%
England
0.7%
Egypt
0.4%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.4%

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

South Wentworthville Religion

Catholic
36.2%
Islam
14.9%
No Religion
13.1%
Hinduism
12.8%
Not stated
11.0%
Anglican
4.8%
Eastern Orthodox
4.1%
Christian (other)
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

South Wentworthville Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
72.7%
Year 10 or equivalent
18.6%
Year 9 or equivalent
4.7%
Year 11 or equivalent
4.0%

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

South Wentworthville Languages Spoken at Home

Arabic
46.0%
Other
20.3%
Tamil
7.7%
Hindi
7.3%
Gujarati
5.6%
Mandarin
4.5%
IAL Punjabi
4.5%
Cantonese
4.0%

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

South Wentworthville Employment

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Employed full-time
31.7% 1,427 people
Employed part-time
16.1% 723 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.1% 186 people
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Not in labour force
48.1% 2,168 people

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

South Wentworthville Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
36.9%
Certificate III/IV
23.9%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.4%
Postgraduate Degree
15.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.2%
Certificate I/II
2.2%

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

South Wentworthville Occupation

Professionals
32.2%
Clerical & Administrative
16.7%
Managers
14.6%
Technicians & Trade Workers
11.8%
Community & Personal Service
8.8%
Sales Workers
5.6%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.2%
Labourers
5.1%

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

South Wentworthville Field of Study

Management & Commerce
31.4%
Engineering
14.7%
Society & Culture
10.9%
Health
10.0%
Information Technology
9.6%
Education
5.6%
Architecture & Building
5.5%
Natural & Physical Sciences
5.3%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.6%
Creative Arts
2.9%
Agriculture & Environment
0.6%

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

South Wentworthville Dwelling Types

Separate house
60.9%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
22.7%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
16.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

South Wentworthville Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.2%
$1-$149/wk
0.7%
$150-$299/wk
1.5%
$300-$399/wk
2.2%
$400-$499/wk
5.3%
$500-$649/wk
3.3%
$650-$799/wk
5.8%
$800-$999/wk
6.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
14.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.2%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.1%
$4,000+/wk
11.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

South Wentworthville Marital Status

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Married
50.7% 2,769
↔️
Separated
3.3% 178
📋
Divorced
7.4% 405
🕊️
Widowed
4.6% 251
👤
Never married
34.1% 1,861

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

South Wentworthville Ancestry

Other
27.1%
Lebanese
19.1%
Australian
13.7%
English
11.4%
Indian
9.7%
Chinese
5.2%
Italian
2.9%
Irish
2.7%
Filipino
2.6%
Maltese
2.5%
Scottish
2.0%
Maori
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

South Wentworthville School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
25.1%
Primary — Catholic
17.2%
Secondary — Government
14.9%
Secondary — Catholic
14.2%
Vocational Education
13.0%
Pre-school
10.6%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.1%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.9%

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

South Wentworthville Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
6.3% 784
No need for assistance
93.7% 11,715

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

South Wentworthville Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
7.9% 387
Not a volunteer
92.1% 4,537

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

South Wentworthville Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
6.2%
$300-$449/mo
0.5%
$450-$599/mo
1.5%
$600-$799/mo
1.7%
$800-$999/mo
2.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
9.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
11.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
29.1%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
20.5%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
18.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

South Wentworthville How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
60.4%
Did not go to work
26.9%
Car (passenger)
4.9%
Bus
2.4%
Train
1.8%
Truck
1.0%
Walked only
0.9%
Other
0.9%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%
Bicycle
0.2%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.2%

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

South Wentworthville Car Ownership

0 vehicles
6.8%
1 vehicle
40.1%
2 vehicles
35.3%
3 vehicles
11.6%
4+ vehicles
6.2%

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

South Wentworthville Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
2.2%
2 bedrooms
25.1%
3 bedrooms
42.3%
4 bedrooms
22.0%
5 bedrooms
7.0%
6+ bedrooms
1.4%

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

South Wentworthville Population Mobility

14.0%
moved in the last year
42.1%
moved in the last 5 years
6.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
50.8%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

South Wentworthville Indigenous Population

0.5%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
69
Indigenous residents
12,584
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

South Wentworthville Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
311
Diabetes
207
Asthma
154
Heart disease
148
Arthritis
136
Lung condition
88
Cancer
54
Kidney disease
53
Stroke
52
Dementia
11

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

South Wentworthville Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
15.6%
$1-$149/wk
3.7%
$150-$299/wk
6.9%
$300-$399/wk
4.4%
$400-$499/wk
3.5%
$500-$649/wk
3.3%
$650-$799/wk
8.7%
$800-$999/wk
10.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.9%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
8.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.7%
$3,500+/wk
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

South Wentworthville Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
48.2%
Couple — no children under 15
20.3%
Couple — no children
16.2%
One parent — no children under 15
8.8%
One parent — children under 15
6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

South Wentworthville Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 5
🏅
Previously served
1.1% 56
👤
Never served
98.8% 4,893

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

South Wentworthville Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.0% 588
Did not provide
88.0% 4,310

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

South Wentworthville Children Ever Born

No children
35.3%
1 child
14.0%
2 children
24.5%
3 children
15.5%
4 children
7.6%
5+ children
3.1%

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

South Wentworthville When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
17
1951–1960
57
1961–1970
150
1971–1980
215
1981–1990
369
1991–2000
405
2001–2010
774
2011–2015
490
2016
120
2017
134
2018
121
2019
120
2020
34
2021
14

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

South Wentworthville Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
16.0%
5–14 hours
22.4%
15–29 hours
11.4%
30+ hours
10.4%
Did not do domestic work
39.7%

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

South Wentworthville Household Size

1 person
20.4%
2 persons
25.5%
3 persons
18.6%
4 persons
18.0%
5 persons
10.3%
6+ persons
7.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

South Wentworthville Where Residents Moved From

Same address
5,356
Moved from NSW
641
Moved — same area (SA2)
131
Moved from overseas
49
Moved from VIC
19
Moved from QLD
4

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

South Wentworthville Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
90.1%
Step family — no other children
6.0%
Blended family — no other children
2.8%
Intact family — other children present
0.9%
Other couple — children only
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

South Wentworthville Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 80 total

Theft
33
Other Against Person
11
Property Damage
10
Other Against Property
10
Assault
9
Drug Offences
5
Sexual Offences
1
Weapons
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

South Wentworthville Schools

42
schools nearby
26
government
1037
avg ICSEA score
20,457
total students
Girraween High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 784 students
1199
ICSEA
Parramatta High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,128 students
1132
ICSEA
Girraween Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 1,072 students
1132
ICSEA
St Anthony's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 385 students
1129
ICSEA
St Monica's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 195 students
1127
ICSEA
Darcy Road Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 576 students
1122
ICSEA
Mother Teresa Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 389 students
1121
ICSEA
Westmead Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 717 students
1117
ICSEA
Westmead Christian Grammar School Independent
Primary · K-6 · 196 students
1117
ICSEA
Wentworthville Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 863 students
1111
ICSEA
Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 182 students
1106
ICSEA
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 392 students
1089
ICSEA
Catherine McAuley Westmead Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,210 students
1087
ICSEA
Parramatta Marist High School Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,043 students
1086
ICSEA
Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 802 students
1064
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 42 schools

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

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South Wentworthville Rent Prices & Affordability

25%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,793/wk
Median Rent $450/wk
Rent-to-Income 25.1%

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

If you earn X in South Wentworthville

≈ $7,770/month
Median rent $450/wk
Left after rent $1,343/wk
Rent share 25.1%

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South Wentworthville vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About South Wentworthville

What is the population of South Wentworthville NSW?

The population of South Wentworthville NSW is 6,913 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 3822.9 people per km².South Wentworthville is ranked #1,079 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in South Wentworthville?

The median personal income in South Wentworthville NSW is $726 per week, or $37,752 per year.The median household income is $1,793 per week.Family income is $2,017 per week.South Wentworthville is ranked #4,991 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in South Wentworthville?

Median rent in South Wentworthville NSW is $450 per week ($1,950 per month).Rent represents 25.1% of household income, which is considered moderate.South Wentworthville ranks #1,049 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in South Wentworthville?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in South Wentworthville NSW is $2,260. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in South Wentworthville?

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

Is South Wentworthville a good suburb to live in?

South Wentworthville is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 6,913.The median income is $726/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (25.1% 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: 13615. All dollar figures in AUD.