Suburbs Sutton (NSW)

New South Wales · Suburb Profile

Sutton NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Sutton NSW is 1,556 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Sutton is $1,182 per week ($61,464 per year). Median rent in Sutton is $450 per week ($1,950 per month). Sutton has a median age of 44 years, older than the national median of 38. Sutton has a population density of 10.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Sutton is England. The most common religion is No Religion (41% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Sutton is $2,668.

There were 25 recorded offences in Sutton in 2025-26, a rate of 16 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (10 offences).

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📍 Sutton, New South Wales — 35.1676°S, 149.2060°E

Crime: Low Med High

Sutton Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Sutton Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,182/wk
$61,464 per year
#465 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$450/wk
$1,950 per month
#1049 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
44years
6 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,668/mo
Avg household size: 2.9 · 0.9 per bedroom

Sutton Demographics

Gender Split

Male 52.5% (818) Female 47.5% (740)

Population Density

10.7
people per km²
1,556 people · 144.8 km²

Households

2.9
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$3,204
Family income/wk

Sutton 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)

Sutton Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
56.5% 213 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
43.5% 164 dwellings

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

Sutton Country of Birth

Australia
90.7%
England
5.5%
India
1.1%
Brazil
0.8%
Croatia
0.6%
Canada
0.5%
Fiji
0.5%
Germany
0.5%

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

Sutton Religion

No Religion
40.7%
Catholic
26.9%
Anglican
12.1%
Not stated
12.0%
Uniting Church
2.4%
Christian (other)
2.3%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.1%
Eastern Orthodox
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Sutton Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
70.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
20.3%
Year 11 or equivalent
5.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.8%

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

Sutton Languages Spoken at Home

Other
28.8%
Italian
20.3%
French
11.9%
IAL Punjabi
10.2%
Urdu
8.5%
German
6.8%
Croatian
6.8%
Mandarin
6.8%

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

Sutton Employment

💼
Employed full-time
48.0% 537 people
⏰
Employed part-time
22.3% 249 people
🔍
Unemployed
1.4% 16 people
🏠
Not in labour force
28.3% 317 people

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

Sutton Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
31.9%
Certificate III/IV
29.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
17.5%
Postgraduate Degree
12.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
7.2%
Certificate I/II
1.1%

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

Sutton Occupation

Professionals
31.1%
Managers
26.7%
Technicians & Trade Workers
13.6%
Clerical & Administrative
12.7%
Community & Personal Service
7.6%
Labourers
3.3%
Sales Workers
2.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.4%

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

Sutton Field of Study

Management & Commerce
22.6%
Society & Culture
15.4%
Engineering
12.0%
Architecture & Building
10.9%
Education
9.9%
Health
8.1%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
4.8%
Creative Arts
4.8%
Information Technology
4.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.9%
Agriculture & Environment
3.2%

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

Sutton Dwelling Types

Separate house
100.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Sutton Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.1%
$150-$299/wk
0.7%
$300-$399/wk
0.7%
$400-$499/wk
1.6%
$500-$649/wk
3.4%
$650-$799/wk
2.7%
$800-$999/wk
5.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
4.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
9.1%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
8.2%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
6.4%
$4,000+/wk
36.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Sutton Marital Status

💍
Married
50.6% 666
↔️
Separated
3.5% 46
📋
Divorced
8.0% 105
🕊️
Widowed
3.1% 41
👤
Never married
34.8% 457

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Sutton Ancestry

Australian
30.1%
English
28.5%
Irish
10.5%
Other
9.3%
Scottish
8.9%
Italian
3.0%
German
3.0%
Croatian
2.1%
Dutch
1.6%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.1%
Chinese
0.9%
Polish
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Sutton School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
28.5%
Secondary — Catholic
19.9%
Vocational Education
11.7%
Secondary — Government
10.7%
Primary — Catholic
8.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
7.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
6.5%
Pre-school
6.2%

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

Sutton Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
3.0% 82
✅
No need for assistance
97.0% 2,693

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

Sutton Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
21.7% 253
—
Not a volunteer
78.3% 911

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Sutton Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
7.9%
$300-$449/mo
2.6%
$450-$599/mo
5.3%
$800-$999/mo
3.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
8.8%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
9.6%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
16.7%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
25.4%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
20.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Sutton How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
78.4%
Did not go to work
11.5%
Car (passenger)
3.2%
Truck
2.7%
Walked only
2.6%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.7%
Other
0.6%
Bus
0.4%

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

Sutton Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.9%
1 vehicle
18.6%
2 vehicles
31.0%
3 vehicles
21.9%
4+ vehicles
26.6%

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

Sutton Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
6.2%
2 bedrooms
11.0%
3 bedrooms
22.9%
4 bedrooms
37.2%
5 bedrooms
17.4%
6+ bedrooms
5.3%

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

Sutton Population Mobility

10.1%
moved in the last year
30.9%
moved in the last 5 years
1.9%
unemployment rate (Census)
64.7%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Sutton Indigenous Population

0.8%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
22
Indigenous residents
2,788
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Sutton Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
115
Arthritis
73
Asthma
51
Heart disease
41
Diabetes
38
Cancer
21
Kidney disease
19
Lung condition
18
Stroke
9

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

Sutton Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
7.7%
$1-$149/wk
3.5%
$150-$299/wk
3.9%
$300-$399/wk
2.4%
$400-$499/wk
2.4%
$500-$649/wk
2.6%
$650-$799/wk
5.1%
$800-$999/wk
8.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
10.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
8.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
14.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.9%
$3,500+/wk
8.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Sutton Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
38.2%
Couple — no children
29.4%
Couple — no children under 15
26.7%
One parent — no children under 15
3.2%
One parent — children under 15
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Sutton Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.8% 9
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.6% 7
🏅
Previously served
3.9% 45
👤
Never served
94.8% 1,105

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Sutton Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.1% 175
—
Did not provide
84.9% 986

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Sutton Children Ever Born

No children
34.3%
1 child
8.6%
2 children
28.9%
3 children
19.3%
4 children
5.4%
5+ children
3.4%

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

Sutton When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
9
1951–1960
14
1961–1970
38
1971–1980
26
1981–1990
34
1991–2000
33
2001–2010
30
2011–2015
19
2016
6
2019
4

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

Sutton Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
25.0%
5–14 hours
30.4%
15–29 hours
17.2%
30+ hours
10.3%
Did not do domestic work
17.2%

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

Sutton Household Size

1 person
14.8%
2 persons
36.1%
3 persons
15.3%
4 persons
19.2%
5 persons
8.8%
6+ persons
5.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Sutton Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,253
Moved from ACT
87
Moved from NSW
33
Moved — same area (SA2)
7
Moved from VIC
7
Moved from overseas
5

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

Sutton Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
88.2%
Step family — no other children
6.7%
Blended family — no other children
3.1%
Intact family — other children present
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Sutton Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 25 total

Theft
10
Drug Offences
4
Other Against Property
4
Assault
2
Weapons
2
Sexual Offences
1
Other Against Person
1
Property Damage
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Sutton Rent Prices & Affordability

15%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $3,044/wk
Median Rent $450/wk
Rent-to-Income 14.8%

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

If you earn X in Sutton

≈ $13,191/month
Median rent $450/wk
Left after rent $2,594/wk
Rent share 14.8%

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Income: $1,018/wk Rent: $400/wk Save: $50/wk
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Income: $1,002/wk Rent: $440/wk Save: $10/wk
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Income: $946/wk Rent: $440/wk Save: $10/wk

Sutton vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Curlewis (NSW)
Pop: 779 Income: $700/wk Rent: $290/wk
Candelo
Pop: 780 Income: $638/wk Rent: $250/wk
South Gundagai
Pop: 781 Income: $710/wk Rent: $225/wk
Baradine
Pop: 783 Income: $519/wk Rent: $157/wk
Marrangaroo
Pop: 783 Income: $829/wk Rent: $353/wk
Federal (NSW)
Pop: 784 Income: $797/wk Rent: $450/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Sutton

What is the population of Sutton NSW?

The population of Sutton NSW is 1,556 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 10.7 people per km².Sutton is ranked #3,345 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Sutton?

The median personal income in Sutton NSW is $1,182 per week, or $61,464 per year.The median household income is $3,044 per week.Family income is $3,204 per week.Sutton is ranked #465 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Sutton?

Median rent in Sutton NSW is $450 per week ($1,950 per month).Rent represents 14.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Sutton ranks #1,049 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Sutton?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Sutton NSW is $2,668. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Sutton?

The median age in Sutton NSW is 44 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Sutton a good suburb to live in?

Sutton is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 1,556.The median income is $1,182/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (14.8% 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: 13717. All dollar figures in AUD.