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Wollstonecraft NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Wollstonecraft NSW is 8,115 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Wollstonecraft is $1,590 per week ($82,680 per year). Median rent in Wollstonecraft is $576 per week ($2,496 per month). Wollstonecraft has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Wollstonecraft has a population density of 6746.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Wollstonecraft is England. The most common religion is No Religion (53% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Wollstonecraft is $2,711.

There were 39 recorded offences in Wollstonecraft in 2025-26, a rate of 5 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (16 offences).

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Wollstonecraft Population

residents (Census 2021)

Wollstonecraft Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$1,590/wk

$82,680 per year

#78 of 14,663

🏠

Median Rent

$576/wk

$2,496 per month

#302 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

38years

Same as than national median

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Mortgage

$2,711/mo

Avg household size: 2.1 · 0.9 per bedroom

Wollstonecraft Demographics

Gender Split

Male 46.5% (3,773) Female 53.5% (4,339)

Population Density

6746.8

people per km²

8,115 people · 1.2 km²

Households

2.1

Avg household size

0.9

Persons per bedroom

$3,488

Family income/wk

Wollstonecraft 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)

Wollstonecraft Housing Tenure

🏠

Owned outright

55.2% 1,038 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

44.8% 843 dwellings

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

Wollstonecraft Country of Birth

Australia

75.1%

England

10.2%

China

4.4%

India

3.8%

Hong Kong

2.6%

Brazil

0.9%

Canada

0.8%

France

0.8%

Iran

0.7%

Germany

0.7%

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

Wollstonecraft Religion

No Religion

53.1%

Catholic

21.1%

Anglican

11.1%

Not stated

4.7%

Buddhism

2.9%

Hinduism

2.9%

Christian (other)

2.1%

Uniting Church

2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Wollstonecraft Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

91.2%

Year 10 or equivalent

5.7%

Year 11 or equivalent

2.5%

Year 9 or equivalent

0.7%

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

Wollstonecraft Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin

25.2%

Cantonese

24.0%

Other

15.5%

Spanish

8.3%

Japan

7.3%

Portuguese

7.2%

Hindi

6.7%

SAL Tot

5.8%

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

Wollstonecraft Employment

💼

Employed full-time

55.2% 3,626 people

⏰

Employed part-time

16.3% 1,070 people

🔍

Unemployed

2.4% 159 people

🏠

Not in labour force

26.1% 1,718 people

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

Wollstonecraft Qualifications

Bachelor Degree

50.4%

Postgraduate Degree

24.5%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

11.9%

Certificate III/IV

6.6%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

6.2%

Certificate I/II

0.5%

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

Wollstonecraft Occupation

Professionals

52.3%

Managers

21.7%

Clerical & Administrative

11.2%

Technicians & Trade Workers

4.5%

Community & Personal Service

4.3%

Sales Workers

4.0%

Labourers

1.3%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

0.6%

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

Wollstonecraft Field of Study

Management & Commerce

32.2%

Society & Culture

18.3%

Health

10.2%

Engineering

9.7%

Creative Arts

7.4%

Information Technology

6.8%

Natural & Physical Sciences

5.2%

Education

4.4%

Architecture & Building

3.3%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

1.5%

Agriculture & Environment

0.8%

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

Wollstonecraft Dwelling Types

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

59.8%

Separate house

35.4%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Wollstonecraft Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.5%

$1-$149/wk

0.5%

$150-$299/wk

0.9%

$300-$399/wk

1.4%

$400-$499/wk

2.7%

$500-$649/wk

2.3%

$650-$799/wk

2.5%

$800-$999/wk

3.1%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

4.1%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

4.9%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.7%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.0%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

13.7%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

5.9%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

9.0%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

5.1%

$4,000+/wk

31.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Wollstonecraft Marital Status

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Married

41.2% 2,905

↔️

Separated

2.2% 157

📋

Divorced

8.5% 598

🕊️

Widowed

3.0% 213

👤

Never married

45.1% 3,186

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Wollstonecraft Ancestry

English

25.7%

Australian

18.8%

Other

14.4%

Chinese

10.5%

Irish

10.5%

Scottish

7.6%

German

3.2%

Indian

2.9%

Italian

2.7%

Filipino

1.4%

Dutch

1.2%

French

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Wollstonecraft School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

32.0%

Vocational Education

16.7%

Secondary — Government

16.3%

Pre-school

14.2%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

6.5%

Primary — Catholic

6.0%

Secondary — Catholic

4.6%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

3.8%

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

Wollstonecraft Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

2.8% 436

✅

No need for assistance

97.2% 15,376

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

Wollstonecraft Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

18.4% 1,269

—

Not a volunteer

81.6% 5,613

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Wollstonecraft Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

10.0%

$300-$449/mo

1.7%

$450-$599/mo

1.0%

$600-$799/mo

2.8%

$800-$999/mo

0.8%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

8.0%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

8.5%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

22.1%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

17.4%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

27.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Wollstonecraft How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

41.9%

Did not go to work

23.8%

Walked only

14.9%

Train

8.8%

Car (passenger)

4.1%

Bus

2.9%

Bicycle

1.4%

Motorbike/Scooter

1.1%

Other

0.7%

Truck

0.2%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.2%

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

Wollstonecraft Car Ownership

0 vehicles

14.2%

1 vehicle

60.7%

2 vehicles

20.7%

3 vehicles

3.4%

4+ vehicles

1.0%

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

Wollstonecraft Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

15.6%

2 bedrooms

47.8%

3 bedrooms

30.5%

4 bedrooms

4.8%

5 bedrooms

1.2%

6+ bedrooms

0.2%

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

Wollstonecraft Population Mobility

24.6%

moved in the last year

55.2%

moved in the last 5 years

3.0%

unemployment rate (Census)

73.5%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Wollstonecraft Indigenous Population

0.5%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

Indigenous residents

15,838

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Wollstonecraft Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

613

Asthma

282

Arthritis

159

Heart disease

157

Diabetes

121

Cancer

Lung condition

Kidney disease

Stroke

Dementia

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

Wollstonecraft Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

6.6%

$1-$149/wk

2.2%

$150-$299/wk

2.7%

$300-$399/wk

1.6%

$400-$499/wk

1.3%

$500-$649/wk

1.6%

$650-$799/wk

4.9%

$800-$999/wk

5.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

7.8%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.5%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

9.2%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

8.4%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

20.0%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

5.9%

$3,500+/wk

13.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Wollstonecraft Family Structure

Couple — no children

43.4%

Couple — children under 15

37.7%

Couple — no children under 15

9.8%

One parent — no children under 15

4.9%

One parent — children under 15

4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Wollstonecraft Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.3% 22

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.2% 15

🏅

Previously served

1.5% 106

👤

Never served

97.9% 6,765

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Wollstonecraft Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

9.7% 664

—

Did not provide

90.3% 6,215

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Wollstonecraft Children Ever Born

No children

57.2%

1 child

16.0%

2 children

19.4%

3 children

5.6%

4 children

1.7%

5+ children

0.1%

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

Wollstonecraft When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

146

1971–1980

240

1981–1990

441

1991–2000

525

2001–2010

731

2011–2015

507

2016

126

2017

140

2018

140

2019

125

2020

2021

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

Wollstonecraft Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

26.3%

5–14 hours

39.7%

15–29 hours

12.4%

30+ hours

5.7%

Did not do domestic work

15.9%

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

Wollstonecraft Household Size

1 person

33.9%

2 persons

40.0%

3 persons

15.3%

4 persons

9.0%

5 persons

1.5%

6+ persons

0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Wollstonecraft Where Residents Moved From

Same address

5,893

Moved from NSW

1,270

Moved — same area (SA2)

405

Moved from overseas

154

Moved from VIC

Moved from QLD

Moved from ACT

Moved from SA

Moved from WA

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

Wollstonecraft Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

90.7%

Step family — no other children

7.7%

Blended family — no other children

1.0%

Other couple — children only

0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Wollstonecraft Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 39 total

Theft

Assault

Other Against Property

Other Against Person

Property Damage

Sexual Offences

Traffic

Offence trend by year:

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

Wollstonecraft Schools

schools nearby

government

1160

avg ICSEA score

21,249

total students

St Aloysius' College Independent

Secondary · 3-12 · 1,347 students

1223

ICSEA

SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School Independent

Secondary · K-12 · 1,724 students

1205

ICSEA

North Sydney Girls High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 916 students

1203

ICSEA

North Sydney Boys High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 933 students

1195

ICSEA

Loreto Kirribilli Independent

Combined · K-12 · 1,176 students

1189

ICSEA

Wenona School Independent

Combined · K-12 · 1,385 students

1187

ICSEA

Northbridge Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 364 students

1181

ICSEA

Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College Independent

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,186 students

1179

ICSEA

Cameragal Montessori School Independent

Primary · K-6 · 40 students

1179

ICSEA

Lane Cove Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 688 students

1178

ICSEA

Inner Sydney Montessori School Independent

Primary · K-6 · 95 students

1178

ICSEA

St Michael's Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 502 students

1176

ICSEA

Greenwich Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 367 students

1175

ICSEA

Balmain Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 321 students

1172

ICSEA

International Chinese School Independent

Primary · K-6 · 116 students

1172

ICSEA

Showing 15 of 43 schools

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

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Wollstonecraft Rent Prices & Affordability

22%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $2,639/wk

Median Rent $576/wk

Rent-to-Income 21.8%

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

If you earn X in Wollstonecraft

Your weekly income

≈ $11,436/month

Median rent $576/wk

Left after rent $2,063/wk

Rent share 21.8%

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Wollstonecraft vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Lewisham (NSW)

Pop: 4,060 Income: $1,344/wk Rent: $520/wk

Bonnells Bay

Pop: 4,066 Income: $685/wk Rent: $400/wk

Tenterfield

Pop: 4,067 Income: $517/wk Rent: $250/wk

Milperra

Pop: 4,074 Income: $806/wk Rent: $538/wk

Morisset

Pop: 4,078 Income: $564/wk Rent: $380/wk

Eastgardens

Pop: 4,086 Income: $1,113/wk Rent: $650/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Wollstonecraft

What is the population of Wollstonecraft NSW?

The population of Wollstonecraft NSW is 8,115 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 6746.8 people per km².Wollstonecraft is ranked #871 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Wollstonecraft?

The median personal income in Wollstonecraft NSW is $1,590 per week, or $82,680 per year.The median household income is $2,639 per week.Family income is $3,488 per week.Wollstonecraft is ranked #78 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Wollstonecraft?

Median rent in Wollstonecraft NSW is $576 per week ($2,496 per month).Rent represents 21.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Wollstonecraft ranks #302 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Wollstonecraft?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Wollstonecraft NSW is $2,711. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Wollstonecraft?

The median age in Wollstonecraft NSW is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Wollstonecraft a good suburb to live in?

Wollstonecraft is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 8,115.The median income is $1,590/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.8% 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: 14377. All dollar figures in AUD.