Suburb in Walgett

Carinda, NSW

Carinda had a population of 165 at the 2021 Census (+4.4% since 2016). Median age 42.0. Median weekly household income $1,350. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Carinda at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Far West and Orana

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Carinda's population grew by 4.4% to 165, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 42.0, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 20.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.9%.

6.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 54.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 53 households.

The median household earns $1,350 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $38 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1 a month.

6.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 3.7% use a language other than English at home. 18.9% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Carinda beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureCarindaNSWAustralia
Population1658,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+4.4%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age42.038.438.2
Households532,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting6.0%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright54.0%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,350$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$38$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1$2,142$1,866
Born overseas6.1%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home3.7%28.2%23.6%
No religion18.9%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+4.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1852011
  2. 1582016
  3. 1652021

Age

Median age 42.0, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Carinda New South Wales
Share of people by age, Carinda and New South Wales
0–920.0%
10–192.4%
20–297.9%
30–3921.2%
40–497.9%
50–599.1%
60–6924.8%
70–7913.9%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Carinda at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian63.2%
  2. English30.8%
  3. Irish15.8%
  4. Scottish12.0%
  5. Australian Aboriginal9.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Carinda

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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