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New South Wales · SA2 120021387

What's going on in Balmain

Population 15,579 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#17 of 623 in New South Wales

for Median household income (weekly) ($3,149)

Rank 2

#35 of 623 in New South Wales

for Median rent (weekly) ($640)

Rank 3

#88 of 623 in New South Wales

for % of dwellings with no motor vehicle (13.6%)

The three dimensions where Balmain picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$3,149 / week
#17 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
43 years
#202 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
38.5%
#141 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
3.8%
#434 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.90
#195 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Balmain's sharpest rank is for Median household income (weekly). These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #40 · one rank above Woronora Heights New South Wales ↓ #42 · one rank below Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls New South Wales

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.