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Carramar NSW 2163

1,819 addresses · 32 streets

Fowler Electorate › Fairfield LGA › Carramar · 23 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Carramar is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,475 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,073 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 50% of households own their home and 48% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Vietnamese, Ancestry NS, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,475Population
40Median age
$1,073Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Fairfield - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Carramar itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Carramar, 150 m west · Metro station: Bankstown, 7.6 km south-east · Bus interchange: Bankstown Station, 7.6 km south-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 5.3 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 40.5% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 11.4% · Labour-force participation 40.4%

Population by age in Carramar
Population by age, Carramar NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4182
5-14419
15-19199
20-24215
25-34479
35-44434
45-54460
55-64425
65-74343
75-84180
85+130
Dwelling types in Carramar
Dwelling types, Carramar NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House467
Townhouse27
Apartment644
Other18
Households by weekly income in Carramar
Households by weekly income, Carramar NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650284
$650-1,499416
$1,500-2,999270
$3,000+101
Top ancestries in Carramar
Top ancestries, Carramar NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other952
Vietnamese741
Ancestry NS502
Chinese373
Australian364
English272
Housing tenure in Carramar
Housing tenure, Carramar NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned265
Mortgage299
Rented546
Other22
Cars per household in Carramar
Cars per household, Carramar NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0209
1492
2271
389
4+73
Commute to work in Carramar
Commute to work, Carramar NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car541
Train57
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle6
Home196
Top countries of birth in Carramar
Top countries of birth, Carramar NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam624
China128
Iraq120
Lebanon91
Philippines73
New Zealand52
Languages used at home in Carramar
Languages used at home, Carramar NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese747
Arabic424
Cantonese119
Mandarin104
Spanish93
Khmer50

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