Carwell, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

8/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Carwell is more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 882, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Carwell at a glance

Population (2021): 28
Median age: 54
Median weekly household income: $1,749
SEIFA score: 882
Coordinates: -32.8386, 149.9047

Carwell demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Carwell using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 38%, 18% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	8	21%
Youth (15–24)	0	0%
Young adults (25–44)	8	21%
Mid-life (45–64)	8	21%
Seniors (65+)	15	38%

Share of the 39 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	10	59%
Owned with a mortgage	4	24%
Rented	3	18%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	13	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 13 occupied private dwellings in Carwell.

Median weekly rent: $215
Median monthly mortgage: $2,350
Average household size: 2.3 people
Median weekly family income: $1,875
Median weekly personal income: $749

Community and culture

Born overseas: 6 (18%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 11 (44%)
Labour-force participation: 64%
Employed full-time: 7
Employed part-time: 6

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Carwell

Where is Carwell?

Carwell is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Carwell?

At the 2021 Census, Carwell had a population of about 28.

Is Carwell an advantaged area?

Carwell has an ABS SEIFA score of 882, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 8 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of Australian suburbs.