Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area
Mainly secular area
Confidence: highthe official sources agree and are detailed enough for this place.
In the CBS 2022 census, secular households are the most common group in this area (for a city: in the areas where most residents live). Other groups can be large.
Jews and non-Jews — estimate
Jews (estimate)98%
Non-Jews (estimate)2%
Share of Israeli residents, foreign nationals not included; “Jews” includes residents the CBS classes as “others”. Non-binding estimate. How is this calculated?
CBS Census 2022: the main household lifestyle in statistical area 2 is Secular · main religion: Jewish
mahof is a neighbourhood of Harish. Community character (an estimate from official data): Mainly secular area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: 98% (non-Jews: 2%).
The full profile adds the map, the distance to each synagogue, mikveh and school, and a side-by-side comparison.
CBS Census 2022 · 2,370 residents in the census · every row beside the national average
mahofNational average
Main religionJewish
Most common household lifestyleSecular
Aged 0–1949.4%
Aged 20–6449.0%
Aged 65+1.6%
Households with children aged 0–561.9%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.1Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪96,200Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)23.1%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)83.7%
Households owning their home71.8%
Households renting27.2%
Households without a car8.5%
Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 2 (2022 boundaries).
Continent of origin (Jews & others, CBS categories)
Israel (born in Israel, father born in Israel)56.9%
Europe (incl. former USSR)26.1%
America & Oceania5.5%
Africa8.4%
Asia3.1%
18.2%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 8.4%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 5.8%Arrived 2010+ (≈ share of residents)
Most common country of origin here: Israel
CBS “origin” = own country of birth for those born abroad, father's country of birth for those born in Israel. “America & Oceania” is a single CBS category covering North, Central and South America and Oceania. CBS does not publish a France-only share by area.
Sources: CBS Census 2022; Ministry of Aliyah and Integration (data.gov.il).
Jewish life nearby
Counted within 1.0 km of the neighbourhood centre, in a straight line (mikvaot: within 1.5 km).
0Synagogues
0Mikvaot
14Schools
65Kindergartens
0Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
0Ulpanim for olim
Schools by stream 14
State 4State-religious 4Haredi 6
Kindergartens by stream 65
State 23State-religious 26Haredi 16
Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 17 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 0 · Community centres (OSM): 0
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