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Wadi Nisnas

ואדי ניסנאס

  • Neighbourhood
  • Haifa
  • 2,160 residents

Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area

Arab locality or area
Confidence: highthe official sources agree and are detailed enough for this place.

The main religion of the area in the CBS 2022 census is Muslim or Christian (for a city: Arabs are at least 50% of the CBS population).

Jews and non-Jews — estimate

  • Jews (estimate)24%
  • Non-Jews (estimate)76%

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 332 is Secular · main religion: Christian

In brief

Wadi Nisnas is a neighbourhood of Haifa. Community character (an estimate from official data): Arab locality or area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: 24% (non-Jews: 76%).

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Median age

38

Israel: 30

Average household size

2.7

Israel: 3.0

Aged 0–19

20.7%

Israel: 35.4%

CBS socio-economic cluster (2021)

4 of 10

Cluster of the matching 2011 statistical area (1 = lowest, 10 = highest; area overlap 100%).

Who lives here

CBS Census 2022 · 2,160 residents in the census · every row beside the national average

Wadi NisnasNational average

Main religionChristian
Most common household lifestyleSecular
Aged 0–1920.7%
Aged 20–6464.0%
Aged 65+15.4%
Households with children aged 0–513.2%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.2Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪83,200Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)9.4%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)61.1%
Households owning their home58.8%
Households renting28.0%
Households without a car28.4%

Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 332 (2022 boundaries).

Jewish life nearby

Counted within 1.0 km of the neighbourhood centre, in a straight line (mikvaot: within 1.5 km).

2Synagogues
1Mikvaot
19Schools
54Kindergartens
0Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
3Ulpanim for olim

Schools by stream 19

State 4State-religious 1Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 14

Kindergartens by stream 54

State 10State-religious 1Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 43

Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 14 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 0 · Community centres (OSM): 4 · Other places of worship (OSM): 15

Sources: Ministry of Education (institutions, Oct 2026), Ministry of Religious Services (mikvaot, Aug 2026), Be'er Sheva municipality (synagogues), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). OSM coverage of synagogues and their nusach is incomplete.

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Sources: official public data — CBS Census 2022 and socio-economic index 2021, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Religious Services, Ministry of Aliyah and Integration — and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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