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Kanahooka NSW 2530

2,836 addresses · 70 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Kanahooka · 78 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Kanahooka is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,698 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,399 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

5,698Population
48Median age
$1,399Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Dapto - Avondale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kanahooka itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dapto, 2.3 km west · Railway halt: Kembla Grange, 2.7 km north · Bus interchange: Station St opp Wollongong Station, 10 km north-east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 7.6 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 10.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kanahooka

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Kanahooka NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 49.2%

Population by age in Kanahooka
Population by age, Kanahooka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4285
5-14629
15-19301
20-24261
25-34535
35-44608
45-54675
55-64638
65-74826
75-84657
85+272
Dwelling types in Kanahooka
Dwelling types, Kanahooka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,843
Townhouse322
Apartment27
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kanahooka
Households by weekly income, Kanahooka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650417
$650-1,499697
$1,500-2,999594
$3,000+383
Top ancestries in Kanahooka
Top ancestries, Kanahooka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,554
Australian2,219
Irish562
Scottish552
Other292
Italian273
Housing tenure in Kanahooka
Housing tenure, Kanahooka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,103
Mortgage744
Rented266
Other57
Cars per household in Kanahooka
Cars per household, Kanahooka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0110
1771
2822
3282
4+177
Commute to work in Kanahooka
Commute to work, Kanahooka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,381
Train10
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle9
Home433
Top countries of birth in Kanahooka
Top countries of birth, Kanahooka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England391
Scotland73
Germany68
Philippines56
Italy52
New Zealand49
Languages used at home in Kanahooka
Languages used at home, Kanahooka NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian53
Macedonian53
Spanish35
German30
Mandarin24
Greek21

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

107,732 bird observations recorded near Kanahooka — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kanahooka

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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