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Kandos NSW 2848

1,038 addresses · 42 streets

Calare Electorate › Mid-Western Regional LGA › Kandos · 161 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Kandos is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,263 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $677 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,263Population
54Median age
$677Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kandos, 650 m south-west · Airport: Mudgee Airport, 46.9 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 35.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kandos

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

Tree cover measures, Kandos NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202035.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202149.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 11.9% · Labour-force participation 33.4%

Population by age in Kandos
Population by age, Kandos NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-444
5-14134
15-1966
20-2450
25-3484
35-4488
45-54167
55-64218
65-74206
75-84161
85+40
Dwelling types in Kandos
Dwelling types, Kandos NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House565
Townhouse18
Apartment11
Other5
Households by weekly income in Kandos
Households by weekly income, Kandos NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650260
$650-1,499189
$1,500-2,99975
$3,000+25
Top ancestries in Kandos
Top ancestries, Kandos NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian508
English499
Ancestry NS147
Irish112
Scottish104
Aboriginal103
Housing tenure in Kandos
Housing tenure, Kandos NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned290
Mortgage100
Rented171
Other13
Cars per household in Kandos
Cars per household, Kandos NSW (ABS Census 2021)
048
1282
2165
350
4+33
Commute to work in Kandos
Commute to work, Kandos NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car213
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked24
Bicycle0
Home21
Top countries of birth in Kandos
Top countries of birth, Kandos NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England33
New Zealand10
Italy8
Malta7
Thailand6
Fiji5
Languages used at home in Kandos
Languages used at home, Kandos NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Cantonese9
Vietnamese6
Urdu5
German4
Italian4
Filipino4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,981 bird observations recorded near Kandos — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kandos

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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