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Kariong NSW 2250

2,539 addresses · 103 streets

Robertson Electorate › Central Coast LGA › Kariong · 48 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Kariong is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,485 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,200 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

6,485Population
36Median age
$2,200Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Tascott, 2.8 km south-east · Railway halt: Wondabyne, 6.7 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Woy Woy Wharf, 5.8 km south-east · Airport: Somersby Airfield, 8.1 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 78% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kariong

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

Tree cover measures, Kariong NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202078.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202191.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 69.1%

Population by age in Kariong
Population by age, Kariong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4414
5-141,009
15-19519
20-24403
25-34756
35-44936
45-54968
55-64804
65-74418
75-84195
85+74
Dwelling types in Kariong
Dwelling types, Kariong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,924
Townhouse150
Apartment12
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kariong
Households by weekly income, Kariong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650195
$650-1,499414
$1,500-2,999786
$3,000+574
Top ancestries in Kariong
Top ancestries, Kariong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,745
English2,566
Irish651
Other611
Scottish592
Aboriginal249
Housing tenure in Kariong
Housing tenure, Kariong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned513
Mortgage1,071
Rented469
Other15
Cars per household in Kariong
Cars per household, Kariong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
049
1556
2913
3337
4+219
Commute to work in Kariong
Commute to work, Kariong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,816
Train10
Bus19
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle0
Home850
Top countries of birth in Kariong
Top countries of birth, Kariong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England285
New Zealand132
India63
Philippines61
China55
South Africa49
Languages used at home in Kariong
Languages used at home, Kariong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish67
Mandarin54
Korean41
Cantonese33
Arabic32
Malayalam28

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

22,128 bird observations recorded near Kariong — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kariong

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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