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Karuah NSW 2324

2,193 addresses · 70 streets

Lyne Electorate › Port Stephens LGA › Karuah · 152 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Karuah is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,618 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,061 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,618Population
50Median age
$1,061Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Williamtown, 19.4 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 62.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Karuah

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

Tree cover measures, Karuah NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202062.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202168.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 42%

Population by age in Karuah
Population by age, Karuah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-490
5-14195
15-1979
20-2463
25-34162
35-44140
45-54183
55-64230
65-74304
75-84164
85+20
Dwelling types in Karuah
Dwelling types, Karuah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House586
Townhouse20
Apartment7
Other20
Households by weekly income in Karuah
Households by weekly income, Karuah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650157
$650-1,499230
$1,500-2,999140
$3,000+56
Top ancestries in Karuah
Top ancestries, Karuah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian720
English621
Irish186
Aboriginal184
Scottish149
Ancestry NS147
Housing tenure in Karuah
Housing tenure, Karuah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned302
Mortgage183
Rented127
Other12
Cars per household in Karuah
Cars per household, Karuah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
023
1257
2225
368
4+42
Commute to work in Karuah
Commute to work, Karuah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car348
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked14
Bicycle5
Home50
Top countries of birth in Karuah
Top countries of birth, Karuah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England41
New Zealand18
Scotland16
Germany9
Philippines9
Thailand5
Languages used at home in Karuah
Languages used at home, Karuah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous8
German6
Serbian5
Tagalog5
Korean4
Hindi3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,660 bird observations recorded near Karuah — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Karuah

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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