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Kearns NSW 2558

962 addresses · 56 streets

Macarthur Electorate › Campbelltown LGA › Kearns · 41 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Kearns is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,693 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,147 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

2,693Population
36Median age
$2,147Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Claymore - Eagle Vale - Raby statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kearns itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Minto, 3.5 km east · Airport: Camden Airport, 11.1 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 10.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kearns

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

Tree cover measures, Kearns NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.6%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 20197.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 67.3%

Population by age in Kearns
Population by age, Kearns NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4166
5-14392
15-19192
20-24188
25-34358
35-44387
45-54375
55-64385
65-74173
75-8461
85+23
Dwelling types in Kearns
Dwelling types, Kearns NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House822
Townhouse35
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kearns
Households by weekly income, Kearns NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65067
$650-1,499180
$1,500-2,999314
$3,000+234
Top ancestries in Kearns
Top ancestries, Kearns NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian949
English744
Other491
Irish197
Scottish185
Italian155
Housing tenure in Kearns
Housing tenure, Kearns NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned230
Mortgage478
Rented125
Other0
Cars per household in Kearns
Cars per household, Kearns NSW (ABS Census 2021)
015
1211
2350
3152
4+121
Commute to work in Kearns
Commute to work, Kearns NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car729
Train9
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home340
Top countries of birth in Kearns
Top countries of birth, Kearns NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England69
Philippines52
New Zealand45
Lebanon41
India34
Fiji32
Languages used at home in Kearns
Languages used at home, Kearns NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic166
Hindi42
Spanish39
Italian30
Tagalog27
Samoan25

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

21,047 bird observations recorded near Kearns — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kearns

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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