Kelso NSW 2795
5,672 addresses · 224 streets
Calare Electorate › Bathurst Regional LGA › Kelso · 156 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Kelso is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 10,039 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,737 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bathurst - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kelso itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
6 supermarkets
2 Catholic churches
4 doctors & medical clinics
1 physiotherapist
1 optometrist
2 hospitals
1 library
1 post office
1 golf club
3 beauty salons
3 electricians
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Bathurst, 3.2 km south-west · Bus interchange: Mountain Shuttle Bus, 7.5 km south-west · Airport: Bathurst Airport, 4 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 1.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 1.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 4.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 62%
Population by age in Kelso
| 0-4 | 689 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 1,562 |
| 15-19 | 704 |
| 20-24 | 590 |
| 25-34 | 1,310 |
| 35-44 | 1,201 |
| 45-54 | 1,236 |
| 55-64 | 1,065 |
| 65-74 | 898 |
| 75-84 | 549 |
| 85+ | 242 |
Dwelling types in Kelso
| House | 3,229 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 219 |
| Apartment | 24 |
| Other | 9 |
Households by weekly income in Kelso
| <$650 | 511 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 906 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 1,155 |
| $3,000+ | 655 |
Top ancestries in Kelso
| Australian | 4,420 |
|---|---|
| English | 4,275 |
| Irish | 1,293 |
| Scottish | 984 |
| Aboriginal | 861 |
| Other | 537 |
Housing tenure in Kelso
| Owned | 1,109 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 1,326 |
| Rented | 965 |
| Other | 42 |
Cars per household in Kelso
| 0 | 183 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,021 |
| 2 | 1,468 |
| 3 | 488 |
| 4+ | 274 |
Commute to work in Kelso
| Car | 3,425 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 3 |
| Walked | 69 |
| Bicycle | 12 |
| Home | 462 |
Top countries of birth in Kelso
| England | 143 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 87 |
| India | 60 |
| Philippines | 54 |
| Netherlands | 38 |
| Scotland | 38 |
Languages used at home in Kelso
| Arabic | 47 |
|---|---|
| Punjabi | 42 |
| Nepali | 41 |
| Tagalog | 29 |
| Cantonese | 21 |
| Urdu | 20 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
29,872 bird observations recorded near Kelso — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (2,433)
- Magpie-lark (2,043)
- Common Starling (2,034)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,663)
- Crested Pigeon (1,608)
- House Sparrow (1,422)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,367)
- Galah (1,271)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,130)
- Masked Lapwing (1,067)
- Willie Wagtail (1,035)
- Grey Teal (1,021)
- Red Wattlebird (985)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Kelso
- Dusky Moorhen (960)
- Pied Currawong (902)
- Eurasian Blackbird (836)
- Eurasian Coot (730)
- Common Myna (696)
- Red-rumped Parrot (685)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (660)
- Australasian Grebe (630)
- Golden-headed Cisticola (596)
- Welcome Swallow (596)
- White-faced Heron (589)
- Australian Raven (586)
- Rock Dove (485)
- Australasian Shoveler (476)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (467)
- Silvereye (452)
- Black-shouldered Kite (447)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Kelso:
- Gormans Hill (3.4 km)
- Bathurst (3.4 km)
- Laffing Waters (3.5 km)
- Raglan (4 km)
- White Rock (4.3 km)
- West Bathurst (4.5 km)
- South Bathurst (4.6 km)
- Mitchell (4.8 km)
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- Ablett Court (10)
- Acer Close (9)
- Alcheringa Road (53)
- Allambie Boulevard (2)
- Alluvial Place (9)
- Alpugi Place (12)
- Amber Close (52)
- Appledore Drive (7)
- Armitage Road (1)
- Arnold Court (29)
- Ash Place (7)
- Ashworth Drive (37)
- Bannerman Crescent (74)
- Barega Place (12)
- Barina Parkway (15)
- Barker Circuit (52)
- Basalt Way (72)
- Bell Place (14)
- Beyers Place (14)
- Billabong Close (8)
- Birch Close (6)
- Blackman Court (9)
- Blackwood Close (13)
- Blue Ridge Drive (2)
- Bluegum Close (11)
- Bolam Drive (14)
- Bolton Street (36)
- Bonnor Street (98)
- Bouffler Close (17)
- Boyd Street (102)
- Bradbury Drive (9)
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- Brennan Drive (47)
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- Cain Drive (21)
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