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Kembla Grange NSW 2526

1,075 addresses · 43 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Kembla Grange · 77 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Kembla Grange is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,452 people, with a median age of 29. The typical household earns around $2,574 a week, with median rent near $570 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,452Population
29Median age
$2,574Median household income / wk
$570Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dapto, 2.4 km south · Railway halt: Kembla Grange, 2.7 km east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 9.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 20.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kembla Grange

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

Tree cover measures, Kembla Grange NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202143.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 76.6%

Population by age in Kembla Grange
Population by age, Kembla Grange NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4190
5-14202
15-1983
20-2486
25-34333
35-44246
45-54122
55-6495
65-7465
75-8422
85+5
Dwelling types in Kembla Grange
Dwelling types, Kembla Grange NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House377
Townhouse93
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kembla Grange
Households by weekly income, Kembla Grange NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65020
$650-1,49966
$1,500-2,999208
$3,000+146
Top ancestries in Kembla Grange
Top ancestries, Kembla Grange NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian580
English509
Other151
Scottish121
Italian114
Irish110
Housing tenure in Kembla Grange
Housing tenure, Kembla Grange NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned57
Mortgage292
Rented97
Other11
Cars per household in Kembla Grange
Cars per household, Kembla Grange NSW (ABS Census 2021)
08
190
2257
373
4+36
Commute to work in Kembla Grange
Commute to work, Kembla Grange NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car458
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle0
Home178
Top countries of birth in Kembla Grange
Top countries of birth, Kembla Grange NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India35
England32
New Zealand15
Ireland11
North Macedonia10
Thailand10
Languages used at home in Kembla Grange
Languages used at home, Kembla Grange NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam46
Macedonian31
Mandarin14
Greek14
Serbian13
Thai10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

136,942 bird observations recorded near Kembla Grange — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kembla Grange

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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