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Kew NSW 2439

1,302 addresses · 51 streets

Lyne Electorate › Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA › Kew · 287 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Kew is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,761 people, with a median age of 63. The typical household earns around $1,107 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,761Population
63Median age
$1,107Median household income / wk
$370Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Laurieton - Bonny Hills statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kew itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kendall, 3.3 km west · Airport: Port Macquarie Airport, 24.8 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 53.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kew

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

Tree cover measures, Kew NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202053.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202164.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 35.2%

Population by age in Kew
Population by age, Kew NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-450
5-14155
15-1993
20-2440
25-34103
35-44118
45-54155
55-64226
65-74483
75-84285
85+52
Dwelling types in Kew
Dwelling types, Kew NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House722
Townhouse13
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kew
Households by weekly income, Kew NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650133
$650-1,499350
$1,500-2,999175
$3,000+61
Top ancestries in Kew
Top ancestries, Kew NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English875
Australian659
Scottish251
Irish246
Aboriginal96
Ancestry NS73
Housing tenure in Kew
Housing tenure, Kew NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned432
Mortgage142
Rented73
Other16
Cars per household in Kew
Cars per household, Kew NSW (ABS Census 2021)
09
1264
2257
377
4+50
Commute to work in Kew
Commute to work, Kew NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car378
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home59
Top countries of birth in Kew
Top countries of birth, Kew NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England94
New Zealand21
Germany13
Scotland13
Malta8
United States8
Languages used at home in Kew
Languages used at home, Kew NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous9
Afrikaans6
Italian4
German3
Tagalog3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

10,699 bird observations recorded near Kew — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kew

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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