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Kiama NSW 2533

5,779 addresses · 122 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Kiama LGA › Kiama · 96 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Kiama is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,904 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,572 a week, with median rent near $478 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

7,904Population
52Median age
$1,572Median household income / wk
$478Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kiama, 500 m north-east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 13.9 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 16.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kiama

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

Tree cover measures, Kiama NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202140.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 49.6%

Population by age in Kiama
Population by age, Kiama NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4348
5-14797
15-19356
20-24297
25-34719
35-44792
45-54861
55-641,178
65-741,302
75-84868
85+385
Dwelling types in Kiama
Dwelling types, Kiama NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,795
Townhouse780
Apartment621
Other36
Households by weekly income in Kiama
Households by weekly income, Kiama NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650561
$650-1,499910
$1,500-2,999905
$3,000+681
Top ancestries in Kiama
Top ancestries, Kiama NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,501
Australian2,900
Irish1,230
Scottish984
Other542
Ancestry NS457
Housing tenure in Kiama
Housing tenure, Kiama NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,470
Mortgage828
Rented726
Other162
Cars per household in Kiama
Cars per household, Kiama NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0168
11,273
21,275
3313
4+169
Commute to work in Kiama
Commute to work, Kiama NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,669
Train16
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked111
Bicycle9
Home871
Top countries of birth in Kiama
Top countries of birth, Kiama NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England500
New Zealand114
United States68
Scotland62
Germany54
China51
Languages used at home in Kiama
Languages used at home, Kiama NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin38
Spanish37
Greek35
German29
Cantonese28
Italian23

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

61,763 bird observations recorded near Kiama — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kiama

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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