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Kiama Downs NSW 2533

2,104 addresses · 57 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Kiama LGA › Kiama Downs · 92 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Kiama Downs is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,087 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,103 a week, with median rent near $490 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

5,087Population
43Median age
$2,103Median household income / wk
$490Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Minnamurra, 1.8 km north · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 10.6 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
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: 24.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kiama Downs

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

Tree cover measures, Kiama Downs NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202024.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 60.2%

Population by age in Kiama Downs
Population by age, Kiama Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4284
5-14685
15-19323
20-24216
25-34454
35-44633
45-54670
55-64736
65-74710
75-84270
85+96
Dwelling types in Kiama Downs
Dwelling types, Kiama Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,619
Townhouse101
Apartment25
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kiama Downs
Households by weekly income, Kiama Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650166
$650-1,499442
$1,500-2,999533
$3,000+505
Top ancestries in Kiama Downs
Top ancestries, Kiama Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,308
Australian2,089
Scottish712
Irish704
Other299
German213
Housing tenure in Kiama Downs
Housing tenure, Kiama Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned810
Mortgage679
Rented234
Other14
Cars per household in Kiama Downs
Cars per household, Kiama Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
030
1432
2814
3283
4+186
Commute to work in Kiama Downs
Commute to work, Kiama Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,304
Train10
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked18
Bicycle3
Home647
Top countries of birth in Kiama Downs
Top countries of birth, Kiama Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England215
New Zealand75
Scotland41
Germany28
South Africa26
Canada19
Languages used at home in Kiama Downs
Languages used at home, Kiama Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian21
Mandarin17
Italian16
German14
Cantonese12
Arabic11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

80,588 bird observations recorded near Kiama Downs — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kiama Downs

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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