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Kiama Heights NSW 2533

444 addresses · 8 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Kiama LGA › Kiama Heights · 98 km from Sydney

Living Here

Kiama Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 878 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,758 a week, with median rent near $540 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, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

878Population
47Median age
$1,758Median household income / wk
$540Median rent / wk
2.6Avg 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 Heights itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kiama, 2.6 km north · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 16 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 11% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kiama Heights

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

Tree cover measures, Kiama Heights NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202129.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 53.1%

Population by age in Kiama Heights
Population by age, Kiama Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-453
5-14110
15-1941
20-2431
25-3477
35-44109
45-5491
55-64138
65-74162
75-8457
85+12
Dwelling types in Kiama Heights
Dwelling types, Kiama Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House300
Townhouse16
Apartment9
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kiama Heights
Households by weekly income, Kiama Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65046
$650-1,49992
$1,500-2,99999
$3,000+71
Top ancestries in Kiama Heights
Top ancestries, Kiama Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English400
Australian302
Irish134
Scottish120
Other63
Ancestry NS43
Housing tenure in Kiama Heights
Housing tenure, Kiama Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned161
Mortgage117
Rented41
Other3
Cars per household in Kiama Heights
Cars per household, Kiama Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
06
178
2153
364
4+20
Commute to work in Kiama Heights
Commute to work, Kiama Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car214
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home102
Top countries of birth in Kiama Heights
Top countries of birth, Kiama Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England61
Italy10
New Zealand10
Scotland9
South Africa9
Egypt8
Languages used at home in Kiama Heights
Languages used at home, Kiama Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian12
Italian9
French6
Thai6
Spanish5
Vietnamese4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

51,679 bird observations recorded near Kiama Heights — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kiama Heights

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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