Kinchela NSW 2440
180 addresses · 11 streets
Cowper Electorate › Kempsey LGA › Kinchela · 361 km from Sydney
Living Here
Kinchela is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 286 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,437 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Kempsey Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kinchela itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
Getting around. Bus interchange: Cavanagh's Lower Macleay Bus Terminal, 5.6 km south-west · Airport: Kempsey Airport, 23.4 km west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 9.5% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 54.4%
Population by age in Kinchela
| 0-4 | 15 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 32 |
| 15-19 | 18 |
| 20-24 | 12 |
| 25-34 | 23 |
| 35-44 | 28 |
| 45-54 | 36 |
| 55-64 | 41 |
| 65-74 | 50 |
| 75-84 | 22 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Kinchela
| House | 103 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Kinchela
| <$650 | 10 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 36 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 32 |
| $3,000+ | 10 |
Top ancestries in Kinchela
| Australian | 128 |
|---|---|
| English | 105 |
| Ancestry NS | 35 |
| Irish | 25 |
| Scottish | 24 |
| Aboriginal | 21 |
Housing tenure in Kinchela
| Owned | 64 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 29 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Kinchela
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 42 |
| 3 | 24 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Kinchela
| Car | 82 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 22 |
Top countries of birth in Kinchela
| England | 7 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,971 bird observations recorded near Kinchela — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (174)
- Magpie-lark (147)
- Welcome Swallow (147)
- Australian Magpie (138)
- Willie Wagtail (127)
- Straw-necked Ibis (126)
- White-faced Heron (120)
- Masked Lapwing (118)
- Chestnut Teal (114)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (110)
- Australian White Ibis (105)
- Common Myna (103)
- Crested Pigeon (100)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Kinchela
- Pied Butcherbird (92)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (91)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (83)
- Dusky Moorhen (83)
- Great Egret (83)
- Torresian Crow (83)
- Noisy Miner (80)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (80)
- Galah (79)
- Little Pied Cormorant (79)
- White-necked Heron (78)
- Australian Wood Duck (76)
- Australasian Figbird (74)
- Eastern Rosella (73)
- Little Black Cormorant (72)
- Laughing Kookaburra (70)
- Royal Spoonbill (66)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Kinchela:
- Summer Island (2.3 km)
- Gladstone (5.4 km)
- Smithtown (5.5 km)
- Seven Oaks (6.3 km)
- Clybucca (7.3 km)
- Rainbow Reach (7.3 km)
- Austral Eden (7.8 km)
- Hat Head (8.6 km)
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Streets
- Back Creek Road (17)
- Darkwater Street (1)
- Fairweathers Lane (6)
- Gowings Hill Road (1)
- Hat Head Road (23)
- Kinchela Creek Left Bank Road (27)
- Kinchela Creek Right Bank Road (28)
- Mackays Access (1)
- Mckays Access (1)
- Riverside Drive (27)
- South West Rocks Road (48)