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Kingscliff NSW 2487

6,572 addresses · 115 streets

Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Kingscliff · 663 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Kingscliff is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 8,355 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,575 a week, with median rent near $490 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

8,355Population
47Median age
$1,575Median household income / wk
$490Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 12.2 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 20.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kingscliff

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

Tree cover measures, Kingscliff NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 56.1%

Population by age in Kingscliff
Population by age, Kingscliff NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4384
5-141,076
15-19448
20-24324
25-34639
35-44982
45-541,129
55-641,238
65-741,173
75-84661
85+298
Dwelling types in Kingscliff
Dwelling types, Kingscliff NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,971
Townhouse549
Apartment666
Other5
Households by weekly income in Kingscliff
Households by weekly income, Kingscliff NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650544
$650-1,499875
$1,500-2,999829
$3,000+694
Top ancestries in Kingscliff
Top ancestries, Kingscliff NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,856
Australian3,133
Irish1,336
Scottish1,038
Other601
Ancestry NS442
Housing tenure in Kingscliff
Housing tenure, Kingscliff NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,348
Mortgage855
Rented903
Other42
Cars per household in Kingscliff
Cars per household, Kingscliff NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0145
11,281
21,272
3296
4+165
Commute to work in Kingscliff
Commute to work, Kingscliff NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,237
Train0
Bus22
Tram/ferry0
Walked113
Bicycle30
Home763
Top countries of birth in Kingscliff
Top countries of birth, Kingscliff NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England423
New Zealand232
South Africa45
Scotland44
United States41
Canada38
Languages used at home in Kingscliff
Languages used at home, Kingscliff NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese29
French24
Japanese23
German20
Italian20
Spanish18

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

33,844 bird observations recorded near Kingscliff — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kingscliff

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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