Kirkham NSW 2570
234 addresses · 12 streets
Hume Electorate › Camden LGA › Kirkham · 49 km from Sydney
Living Here
Kirkham is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 690 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $3,416 a week, with median rent near $245 a week. Most homes are houses. About 98% of households own their home and 2% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Elderslie - Harrington Park statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kirkham itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
4 supermarkets
3 Catholic churches
2 dentists
1 childcare centre
2 post offices
3 gyms & sports centres
1 playground
1 bakery
5 hardware stores
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Menangle Park, 8.7 km south · Airport: Camden Airport, 2.3 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 6.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 6.9% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 8.3% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 22.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.1% · Labour-force participation 66%
Population by age in Kirkham
| 0-4 | 20 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 86 |
| 15-19 | 84 |
| 20-24 | 62 |
| 25-34 | 46 |
| 35-44 | 43 |
| 45-54 | 128 |
| 55-64 | 106 |
| 65-74 | 63 |
| 75-84 | 33 |
| 85+ | 11 |
Dwelling types in Kirkham
| House | 197 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Kirkham
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 26 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 54 |
| $3,000+ | 96 |
Top ancestries in Kirkham
| English | 256 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 245 |
| Italian | 119 |
| Scottish | 71 |
| Irish | 68 |
| Other | 59 |
Housing tenure in Kirkham
| Owned | 100 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 91 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Kirkham
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 74 |
| 3 | 48 |
| 4+ | 57 |
Commute to work in Kirkham
| Car | 187 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 119 |
Top countries of birth in Kirkham
| England | 24 |
|---|---|
| Italy | 14 |
| China | 8 |
| Malta | 8 |
| New Zealand | 8 |
| Scotland | 6 |
Languages used at home in Kirkham
| Italian | 17 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 14 |
| Greek | 6 |
| Punjabi | 4 |
| Spanish | 4 |
| Polish | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
51,419 bird observations recorded near Kirkham — most often seen:
- Common Myna (2,719)
- Magpie-lark (2,370)
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,336)
- Australian Raven (2,299)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,294)
- Noisy Miner (2,219)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,207)
- Silvereye (2,114)
- Australian Wood Duck (2,060)
- Bell Miner (1,972)
- Willie Wagtail (1,953)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,861)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,736)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Kirkham
- Dusky Moorhen (1,707)
- Welcome Swallow (1,610)
- Galah (1,596)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,561)
- Australian Magpie (1,529)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,416)
- Australian White Ibis (1,406)
- Eastern Rosella (1,347)
- Crested Pigeon (1,332)
- Eurasian Coot (1,326)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (1,262)
- Red-browed Finch (1,254)
- White-faced Heron (1,248)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,240)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (1,214)
- Red-rumped Parrot (1,139)
- Little Corella (1,092)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Kirkham:
- Harrington Park (2.6 km)
- Narellan (2.7 km)
- Elderslie (3 km)
- Cobbitty (3 km)
- Ellis Lane (3.4 km)
- Camden (3.7 km)
- Narellan Vale (4 km)
- Oran Park (4.1 km)
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Streets
- Caernarvon Close (23)
- Camden Valley Way (4)
- Camelot Close (21)
- Haddin Place (6)
- Kirkham Lane (11)
- Macquarie Grove Road (15)
- The Glade (10)
- The Grange (9)
- The Lanes (63)
- The Meadows (22)
- The Mews (7)
- The Outlook (43)
