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Koonawarra NSW 2530

1,529 addresses · 51 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Koonawarra · 80 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Koonawarra is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,732 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,258 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,732Population
36Median age
$1,258Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Dapto - Avondale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Koonawarra itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dapto, 1.9 km north-west · Railway halt: Kembla Grange, 4 km north · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 6.3 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 13.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Koonawarra

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

Tree cover measures, Koonawarra NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202136.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.1% · Labour-force participation 50.8%

Population by age in Koonawarra
Population by age, Koonawarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4233
5-14536
15-19243
20-24270
25-34512
35-44440
45-54452
55-64433
65-74355
75-84206
85+50
Dwelling types in Koonawarra
Dwelling types, Koonawarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,248
Townhouse61
Apartment26
Other0
Households by weekly income in Koonawarra
Households by weekly income, Koonawarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650285
$650-1,499444
$1,500-2,999395
$3,000+119
Top ancestries in Koonawarra
Top ancestries, Koonawarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,565
Australian1,423
Scottish355
Aboriginal350
Irish296
Ancestry NS254
Housing tenure in Koonawarra
Housing tenure, Koonawarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned351
Mortgage397
Rented547
Other13
Cars per household in Koonawarra
Cars per household, Koonawarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0106
1491
2470
3156
4+83
Commute to work in Koonawarra
Commute to work, Koonawarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car911
Train11
Bus20
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home161
Top countries of birth in Koonawarra
Top countries of birth, Koonawarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England220
Scotland40
New Zealand30
Philippines30
Chile18
Germany14
Languages used at home in Koonawarra
Languages used at home, Koonawarra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish31
Macedonian27
Vietnamese11
Tagalog10
Turkish10
Thai9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

145,548 bird observations recorded near Koonawarra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Koonawarra

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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