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Kurri Kurri NSW 2327

3,630 addresses · 60 streets

Paterson Electorate › Cessnock LGA › Kurri Kurri · 120 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Kurri Kurri is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,174 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,254 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

6,174Population
38Median age
$1,254Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Maitland, 11 km north-east · Railway halt: Pelaw Main, 1.5 km south · Airport: Maitland Airport, 12.9 km north.

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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: 11.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kurri Kurri

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

Tree cover measures, Kurri Kurri NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202121.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.9% · Labour-force participation 53.6%

Population by age in Kurri Kurri
Population by age, Kurri Kurri NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4403
5-14718
15-19345
20-24415
25-34948
35-44642
45-54760
55-64742
65-74656
75-84363
85+171
Dwelling types in Kurri Kurri
Dwelling types, Kurri Kurri NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,016
Townhouse323
Apartment85
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kurri Kurri
Households by weekly income, Kurri Kurri NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650529
$650-1,499800
$1,500-2,999714
$3,000+226
Top ancestries in Kurri Kurri
Top ancestries, Kurri Kurri NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,808
English2,668
Aboriginal698
Scottish697
Irish508
Ancestry NS429
Housing tenure in Kurri Kurri
Housing tenure, Kurri Kurri NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned718
Mortgage823
Rented818
Other22
Cars per household in Kurri Kurri
Cars per household, Kurri Kurri NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0163
1915
2829
3298
4+176
Commute to work in Kurri Kurri
Commute to work, Kurri Kurri NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,755
Train0
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked41
Bicycle0
Home251
Top countries of birth in Kurri Kurri
Top countries of birth, Kurri Kurri NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England101
New Zealand44
Philippines34
Scotland20
India13
Germany12
Languages used at home in Kurri Kurri
Languages used at home, Kurri Kurri NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino18
Thai11
Spanish9
Punjabi8
Australian Indigenous7
German6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

18,394 bird observations recorded near Kurri Kurri — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kurri Kurri

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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