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Mount Kembla NSW 2526

417 addresses · 12 streets

Cunningham Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Mount Kembla · 72 km from Sydney

Living Here

Mount Kembla is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,083 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,824 a week, with median rent near $440 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,083Population
42Median age
$2,824Median household income / wk
$440Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Unanderra, 3.4 km south-east · Railway halt: Kembla Grange, 4.3 km south · Bus interchange: Station St opp Wollongong Station, 6.2 km east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 14.5 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 70.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mount Kembla

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

Tree cover measures, Mount Kembla NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202070.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202192.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 64.5%

Population by age in Mount Kembla
Population by age, Mount Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-442
5-14180
15-1978
20-2462
25-3482
35-44131
45-54152
55-64171
65-74104
75-8454
85+14
Dwelling types in Mount Kembla
Dwelling types, Mount Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House339
Townhouse5
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Mount Kembla
Households by weekly income, Mount Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65041
$650-1,49952
$1,500-2,99971
$3,000+160
Top ancestries in Mount Kembla
Top ancestries, Mount Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English473
Australian430
Irish126
Scottish126
Other93
Italian82
Housing tenure in Mount Kembla
Housing tenure, Mount Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned177
Mortgage133
Rented24
Other0
Cars per household in Mount Kembla
Cars per household, Mount Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
07
167
2159
351
4+57
Commute to work in Mount Kembla
Commute to work, Mount Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car259
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home178
Top countries of birth in Mount Kembla
Top countries of birth, Mount Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England51
New Zealand16
India13
Ireland9
Italy7
Canada6
Languages used at home in Mount Kembla
Languages used at home, Mount Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian15
Hindi9
German7
Macedonian7
Mandarin6
Tamil4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

141,382 bird observations recorded near Mount Kembla — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mount Kembla

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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