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Port Kembla NSW 2505

3,420 addresses · 61 streets

Cunningham Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Port Kembla · 74 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Port Kembla is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,088 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,308 a week, with median rent near $340 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 English, Australian, Macedonian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

5,088Population
42Median age
$1,308Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Berkeley - Warrawong - Windang statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Port Kembla itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Port Kembla, 950 m north · Railway halt: Lysaghts, 4.1 km north-west · Bus interchange: Station St opp Wollongong Station, 6.6 km north · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 13.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 6.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Port Kembla

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

Tree cover measures, Port Kembla NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 51.2%

Population by age in Port Kembla
Population by age, Port Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4295
5-14578
15-19229
20-24315
25-34662
35-44627
45-54622
55-64714
65-74524
75-84328
85+199
Dwelling types in Port Kembla
Dwelling types, Port Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,540
Townhouse133
Apartment316
Other10
Households by weekly income in Port Kembla
Households by weekly income, Port Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650455
$650-1,499598
$1,500-2,999526
$3,000+307
Top ancestries in Port Kembla
Top ancestries, Port Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,487
Australian1,461
Macedonian793
Other542
Italian435
Irish396
Housing tenure in Port Kembla
Housing tenure, Port Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned757
Mortgage519
Rented675
Other25
Cars per household in Port Kembla
Cars per household, Port Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0268
1746
2647
3218
4+101
Commute to work in Port Kembla
Commute to work, Port Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,174
Train12
Bus12
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle10
Home410
Top countries of birth in Port Kembla
Top countries of birth, Port Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
North Macedonia410
Italy121
England100
New Zealand83
Greece46
United States25
Languages used at home in Port Kembla
Languages used at home, Port Kembla NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian609
Italian153
Greek91
Portuguese60
Serbian36
Arabic29

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

114,248 bird observations recorded near Port Kembla — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Port 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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