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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Kembla Heights then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Kembla Heights, NSW (postcode 2526) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+8.6% over 10 years

2011812016119202188
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population8111988+7 · +8.6%
Median age403044+4 · +10%
Median household income$1,781/wk$1,208/wk$1,265/wk$516 · -29%
Median personal income$678/wk$658/wk$805/wk+$127 · +18.7%
Median rent$270/wk$300/wk$355/wk+$85 · +31.5%
Median mortgage$2,383/mo$0/mo$2,383 · -100%
Average household size2.93.02.2-0.7 · -24.1%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

88

was 119 in 2016

-31 · -26.1%

Median rent

$355/wk

was $300/wk in 2016

+$55 · +18.3%

Household income

$1,265/wk

was $1,208/wk in 2016

+$57 · +4.7%

Median age

44

was 30 in 2016

+14 · +46.7%

Dig deeper: Kembla Heights population growth · Kembla Heights then and now

Full suburb profileKembla Heights population growth

2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.