Kiama Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Kiama (2533) is a suburb of South Coast, Wollongong & Illawarra, New South Wales. It is about 95 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Kiama is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Kiama was 6,272 and is comprised of approximately 51.2% females and 48.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kiama is 48 years of age.

79.6% of people living in the suburb of Kiama were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.2% England, 1.5% New Zealand, 0.9% Scotland, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% China , 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Italy, 0.3% Greece, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Canada, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Thailand.

92.7% of people living in Kiama speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Italian, 0.5% Other, 0.5% Greek, 0.5% German, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% French, 0.2% Thai.

The religious makeup of Kiama is 27.5% Anglican, 26.4% Catholic, 19.8% No religion, 6.0% Uniting Church, 5.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Baptist, 1.2% Eastern Orthodox, 1.2% Buddhism.

54.7% of people are married, 25.1% have never married and 8.5% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 480 widowed people living in Kiama.

54.5% of the people living in Kiama over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.7% are working on a part time basis. Kiama has an unemployment rate of 5.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Kiama are 24.9% Professionals, 14.8% Technicians & trades workers, 14.4% Managers, 13.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.7% Community & personal service workers, 7.8% Sales workers, 6.7% Labourers, 5.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kiama work in are 13.3% Health care and social assistance, 11.7% Education and training, 9.7% Accommodation and food services, 9.5% Retail trade, 9.4% Construction, 8.6% Public administration and safety, 6.6% Manufacturing, 5.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.5% Transport, postal and warehousing.

43.5% of homes are fully owned, and 25.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $543 per week and the median household income is $1007 per week.

The median rent in Kiama is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2080 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kiama postcode 2533