Suburb · NSW
Kiama, NSW
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Kiama, New South Wales, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
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Kiama at a glance
| State | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 2533 |
| Local government area | Kiama |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 12124 |
Planning zones in Kiama
- R2 — Low Density Residential25%
- RU2 — Rural Landscape20%
- RU1 — Primary Production15%
- 5 other zones33%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Kiama is listed below. Boundaries are the NSW government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- R2 — Low Density Residential25% of the suburb
- RU2 — Rural Landscape20% of the suburb
- RU1 — Primary Production15% of the suburb
- RE1 — Public Recreation10% of the suburb
- C2 — Environmental Conservation6% of the suburb
- R3 — Medium Density Residential6% of the suburb
- SP2 — Infrastructure6% of the suburb
- C3 — Environmental Management5% of the suburb
Kiama in the 2021 Census
| Population | 7,904 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 52 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,572 |
| Median weekly rent | $478 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $2,167 |
| Average household size | 2.3 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Other New South Wales suburbs with the same main zone
- Allambie HeightsNSW 2100
- Anna BayNSW 2316
- AsquithNSW 2077
- AustralNSW 2179
- BankstownNSW 2200
- Banora PointNSW 2486
Related guides
Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: pp.planningportal.nsw.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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