Suburb · NSW
Port Kembla, NSW
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Port Kembla, New South Wales, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
Government data only, no interpretation · Data as at 6 October 2026 · Sources and licences
Port Kembla at a glance
| State | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 2505 |
| Local government area | Wollongong |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 13257 |
Planning zones in Port Kembla
- IN3 — Heavy Industrial35%
- SP1 — Special Activities18%
- SP4 — Enterprise13%
- 5 other zones29%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Port Kembla 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.
- IN3 — Heavy Industrial35% of the suburb
- SP1 — Special Activities18% of the suburb
- SP4 — Enterprise13% of the suburb
- R2 — Low Density Residential13% of the suburb
- RE1 — Public Recreation9% of the suburb
- E4 — General Industrial3% of the suburb
- E5 — Heavy Industrial2% of the suburb
- SP2 — Infrastructure2% of the suburb
Port Kembla in the 2021 Census
| Population | 5,088 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 42 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,308 |
| Median weekly rent | $340 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $1,950 |
| Average household size | 2.4 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Other suburbs in Wollongong
- KoonawarraNSW 2530
- Allambie HeightsNSW 2100
- AnemboNSW 2621
- Anna BayNSW 2316
- AshfordNSW 2361
- AsquithNSW 2077
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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