Kahibah, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

72/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Kahibah is more socio-economically advantaged than about 72% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1027, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Kahibah at a glance

Population (2021): 2,603
Median age: 39
Median weekly household income: $1,804
SEIFA score: 1027
Coordinates: -32.9617, 151.7125

Kahibah demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Kahibah using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 29%, 23% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	531	20%
Youth (15–24)	246	9%
Young adults (25–44)	744	29%
Mid-life (45–64)	592	23%
Seniors (65+)	495	19%

Share of the 2,608 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	377	36%
Owned with a mortgage	417	40%
Rented	238	23%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	772	74%
Townhouses & semis	258	25%
Flats & apartments	11	1%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,041 occupied private dwellings in Kahibah.

Median weekly rent: $400
Median monthly mortgage: $2,089
Average household size: 2.4 people
Median weekly family income: $2,445
Median weekly personal income: $932

Community and culture

Born overseas: 237 (9%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 128 (5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 86 (3%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 1,137 (56%)
Labour-force participation: 66%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%
Employed full-time: 754
Employed part-time: 505

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Kahibah

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Kahibah is January (average daytime high around 27.1°C) and the coolest is July (around 17.3°C). The area receives roughly 898 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	27.1°C	20.7°C	75 mm
Feb	26.2°C	20.5°C	92 mm
Mar	25.1°C	19.6°C	149 mm
Apr	22.7°C	16.5°C	76 mm
May	20°C	13.2°C	44 mm
Jun	17.3°C	11.1°C	79 mm
Jul	17.3°C	9.9°C	56 mm
Aug	18.2°C	10.3°C	48 mm
Sep	20.7°C	12.7°C	59 mm
Oct	22.7°C	15.2°C	79 mm
Nov	24°C	17°C	71 mm
Dec	25.9°C	19°C	70 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Kahibah

Where is Kahibah?

Kahibah is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Kahibah?

At the 2021 Census, Kahibah had a population of about 2,603.

Is Kahibah an advantaged area?

Kahibah has an ABS SEIFA score of 1027, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 72 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 72% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Kahibah?

Kahibah has average daytime highs of about 22.3°C and overnight lows of about 15.5°C, with roughly 898 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).