Kiah, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Kiah is more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 904, 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.
Kiah at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 101
- Median age
- 53
- Median weekly household income
- $1,041
- SEIFA score
- 904
- Coordinates
- -37.1540, 149.8535
Kiah demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kiah 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 seniors (65+) at 28%, 14% of homes are rented, and 19% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 19 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3 | 3% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 25 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 28 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 29 | 28% |
Share of the 104 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 25 | 57% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 13 | 30% |
| Rented | 6 | 14% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 38 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 38 occupied private dwellings in Kiah.
- Median weekly rent
- $215
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,754
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,124
- Median weekly personal income
- $478
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 19 (19%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 5 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 11 (11%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 30 (37%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Employed full-time
- 20
- Employed part-time
- 20
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.
Common questions about Kiah
Where is Kiah?
Kiah is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Kiah?
At the 2021 Census, Kiah had a population of about 101.
Is Kiah an advantaged area?
Kiah has an ABS SEIFA score of 904, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 13 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of Australian suburbs.
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