Kiama
23,139 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 258 km², 21 suburbs. Council website: kiama.nsw.gov.au/Home.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
23,139
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · -0.1% in a year
Density
90/km²
258 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$1.5M
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$103
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
7.3 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
9 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
21
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income
- $1,834/week
- Median rent
- $485/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $2,194/month
- Households renting
- 17.8%
- Average household
- 2.5 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 9 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 10 of 10
Suburbs
21 suburbs where Kiama holds most residents, plus 2 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiama | 7,904 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 47% | 9 |
| Kiama Downs | 5,087 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 42% | 9 |
| Gerringong | 4,165 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 73% | 9 |
| Jamberoo | 1,910 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 98% | 10 |
| Kiama Heights | 878 | All | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 86% | 10 |
| Minnamurra | 804 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 14% | 9 |
| Gerroa | 571 | All | $2.1MDec 2025 | – / 88% | 10 |
| Werri Beach | 510 | All | $2.5MDec 2025 | – / 21% | 10 |
| Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW) | 226 | 10% | – / 99% | 9 | |
| Curramore (NSW) | 220 | All | $2.1MDec 2025 | – / 98% | 9 |
| Bombo | 175 | All | $1.6MDec 2023 | – / 23% | 8 |
| Foxground | 164 | All | $2.1MDec 2023 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Jerrara | 132 | All | – / 99% | 10 | |
| Croom | 112 | 34% | – / 91% | 9 | |
| Toolijooa | 103 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Broughton Village | 95 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Rose Valley (Kiama - NSW) | 87 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Willow Vale (Kiama - NSW) | 73 | All | – / 98% | 10 | |
| Saddleback Mountain | 67 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Knights Hill | 39 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Carrington Falls | 32 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Barren Grounds | 56% | – / 100% | |||
| Budderoo | 60% | – / 100% |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 11 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $1.3M
- Median of suburb medians
- $1.6M
- Highest suburb median
- $2.5M
Recorded crime
Offences per 100,000 residents over the 4 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.
- Break and enter
- 432
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Motor vehicle theft
- 165
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- property_damage
- 599
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Violent crime
- 864
- per 100k · NSW 2025
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Gilmore · Fiona PHILLIPS (ALP)100%
- Whitlam · Carol BERRY (ALP)1%
State districts
- Kiama · Gareth Ward (IND)100%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.