Suburb in Wollongong

Kanahooka, NSW

Kanahooka had a population of 5,698 at the 2021 Census (+2.2% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,399. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Kanahooka at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Illawarra

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kanahooka's population grew by 2.2% to 5,698, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 10.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 24.7%.

12.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 50.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,195 households.

The median household earns $1,399 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $450 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,000 a month.

20.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 8.5% use a language other than English at home. 36.1% report no religion, close to the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Kanahooka beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureKanahookaNSWAustralia
Population5,6988,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016+2.2%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age48.039.038.0
Households2,1952,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments1.2%21.8%14.3%
Renting12.2%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright50.8%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,399$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week$450$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,000$2,167$1,863
Born overseas20.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home8.5%28.2%23.6%
No religion36.1%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+2.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5,2652011
  2. 5,5752016
  3. 5,6982021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

Kanahooka New South Wales
Share of people by age, Kanahooka and New South Wales
0–910.7%
10–1910.7%
20–298.5%
30–3910.5%
40–4911.8%
50–5911.5%
60–6911.7%
70–7914.8%
80+9.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Kanahooka at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.6%
  2. Australian40.4%
  3. Irish10.2%
  4. Scottish10.1%
  5. Italian5.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian1.0%
  2. Macedonian1.0%
  3. Spanish0.6%
  4. German0.5%
  5. Mandarin0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.1%
  2. Scotland1.3%
  3. Germany1.2%
  4. the Philippines1.0%
  5. Italy0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Kanahooka

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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