Located in New South Wales, Kirkham sits 64 km from Sydney CBD, around 57 minutes by car. The suburb has 690 residents, a median age of 45, and a median household income of $177,632 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb fell 1.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $245 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,800. Walkability is low.
Is Kirkham a good suburb?
Kirkham scores a B (69/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety and community, weaker on transit.
Car-dependent
Walkability 23/100 · 64.5 km · 57 min drive to Sydney
Around the state median
Median $2.71M · Pricier than 92% of NSW
Low all-round risk
Fire 39/100 · Crime 13/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 45 · 690 residents
Liveability Rating
69 / 100 · Ranked #320 in NSWEach bar is Kirkham's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
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Our score
69 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataThe median house sale price in Kirkham sits at $2.71 million, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only eight sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
$2,715,000
Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $700/wk
- 59 bonds
- +35% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $530/wk
- 19 bonds
- +39% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2570 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025104 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2570.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Short-Stay Rentals
No active Airbnb listings.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Kirkham safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Kirkham sits in the low band, with 4 incidents recorded in 2025.
4 offences
no change since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20252 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Council Flood Studies
Camden Council has published 6 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
Universities nearby
3.8% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Kirkham is very car-dependent on foot — at 23/100, nearly all errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Kirkham.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 14.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 7.4 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 4.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 15.3 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Kirkham.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 18%
- Premises covered
- 206
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Camden: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Kirkham is home to 690 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $178,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
690
Median Age
45
Median Household Income
$177,632/yr
Census Median Rent
$245/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,800/mo
Avg Household Size
3.4
Median Personal Income
$52,468/yr
Unemployment Rate
1.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
1.5%
Total Dwellings
197
Owner-Occupier Rate
97.9%
Houses
100.0%
Rental Stress
7.2%
Mortgage Stress
18.9%
Work From Home
38.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 83.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 85.5%
- Employment Rate
- 64.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 45.4%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
3 residents (0.4%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 670 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
7% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (27 of 377).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,504 a year through Camden based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 78%
- Residential 22%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Camden
In the year to August 2026, 1,671 new dwellings were approved across Camden. That mix is 1,378 houses and 293 units. Approvals are down 20.7% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.1 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 13.2 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.37 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 1.
From the Camden monitoring station, 2.0 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Camden Airport AWS, 2.1 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 62 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 33.5 km
- Annual rainfall
- 817 mm
- 75 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 29.4°C
- 17 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 4.2°C
- 14 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
3 facilities within 5 km- 2.0 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Benzene · Toluene (methylbenzene)
- 3.9 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
- 4.1 kmOther Electricity GenerationTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 2570, 439 of 51,159 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.4% (2,246 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2570, 11,724 rooftop-solar systems totalling 97.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 21,130 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 1,137 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
56 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2570.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $2,715,000 this is $2,115,000 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Angus Taylor Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Angus Taylor | 41.9% | 58.1% | -1.2 |
| 2022 | Angus Taylor | 42.3% | 57.7% | -5.3 |
| 2019 | Angus Taylor | 37.0% | 63.0% | +2.8 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Sally Quinnell Labor
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sally Quinnell ALP | 53.0% |
| 2019 | Peter Sidgreaves LP | 57.6% |
| 2015 | Chris Patterson LP | 68.3% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
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Common questions about Kirkham
Is Kirkham a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Kirkham is low (13/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Kirkham?
Kirkham has a low recorded bushfire history (39/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Kirkham a good place to live?
Kirkham has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (69/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Kirkham?
Kirkham, NSW had a population of 690 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Kirkham, NSW?
The postcode for Kirkham, NSW is 2570.
How far is Kirkham from Sydney?
Kirkham is 64 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 57 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Kirkham?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Kirkham was $177,632 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Kirkham?
There are too few current rental listings in Kirkham for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $245, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Kirkham?
The median age of residents in Kirkham was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Kirkham at risk of bushfire?
Kirkham has a low recorded bushfire history (39/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
Is Kirkham walkable?
Kirkham scores 23/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Kirkham?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Kirkham (Camden) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.1 µg/m³ and PM10 of 13.2 µg/m³. That puts Kirkham below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Kirkham?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Kirkham, Camden Airport AWS (2.1 km away), summer days average 29.4°C, winter nights 4.2°C, 817 mm of rain a year over 75 rainy days, and 17 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Kirkham?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Kirkham belong to?
Kirkham sits within the Camden local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Kirkham?
The average residential rates bill through Camden is $1,504 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Kirkham?
Across Camden, 1,671 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 20.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Kirkham in?
Kirkham sits within the federal Division of Hume, currently held by Angus Taylor (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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