Kiama Heights

Kiama Heights
Kiama Heights
Interactive map of Kiama Heights
Coordinates: 34°42′14″S 150°50′23″E / 34.70389°S 150.83972°E / -34.70389; 150.83972
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
CityKiama
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total878 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
2533
Suburbs around Kiama Heights
Jerrara Kiama
Saddleback Mountain Kiama Heights Tasman Sea
Rose Valley Gerringong

Kiama Heights is a semi-rural locality in the Illawarra, south of Kiama in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the coast of the Tasman Sea on either side of the Princes Highway.[3] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 878.[2]

Climate

The climate is humid subtropical (Köppen: Cfa), but areas like Bare Bluff or the Billys Lookout Observatory in the southern extreme have an oceanic climate (Cfb), being the northernmost places in this climatic category along the Australian coast.[4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kiama Heights (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kiama Heights". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Kiama Heights". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Interactive Australia / New Zealand Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Map". www.plantmaps.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.