Chinderah, New South Wales

Chinderah is a town in the Tweed Shire. It is located south of Tweed Heads and next to the seaside township of Kingscliff. An industrial estate, golf course and small shopping precinct are located within the area.

Barney's Point Bridge, circa 1940

Chinderah
New South Wales
Tweed River, 2017
Population1,566 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2487
LGA(s)Tweed Shire
State electorate(s)Tweed
Federal Division(s)Richmond
Suburbs around Chinderah:
Terranora Banora Point Final Head
North Tumbulgum Chinderah Kingscliff
Stotts Creek Cudgen Cudgen

Demographics

In the 2016 Census, Chinderah recorded a population of 1,566 people, 47.9% female and 52.1% male. The median age of Chinderah residents was 60 years, 22 years above the national median of 38. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.6% of the population. 75.4% of Chinderah residents were born in Australia and 91.5% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 25.9%, Anglican 23.3% and Catholic 22.8%.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Chinderah (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 November 2017. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.


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