Chinderah, New South Wales facts for kids

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

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Chinderah recorded a population of 1,480 people, 48.4% female and 51.6% male.

The median age of the Chinderah population was 58 years, 21 years above the national median of 37.

76.1% of people living in Chinderah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.5%, New Zealand 4.4%, Scotland 0.9%, Netherlands 0.6%, Germany 0.5%.

92.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.3% German, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Tagalog, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Vietnamese.