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Kendall, New South Wales

Coordinates: 31°38′S 152°42′E / 31.633°S 152.700°E / -31.633; 152.700
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Kendall
Camden HavenNew South Wales
Henry Kendall statue in a town park
Kendall is located in New South Wales
Kendall
Kendall
Coordinates31°38′S 152°42′E / 31.633°S 152.700°E / -31.633; 152.700
Population890 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2439
Location36 km (22 mi) from Port Macquarie
LGA(s)Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
State electorate(s)Port Macquarie
Federal division(s)Lyne

Kendall is a town on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

Kendall is located 3 kilometres west from Kew and 36 kilometres southwest of Port Macquarie via the Pacific Highway. It is one of the seven villages that make up the Camden Haven region of the Port Macquarie/Hastings Local Government Area. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 890 people.[1]

Kendall has a Post Office, restaurant, bottle shop, take away food shop, convenience shop, Community Op-Shop, Cafe down near the river, Services & Citizens Club, Community Centre (in the School of Arts building), Services Australia Access Point, used book shop, Coastline Bank, modern tennis courts, aquatic centre with a 25m swimming pool, a restored historic wharf, and Kendall Craft Co-Op.

History

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The Birpai (also known as Birrbay) people have lived in this area for more than 40,000 years.[2]

Kendall was originally named Camden Heads, as it is located on the Camden Haven River.[3] It was renamed Kendall, in 1891, after the Australian poet Henry Kendall, and not, as some tourists suspect, after the similarly spelled ancient town of Kendal in the County of Cumbria in England. Henry Kendall lived in the area from 1875 to 1881 when he was the first Forest Inspector for New South Wales.

Kendall railway station

Heritage listings

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Kendall has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1966533—    
1971506−5.1%
1976513+1.4%
1981522+1.8%
1986658+26.1%
1991713+8.4%
1996715+0.3%
2001736+2.9%
2006756+2.7%
2011833+10.2%
2016863+3.6%
2021890+3.1%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[5][6]

In the 2021 Census, there were 890 people in Kendall. 90.1% of people were born in Australia and 96.1% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 47.8%, Anglican 24.2% and Catholic 12.0%.[1]

Sport

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The most popular sport in Kendall is rugby league. The local team, known as the Kendall Blues, play in the Hastings District Rugby League.

Transport

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Kendall railway station is served by three XPT services daily from Sydney on the North Coast railway line.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kendall". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 January 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Aboriginal Community Information". Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Kendall". smh.com.au. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Kendall School of Arts". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00479. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  5. ^ "Statistics by Catalogue Number". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Search Census data". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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