| Kendall New South Wales | |
|---|---|
 Henry Kendall statue in a town park | |
  Kendall | |
| Coordinates | 31°38′S 152°42′E / 31.633°S 152.700°E |
| Population | 890 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2439 |
| Location | 36 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.
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 is located 3 kilometres 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 number of heritage-listed sites, including:
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 533 | — |
| 1971 | 506 | −5.1% |
| 1976 | 513 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 522 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 658 | +26.1% |
| 1991 | 713 | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 715 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 736 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 756 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 833 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 863 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 890 | +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]
The most popular sport in Kendall is rugby league. The local team, known as the Kendall Blues, play in the Hastings District Rugby League.
Kendall railway station is served by three XPT services daily from Sydney on the North Coast railway line.
