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Gerroa NSW 2534

810 addresses · 10 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Kiama LGA › Gerroa · 107 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Gerroa is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 571 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,919 a week, with median rent near $480 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

571Population
56Median age
$1,919Median household income / wk
$480Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kiama Hinterland - Gerringong statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gerroa itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gerringong, 3 km north · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 23.7 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 35.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gerroa

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Gerroa NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202035.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202144.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 50.7%

Population by age in Gerroa
Population by age, Gerroa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-421
5-1433
15-1924
20-2429
25-3463
35-4452
45-5454
55-64102
65-74105
75-8473
85+19
Dwelling types in Gerroa
Dwelling types, Gerroa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House193
Townhouse20
Apartment7
Other13
Households by weekly income in Gerroa
Households by weekly income, Gerroa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65018
$650-1,49965
$1,500-2,99966
$3,000+54
Top ancestries in Gerroa
Top ancestries, Gerroa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English252
Australian202
Irish97
Scottish71
Other40
Ancestry NS32
Housing tenure in Gerroa
Housing tenure, Gerroa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned123
Mortgage48
Rented48
Other10
Cars per household in Gerroa
Cars per household, Gerroa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
06
185
298
318
4+19
Commute to work in Gerroa
Commute to work, Gerroa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car132
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home79
Top countries of birth in Gerroa
Top countries of birth, Gerroa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England34
New Zealand10
Germany6
Italy6
Netherlands4
Wales4
Languages used at home in Gerroa
Languages used at home, Gerroa NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German5
Macedonian4
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

15,283 bird observations recorded near Gerroa — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gerroa

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.