Jerrara NSW 2533
61 addresses · 8 streets
Gilmore Electorate › Kiama LGA › Jerrara · 97 km from Sydney
Living Here
Jerrara is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 132 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,899 a week, with median rent near $435 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
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: Jerrara itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 cafés & restaurants
2 parks
2 Catholic churches
2 optometrists
1 vet
1 library
1 post office
1 service station
3 gyms & sports centres
1 butcher
1 mechanic
Getting around. Train station: Kiama, 3.3 km east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 13.2 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 20.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 20.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 35.8% |
Demographics
Population by age in Jerrara
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 24 |
| 15-19 | 14 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 6 |
| 35-44 | 21 |
| 45-54 | 22 |
| 55-64 | 14 |
| 65-74 | 20 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Jerrara
| House | 40 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Jerrara
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 5 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 16 |
| $3,000+ | 11 |
Top ancestries in Jerrara
| Australian | 67 |
|---|---|
| English | 53 |
| Irish | 27 |
| Scottish | 18 |
| Other | 11 |
| German | 4 |
Housing tenure in Jerrara
| Owned | 21 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 11 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Jerrara
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Jerrara
| Car | 25 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 36 |
Top countries of birth in Jerrara
| Indonesia | 6 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Jerrara
| German | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
80,641 bird observations recorded near Jerrara — most often seen:
- Magpie-lark (4,940)
- Australian Raven (4,844)
- Australian Magpie (4,318)
- Willie Wagtail (3,570)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (3,397)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,286)
- Welcome Swallow (3,274)
- Superb Fairy-wren (3,209)
- Common Myna (3,069)
- Galah (3,012)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,931)
- White-faced Heron (2,889)
- Satin Bowerbird (2,834)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Jerrara
- Laughing Kookaburra (2,688)
- Common Starling (2,616)
- Eastern Whipbird (2,494)
- Grey Fantail (2,398)
- Straw-necked Ibis (2,220)
- Eastern Spinebill (2,081)
- Australian White Ibis (2,063)
- Silvereye (2,025)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (1,995)
- Crimson Rosella (1,952)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,925)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,869)
- Pied Currawong (1,831)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (1,813)
- Crested Pigeon (1,769)
- Brown Thornbill (1,761)
- Red-browed Finch (1,568)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Jerrara:
- Saddleback Mountain (2.8 km)
- Kiama (2.8 km)
- Kiama Heights (3.5 km)
- Bombo (4.3 km)
- Kiama Downs (4.7 km)
- Rose Valley (4.9 km)
- Jamberoo (4.9 km)
- Minnamurra (6.4 km)
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Streets
- Halls Road (8)
- Jamberoo Road (2)
- Jerrara Road (22)
- Long Brush Road (10)
- Mount Brandon Road (10)
- Old Saddleback Road (3)
- Saddleback Mountain Road (4)
- Wilsons Road (2)
