Jerilderie, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Jerilderie is a town in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, on Billabong Creek along the Newell Highway, roughly 620 kilometres south-west of Sydney. The name is associated with the Jeithi people and is thought to mean a reedy place, though its exact meaning is uncertain. The town is best known for the Ned Kelly gang's raid in February 1879, when the bushrangers held it for several days, locked the police in their own cells, robbed the bank and dictated the famous 'Jerilderie Letter'. It was also the boyhood home of Sir John Monash, the First World War general pictured on the hundred-dollar note. Surrounding farms grow tomatoes, rice and other irrigated crops.
Less advantaged than the national average
Jerilderie is more socio-economically advantaged than about 22% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 933, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Jerilderie a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Jerilderie from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
22/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (22/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
83/100More affordable than most suburbs
Median weekly rent was $175 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 83% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Jerilderie at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 922
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $1,166
- SEIFA score
- 933
- Local government area
- Murrumbidgee
- Coordinates
- -35.3024, 145.7749
Map of Jerilderie
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Housing & property in Jerilderie
What it costs to live in Jerilderie and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $175
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $842
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 74%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 20%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Jerilderie demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Jerilderie demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Jerilderie using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 29% and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 158 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 62 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 183 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 246 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 269 | 29% |
Share of the 918 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 171 | 48% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 93 | 26% |
| Rented | 70 | 20% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 334 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 15 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 10 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 359 occupied private dwellings in Jerilderie.
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,666
- Median weekly personal income
- $694
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 74 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 39 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 49 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 252 (34%)
- Labour-force participation
- 51.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Employed full-time
- 240
- Employed part-time
- 116
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about Jerilderie
Is Jerilderie a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Jerilderie rates 42/100 overall (Below the national middle on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Jerilderie?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Jerilderie was $175, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $842. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Jerilderie?
Jerilderie is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Murrumbidgee local government area.
What is the population of Jerilderie?
At the 2021 Census, Jerilderie had a population of about 922.
Is Jerilderie an advantaged area?
Jerilderie has an ABS SEIFA score of 933, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 22 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 22% of Australian suburbs.
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