Jervis Bay, OT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Jervis Bay is the small Commonwealth territory on the New South Wales south coast, around 200 kilometres south of Sydney and just south of Nowra. The Yuin people are the traditional custodians, and the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council today owns roughly 90 per cent of the land, including Booderee National Park, whose name is said to mean bay of plenty or plenty of fish. The bay was named in 1791 after Admiral John Jervis, and the territory was carved out of NSW in 1915 to give the landlocked Australian Capital Territory access to the sea. The naval college HMAS Creswell is the main settlement, and the territory is known for white-sand beaches, bushland and abundant wildlife.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Jervis Bay is more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 905, 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 Jervis Bay 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 Jervis Bay 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
13/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (13/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
96/100More affordable than most suburbs
Median weekly rent was $90 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 96% 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.
Jervis Bay at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 310
- Median age
- 38
- Median weekly household income
- $1,825
- SEIFA score
- 905
- Local government area
- Unincorp. Other Territories
- Coordinates
- -35.1593, 150.6823
Map of Jervis Bay
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Housing & property in Jervis Bay
What it costs to live in Jervis Bay and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $90
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,849
- per month
- Rented
- 71%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Jervis Bay demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Jervis Bay demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Jervis Bay 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 mid-life (45–64) at 28% and 7% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 60 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 43 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 67 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 84 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 43 | 14% |
Share of the 297 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 0 | 0% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 58 | 71% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 87 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 90 occupied private dwellings in Jervis Bay.
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,687
- Median weekly personal income
- $585
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 15 (7%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 13 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 186 (60%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 94 (40%)
- Labour-force participation
- 40.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Employed full-time
- 59
- Employed part-time
- 19
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 Jervis Bay
Is Jervis Bay 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, Jervis Bay rates 41/100 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 Jervis Bay?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Jervis Bay was $90, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,849. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Jervis Bay?
Jervis Bay is a suburb of Other Territories, Australia, in the Unincorp. Other Territories local government area.
What is the population of Jervis Bay?
At the 2021 Census, Jervis Bay had a population of about 310.
Is Jervis Bay an advantaged area?
Jervis Bay has an ABS SEIFA score of 905, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 13 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of Australian suburbs.
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