Back Forest vs Jaspers Brush

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Back Forest tends to suit families with children and couples, while Jaspers Brush suits older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Back Forest

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 40/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 70%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Jaspers Brush

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (44% vs 80%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Back Forest

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($252/wk vs $475/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Jaspers Brush

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 134 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (150 km vs 155.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jaspers Brush

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 23%)
  • But Back Forest carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 40/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Back Forest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.3% vs 0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Back Forest and Jaspers Brush drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Walkability 5 / 14
Back Forest — Walkability: 5/100 Jaspers Brush — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 82 / 60
Back Forest — Safety: 82/100 Jaspers Brush — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 85
Back Forest — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jaspers Brush — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Jaspers Brush has more residents (362 vs 91); Jaspers Brush rents higher ($475/wk vs $252/wk).

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Population 91 362
+298% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.3% +0.8%
Median age 56 55
Median household income $71,448/yr $98,280/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $252/wk $475/wk
+88% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
0-4 7.7% / 4.4%
Back Forest — 0-4: 7.7% Jaspers Brush — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 13.2% / 9.1%
Back Forest — 5-14: 13.2% Jaspers Brush — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 3.3% / 2.8%
Back Forest — 15-19: 3.3% Jaspers Brush — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 6.6% / 6.6%
Back Forest — 20-24: 6.6% Jaspers Brush — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 13.2% / 5.0%
Back Forest — 25-34: 13.2% Jaspers Brush — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 5.5% / 7.5%
Back Forest — 35-44: 5.5% Jaspers Brush — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 3.3% / 13.0%
Back Forest — 45-54: 3.3% Jaspers Brush — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 31.9% / 20.2%
Back Forest — 55-64: 31.9% Jaspers Brush — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 9.9% / 19.6%
Back Forest — 65-74: 9.9% Jaspers Brush — 65-74: 19.6%
75-84 13.2% / 9.4%
Back Forest — 75-84: 13.2% Jaspers Brush — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ — / 3.6%
Back Forest — 85+: not among its largest Jaspers Brush — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Back Forest 66.7% couple families
Back Forest — Couple Families: 66.7% Back Forest — One Parent Families: 33.3% Back Forest — Lone Person: 0.0% Back Forest — Group Household: 0.0%
Jaspers Brush 55.0% couple families
Jaspers Brush — Couple Families: 55.0% Jaspers Brush — One Parent Families: 15.0% Jaspers Brush — Lone Person: 25.0% Jaspers Brush — Group Household: 5.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Back Forest 0.0% renting
Back Forest — Owned Outright: 70.0% Back Forest — Mortgage: 30.0% Back Forest — Renting: 0.0%
Jaspers Brush 13.2% renting
Jaspers Brush — Owned Outright: 65.9% Jaspers Brush — Mortgage: 20.9% Jaspers Brush — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
England 5.5% / 6.6%
Back Forest — England: 5.5% Jaspers Brush — England: 6.6%
Germany — / 1.9%
Back Forest — Germany: not among its largest Jaspers Brush — Germany: 1.9%
Scotland — / 1.1%
Back Forest — Scotland: not among its largest Jaspers Brush — Scotland: 1.1%
Netherlands — / 1.1%
Back Forest — Netherlands: not among its largest Jaspers Brush — Netherlands: 1.1%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Back Forest — New Zealand: not among its largest Jaspers Brush — New Zealand: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Bachelor Degree 18.7% / 16.3%
Back Forest — Bachelor Degree: 18.7% Jaspers Brush — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 15.2%
Back Forest — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Jaspers Brush — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Postgraduate Degree 6.6% / 9.7%
Back Forest — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6% Jaspers Brush — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 9.4%
Back Forest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Jaspers Brush — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 1.7%
Back Forest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Jaspers Brush — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Back Forest 93.8% houses
Back Forest — Houses: 93.8% Back Forest — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Jaspers Brush 97.7% houses
Jaspers Brush — Houses: 97.7% Jaspers Brush — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Median house price — $2,125,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Rural and farming 85% 93%
Environmental 14% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
House price — Higher than 88% of NSW
Income Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 10% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 87% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Jaspers Brush is more walkable (14 vs 5).

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Jaspers Brush carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Jaspers Brush carries more crime risk (40 vs 18).

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Back Forest sits further from the CBD (155.6 km vs 150 km).

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Walkability score 5/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 155.6 km
+4% vs other
 150 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 134 min 121 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 2535
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2535
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Car (driver) 63.9% / 60.0%
Back Forest — Car (driver): 63.9% Jaspers Brush — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 22.2% / 32.1%
Back Forest — Worked from Home: 22.2% Jaspers Brush — Worked from Home: 32.1%
Walked Only 13.9% / 2.9%
Back Forest — Walked Only: 13.9% Jaspers Brush — Walked Only: 2.9%
Car (passenger) — / 5.0%
Back Forest — Car (passenger): not among its largest Jaspers Brush — Car (passenger): 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.9%).

Setting

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Elevation 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.4 km 9.9 km

NBN connectivity

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
174 premises

Climate

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Back Forest Jaspers Brush
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

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Professionals Rural

Jaspers Brush

Premium Retirees Rural

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