Broadway vs Jerrawa

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Broadway, about half of households are people living alone. In Jerrawa, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Broadway tends to suit people living alone.

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

Jerrawa

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 99/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Jerrawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 28%)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Broadway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Jerrawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (169 min vs 176 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jerrawa

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 99/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Broadway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (61.5% vs 45.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Broadway Jerrawa
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.

Broadway Jerrawa
Walkability 0 / 5
Broadway — Walkability: 0/100 Jerrawa — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 1 / 54
Broadway — Safety: 1/100 Jerrawa — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 48
Broadway — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jerrawa — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Jerrawa rents higher ($350/wk vs $0/wk); Jerrawa has more residents (106 vs 63).

Broadway Jerrawa
Population 63 106
+68% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +61.5% +45.2%
Median age 51 52
Median household income $76,336/yr $97,500/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent — $350/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Broadway Jerrawa
0-4 — / 8.5%
Broadway — 0-4: not among its largest Jerrawa — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 14.3% / 2.8%
Broadway — 5-14: 14.3% Jerrawa — 5-14: 2.8%
15-19 — / 7.5%
Broadway — 15-19: not among its largest Jerrawa — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 7.9% / 3.8%
Broadway — 20-24: 7.9% Jerrawa — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 11.1% / 11.3%
Broadway — 25-34: 11.1% Jerrawa — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 — / 6.6%
Broadway — 35-44: not among its largest Jerrawa — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 15.9% / 16.0%
Broadway — 45-54: 15.9% Jerrawa — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 30.2% / 18.9%
Broadway — 55-64: 30.2% Jerrawa — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 20.6% / 12.3%
Broadway — 65-74: 20.6% Jerrawa — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 — / 15.1%
Broadway — 75-84: not among its largest Jerrawa — 75-84: 15.1%
85+ — / —
Broadway — 85+: not among its largest Jerrawa — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Broadway 54.5% couple families
Broadway — Couple Families: 54.5% Broadway — Lone Person: 45.5% Broadway — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Jerrawa 50.0% couple families
Jerrawa — Couple Families: 50.0% Jerrawa — Lone Person: 32.1% Jerrawa — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Broadway 0.0% renting
Broadway — Owned Outright: 60.0% Broadway — Mortgage: 40.0% Broadway — Renting: 0.0%
Jerrawa 0.0% renting
Jerrawa — Owned Outright: 50.0% Jerrawa — Mortgage: 50.0% Jerrawa — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Broadway 100.0% houses
Broadway — Houses: 100.0%
Jerrawa 100.0% houses
Jerrawa — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Broadway Jerrawa
Certificate III & IV 9.5% / 16.0%
Broadway — Certificate III & IV: 9.5% Jerrawa — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 9.4%
Broadway — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Jerrawa — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.8%
Broadway — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Jerrawa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.8%
Broadway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Jerrawa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Property market

Broadway Jerrawa
Median house price — $638,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $485,000 $535,000

Zoning mix

Broadway Jerrawa
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Environmental 0% 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

Broadway Jerrawa
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +175%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Broadway Jerrawa
House price — Higher than 22% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Broadway Jerrawa
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Jerrawa carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Broadway carries more crime risk (99 vs 46).

Broadway Jerrawa
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime High
99/100
 Moderate
46/100
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
same for both

Schools

Broadway Jerrawa
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
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Broadway, 0.0 km
 1
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Broadway, 8.0 km

Amenities in the suburb

Broadway Jerrawa
Waterways 24 25

Mobility

Broadway Jerrawa
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 262.6 km 262.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 176 min 169 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2581
 1.4%
postcode 2582
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2581
 66
postcode 2582

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.

Broadway Jerrawa
Car (driver) 55.0% / 83.8%
Broadway — Car (driver): 55.0% Jerrawa — Car (driver): 83.8%
Worked from Home 45.0% / 16.2%
Broadway — Worked from Home: 45.0% Jerrawa — Worked from Home: 16.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.8%).

Setting

Broadway Jerrawa
Elevation 648 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 602 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Broadway Jerrawa
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
14 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Broadway Jerrawa
Annual rainfall 840 mm 889 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.7°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.9°C

Council rates

Broadway Jerrawa
Average residential rate $636/yr
same for both
Council Upper Lachlan
same for both

Federal electorate

Broadway Jerrawa
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Broadway Jerrawa
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Broadway

River Rural

Jerrawa

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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