Jam Jerrup vs The Gurdies
Jam Jerrup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 57 in The Gurdies. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jam Jerrup, most households are people living alone. In The Gurdies, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Jam Jerrup tends to suit people living alone, while The Gurdies 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
Jam Jerrup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 49/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Jam Jerrup
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Jam Jerrup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (93.2 km vs 99 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Jam Jerrup carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 49/100)
- The Gurdies has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 19%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
The Gurdies
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.2% vs 9.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Jam Jerrup and The Gurdies drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
The Gurdies has more residents (243 vs 106); Jam Jerrup has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $53,924).
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 106 | 243 +129% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.3% | +27.2% |
| Median age | 48 | 57 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +45% vs other | $53,924/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $231/wk | $260/wk +13% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $900,000 | $845,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Jam Jerrup has more rural and farming land (87% vs 75%).
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 75% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 20% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% same for both | |
| Planning zones cover 99% of Jam Jerrup and 100% of The Gurdies. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 393 across Bass Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 70% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 69% of VIC same for both | |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 66% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of VIC | Higher than 72% of VIC |
Liveability
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
The Gurdies carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); The Gurdies carries more crime risk (49 vs 19).
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Flood | High 92/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 69/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
The Gurdies sits further from the CBD (99 km vs 93.2 km).
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 93.2 km | 99 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 78 min | 80 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 3984 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 3984 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).
Setting
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 928 m | 2.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 31/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 60 premises | 1% 137 premises |
Climate
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 704 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,727/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bass Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jam Jerrup | The Gurdies | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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