Jaspers Brush vs Bolong
Bolong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 55 in Jaspers Brush. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jaspers Brush, most households are couple families. In Bolong, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Jaspers Brush: a median of $2.12 million, against $1.4 million in Bolong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Jaspers Brush tends to suit couples and older residents, while Bolong suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Jaspers Brush
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 95/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 31%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bolong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,400,000 vs $2,125,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bolong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($335/wk vs $475/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Jaspers Brush
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 133 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (150 km vs 157.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Jaspers Brush
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 95/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Jaspers Brush
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.8% vs -9.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Jaspers Brush and Bolong 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
Jaspers Brush has more residents (362 vs 94); Jaspers Brush rents higher ($475/wk vs $335/wk).
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 362 +74% vs other | 94 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.8% | -9.6% |
| Median age | 55 | 46 |
| Median household income | $98,280/yr +14% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $475/wk +29% vs other | $335/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).
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 (6.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,125,000 | $1,400,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $7,700,000 |
Zoning mix
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 91% |
| Environmental | 5% | 6% |
| Industrial | 0% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| 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
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
Liveability
Jaspers Brush is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Jaspers Brush carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Bolong carries more crime risk (95 vs 40).
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | High 95/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 5 within 5 km |
Schools
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| EV chargers | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 12 |
Mobility
Bolong sits further from the CBD (157.2 km vs 150 km).
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 150 km | 157.2 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 121 min | 133 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 2535 | 0.5% postcode 2540 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2535 | 44 postcode 2540 |
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 (60.0%).
Setting
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 49 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.9 km | 9.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 32/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 174 premises | 2% 44 premises |
Climate
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jaspers Brush | Bolong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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