Jaspers Brush vs Meroo Meadow
Meroo Meadow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 55 in 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. Houses cost more in Jaspers Brush: a median of $2.12 million, against $1 million in Meroo Meadow, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Meroo Meadow tends to suit 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Meroo Meadow
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $2,125,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 44%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Meroo Meadow
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $475/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Jaspers Brush
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (150 km vs 153.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Jaspers Brush and Meroo Meadow 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
Meroo Meadow has more residents (474 vs 362); Jaspers Brush rents higher ($475/wk vs $400/wk).
| Jaspers Brush | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 362 | 474 +31% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.8% | +0.4% |
| Median age | 55 | 50 |
| Median household income | $98,280/yr | $110,032/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $475/wk +16% vs other | $400/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
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 (6.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Jaspers Brush | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,125,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Jaspers Brush has more rural and farming land (93% vs 72%); Meroo Meadow has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 5%).
| Jaspers Brush | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 72% |
| Environmental | 5% | 20% |
| Residential | 0% | 6% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% same for both | |
| 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 | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Jaspers Brush | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 89% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
Liveability
| Jaspers Brush | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| 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).
| Jaspers Brush | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | Low 31/100 |
| 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 | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| EV chargers | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 11 |
Mobility
Meroo Meadow sits further from the CBD (153.9 km vs 150 km).
| Jaspers Brush | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 150 km | 153.9 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 121 min | 123 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 (70.9%).
Setting
| Jaspers Brush | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 49 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 33 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.9 km | 13.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Jaspers Brush | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 60/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 174 premises | 43% 222 premises |
Climate
| Jaspers Brush | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Jaspers Brush | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Jaspers Brush | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jaspers Brush | Meroo Meadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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