Jembaicumbene vs Reidsdale
Jembaicumbene is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Reidsdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jembaicumbene, most households are couple families. In Reidsdale, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Jembaicumbene: a median of $1.02 million, against $850,000 in Reidsdale, though rent is higher in Reidsdale. On these figures, Jembaicumbene tends to suit couples, while Reidsdale suits people living alone, families with children, 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
Jembaicumbene
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 52%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Jembaicumbene leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)
- Reidsdale has cheaper houses ($850,000 vs $1,020,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Jembaicumbene
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 19%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Jembaicumbene
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (294.2 km vs 297.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Jembaicumbene
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Jembaicumbene
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (56.1% vs -3.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Jembaicumbene and Reidsdale 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
Reidsdale has more residents (121 vs 64); Reidsdale rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 | 121 +89% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +56.1% | -3.2% |
| Median age | 47 | 50 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +30% vs other | $82,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $300/wk +50% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).
Property market
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,020,000 | $850,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $23,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% 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
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +231% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
Liveability
Jembaicumbene is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 80/100 | High 82/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | Low 26/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 9 same for both | |
Mobility
Reidsdale sits further from the CBD (297.2 km vs 294.2 km).
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 294.2 km | 297.2 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 207 min | 211 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 2622 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 2622 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 (64.3%).
Setting
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 663 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 680 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 42.2 km | 34.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 0% 61 premises |
Climate
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 724 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,751/yr same for both | |
| Council | Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jembaicumbene | Reidsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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