Joadja vs Medway
Joadja is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Medway. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Joadja, about half of households are couple families. In Medway, most households are couple families. On these figures, Medway tends to suit couples.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Joadja carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 59/100)
- Medway has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Medway
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 113 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (128.1 km vs 135.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Joadja carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 59/100)
- Medway is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs 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
Joadja and Medway 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
Medway skews older (47 vs 43).
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 139 | 143 +3% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.8% | +20.2% |
| Median age | 43 | 47 |
| Median household income | $106,184/yr +7% vs other | $98,748/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $380/wk +1% vs other | $375/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
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 (7.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,555,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 75% | 74% |
| Rural and farming | 25% | 21% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 4% |
| 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
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 335 across Wingecarribee same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +6% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 74% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 39% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
Liveability
Medway is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Medway carries more crime risk (59 vs 22).
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| 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
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 3 |
Mobility
Joadja sits further from the CBD (135.1 km vs 128.1 km).
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 135.1 km +5% vs other | 128.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 113 min | 90 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2575 | 0.9% postcode 2577 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 2575 | 56 postcode 2577 |
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 (81.0%).
Setting
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 748 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 659 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 21/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 66 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,072/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wingecarribee same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Whitlam same for both | |
| Member | Carol Berry same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Joadja | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 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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