Lade Vale vs Jerrawa

Lade Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Jerrawa. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lade Vale, most households are couple families. In Jerrawa, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lade Vale: a median of $900,000, against $638,000 in Jerrawa, though rent is higher in Jerrawa. On these figures, Jerrawa 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

Lade Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 46/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Jerrawa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper houses ($638,500 vs $900,000)
  • But Lade Vale has cheaper land ($20,198 vs $535,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lade Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Lade Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (260 km vs 262.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Lade Vale carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 46/100)
  • Jerrawa has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 22%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Jerrawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.2% vs 23.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lade Vale and Jerrawa drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Walkability 5 / 5
Lade Vale — Walkability: 5/100 Jerrawa — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 80 / 54
Lade Vale — Safety: 80/100 Jerrawa — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 51 / 48
Lade Vale — Low fire risk: 51/100 Jerrawa — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Lade Vale has more residents (158 vs 106); Jerrawa rents higher ($350/wk vs $300/wk).

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Population 158
+33% vs other
 106
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.4% +45.2%
Median age 48 52
Median household income $110,500/yr
+12% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lade Vale Jerrawa
0-4 3.2% / 8.5%
Lade Vale — 0-4: 3.2% Jerrawa — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 13.3% / 2.8%
Lade Vale — 5-14: 13.3% Jerrawa — 5-14: 2.8%
15-19 5.7% / 7.5%
Lade Vale — 15-19: 5.7% Jerrawa — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Lade Vale — 20-24: not among its largest Jerrawa — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 12.7% / 11.3%
Lade Vale — 25-34: 12.7% Jerrawa — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 10.1% / 6.6%
Lade Vale — 35-44: 10.1% Jerrawa — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 12.7% / 16.0%
Lade Vale — 45-54: 12.7% Jerrawa — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 17.7% / 18.9%
Lade Vale — 55-64: 17.7% Jerrawa — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 13.3% / 12.3%
Lade Vale — 65-74: 13.3% Jerrawa — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 6.3% / 15.1%
Lade Vale — 75-84: 6.3% Jerrawa — 75-84: 15.1%
85+ 1.9% / —
Lade Vale — 85+: 1.9% Jerrawa — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lade Vale 56.7% couple families
Lade Vale — Couple Families: 56.7% Lade Vale — Lone Person: 33.3% Lade Vale — One Parent Families: 10.0%
Jerrawa 50.0% couple families
Jerrawa — Couple Families: 50.0% Jerrawa — Lone Person: 32.1% Jerrawa — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lade Vale 16.0% renting
Lade Vale — Owned Outright: 44.0% Lade Vale — Mortgage: 40.0% Lade Vale — Renting: 16.0%
Jerrawa 0.0% renting
Jerrawa — Owned Outright: 50.0% Jerrawa — Mortgage: 50.0% Jerrawa — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lade Vale 100.0% houses
Lade Vale — Houses: 100.0%
Jerrawa 100.0% houses
Jerrawa — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 16.0%
Lade Vale — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Jerrawa — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 17.7% / 9.4%
Lade Vale — Bachelor Degree: 17.7% Jerrawa — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 2.8%
Lade Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Jerrawa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 3.8%
Lade Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Jerrawa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / —
Lade Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Jerrawa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Property market

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Median house price $900,000 $638,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $20,198 $535,000

Zoning mix

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
Environmental 1% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
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

Lade Vale Jerrawa
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +175%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Lade Vale Jerrawa
House price Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Income Higher than 76% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 78% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW

Liveability

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Jerrawa carries more crime risk (46 vs 20).

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
46/100
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

Lade Vale Jerrawa
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
Universities within 10 km None 1
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Broadway, 8.0 km

Amenities in the suburb

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Waterways 21 25

Mobility

Jerrawa sits further from the CBD (262.4 km vs 260 km).

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Walkability score 5/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 260 km 262.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 170 min 169 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2581
 1.4%
postcode 2582
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2581
 66
postcode 2582

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.

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Car (driver) 62.9% / 83.8%
Lade Vale — Car (driver): 62.9% Jerrawa — Car (driver): 83.8%
Worked from Home 37.1% / 16.2%
Lade Vale — Worked from Home: 37.1% Jerrawa — Worked from Home: 16.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.8%).

Setting

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Elevation 593 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 602 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
22 premises

Council rates

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Average residential rate $636/yr
same for both
Council Upper Lachlan
same for both

Federal electorate

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lade Vale Jerrawa
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lade Vale

Affordable Rural

Jerrawa

Affordable Retirees River Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Lade Vale

Lade Vale vs Gunning Lade Vale vs Yass River Lade Vale vs Manton Lade Vale vs Dalton Lade Vale vs Bellmount Forest Lade Vale vs Oolong

Other comparisons with Jerrawa

Jerrawa vs Manton Jerrawa vs Dalton Jerrawa vs Bango Jerrawa vs Broadway
Full data on Lade Vale Full data on Jerrawa
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or