Saddleback Mountain vs Gerringong
Gerringong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 59 in Saddleback Mountain. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Saddleback Mountain, most households are couple families. In Gerringong, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Saddleback Mountain tends to suit couples, while Gerringong suits families with children.
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
Gerringong
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
- has more childcare (4 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 77/100)
- But Saddleback Mountain has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 79%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gerringong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 52%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Saddleback Mountain
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $500/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Saddleback Mountain sits closer to the CBD (127.6 km vs 131.2 km)
- Gerringong is more walkable (70/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gerringong
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (70/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Gerringong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.0% vs -8.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Saddleback Mountain and Gerringong 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
Gerringong has more residents (4,165 vs 67); Gerringong rents higher ($500/wk vs $350/wk).
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 67 | 4,165 +6116% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.2% | +5.0% |
| Median age | 59 | 46 |
| Median household income | $99,632/yr | $98,748/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk | $500/wk +43% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
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 (4.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,568,750 | $1,500,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $925,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 34 days from 61 sales |
Zoning mix
Saddleback Mountain has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 36%); Saddleback Mountain has more rural and farming land (45% vs 35%).
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 55% | 36% |
| Rural and farming | 45% | 35% |
| Residential | 0% | 15% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 6% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 5% |
| Planning zones cover 100% of Saddleback Mountain and 99% of Gerringong. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 159 across Kiama same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 1.6% $900/wk on $2.9M |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 88% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 84% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 1% of NSW |
Liveability
Gerringong is more walkable (70 vs 0).
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | A |
| Score | — | 75/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Saddleback Mountain carries more crime risk (77 vs 21).
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 77/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Saddleback Mountain
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Gerringong
- Gerringong Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 5 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 8 |
| Childcare | 0 | 4 |
| GPs | 0 | 4 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 0 | 5 |
Mobility
Gerringong sits further from the CBD (131.2 km vs 127.6 km).
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 70/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 127.6 km | 131.2 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 110 min | 111 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 2533 | 1.2% postcode 2534 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2533 | 46 postcode 2534 |
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 (63.2%).
Setting
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 393 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.2 km 4.6 km to a named beach | 737 m 1.1 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 69/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 34 premises | 45% 2,267 premises |
Climate
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.37 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,898/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kiama same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Saddleback Mountain | Gerringong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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