Urana vs Jerilderie
Jerilderie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 58 in Urana. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Jerilderie: a median of $260,000, against $130,000 in Urana, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Urana 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
Jerilderie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Urana
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($130,000 vs $260,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Urana
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $175/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Urana
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (367 min vs 404 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (568.5 km vs 619 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Urana
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 29%)
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
Urana and Jerilderie 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
Jerilderie has more residents (922 vs 329); Jerilderie rents higher ($175/wk vs $110/wk).
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 329 | 922 +180% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.3% | -10.4% |
| Median age | 58 | 51 |
| Median household income | $48,516/yr | $60,632/yr +25% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $110/wk | $175/wk +59% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).
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 (3.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $130,000 | $260,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $85,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 56 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% 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
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 47 across Federation | 12 across Murrumbidgee |
| Approvals change year on year | +38% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 73% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
Liveability
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 22/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 31/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Crime | High 72/100 | High 71/100 |
| 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
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Urana
- Urana Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Jerilderie
- St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Jerilderie Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 7 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 2 same for both | |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 1 same for both | |
| Police stations | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 4 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 22 | 62 |
Mobility
Jerilderie sits further from the CBD (619 km vs 568.5 km).
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 568.5 km | 619 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 367 min | 404 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 2645 | 0.0% postcode 2716 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 93 postcode 2645 | 80 postcode 2716 |
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 (66.5%).
Setting
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 122 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 109 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 126 premises | 0% 581 premises |
Climate
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 457 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $951/yr | $380/yr |
| Council | Federation | Murrumbidgee |
Federal electorate
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Urana | Jerilderie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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