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Population
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra is positioned among the lower quartile of areas assessed nationally for population growth based on AreaSearch's assessment of recent, and medium term trends
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra's population was around 12,735 as of May 2026. This showed a decrease of 9 people from the 2021 Census figure of 12,744, inferred from ABS estimated resident population data and validated new addresses since the Census date. The population density was approximately 931 persons per square kilometer, similar to averages across locations assessed by AreaSearch. Overseas migration contributed about 53.1% of recent population gains in the area. AreaSearch uses ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for SA2 areas, released in 2024 with a base year of 2022, and NSW State Government's SA2 level projections where applicable, with a base year of 2021.
Future demographic trends suggest lower quartile growth for regional areas nationally, with the area expected to increase by 572 persons by 2041, reflecting a total gain of 4.5% over the 16 years based on latest annual ERP population numbers.
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Development
The level of residential development activity in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra is very low in comparison to the average area assessed nationally by AreaSearch
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra has seen approximately five dwellings granted development approval annually. Between financial years 2021 (FY-21) and 2025 (FY-25), a total of 26 homes received approval, with two more approved in FY-26 to date. The population decline in recent years has resulted in adequate development activity relative to other areas, benefiting buyers.
New properties are constructed at an average cost of $477,000, indicating developers target the premium market segment. Commercial approvals this financial year totalled $18.1 million, suggesting balanced commercial development activity. Compared to Rest of NSW and nationally, Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra has significantly less development activity, which typically reinforces demand and pricing for existing dwellings. However, building activity has increased recently. New construction consists of 60.0% detached dwellings and 40.0% townhouses or apartments, marking a shift from the current housing pattern of 82.0% houses. This change may reflect diminishing developable land availability and evolving lifestyle preferences and housing affordability needs.
The estimated population per dwelling approval is 6931 people, reflecting its quiet development environment. AreaSearch's latest quarterly estimate forecasts Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra to gain 572 residents by 2041. If current construction levels persist, housing supply may lag population growth, potentially intensifying buyer competition and supporting price growth.
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Development applications around Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra
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Infrastructure
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra has moderate levels of nearby infrastructure activity, ranking in the 48thth percentile nationally
Eight projects have been identified by AreaSearch as potentially impacting the area's performance. These include South Jerrabomberra Urban Release Area, Queanbeyan Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade, Poplars Innovation Precinct, and Jerrabomberra High School Upgrade Stage 2. The following list details those likely to be most relevant.
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Queanbeyan Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade
This project replaces the aging 1930s facility with a modern 75,000 equivalent persons (EP) capacity plant, expandable to 112,500 EP. It utilizes advanced biological nutrient removal, tertiary filtration, and UV disinfection to protect the Molonglo River. The plant will be powered by 100% renewable energy and is designed to achieve an 'Excellent' Infrastructure Sustainability Council rating. Conditional development approval was confirmed in early 2026, with construction tendering currently underway through NSW Public Works.
South Jerrabomberra Urban Release Area
Major masterplanned community at Tralee on the NSW-ACT border by Village Building Co, planned for about 1500 households with residential land, house and land packages, parks, community facilities, education, sport and a future mixed-use town centre. The South Jerrabomberra Town Park and Community Centre are open, the $28 million Jerrabomberra Regional Sports Complex opened in November 2024, and the Town Centre is advertised as commencing construction in 2026 with supermarket, cafe, retail and specialty uses planned. Jerrabomberra High School Stage 1 is complete and Stage 2 works are underway to expand capacity to 1000 students.
Googong Township
Googong is a $1.8 billion masterplanned township being delivered by Mirvac and Peet on the NSW/ACT border, around 16km south-east of Canberra's CBD. The town is being built across five neighbourhoods on an 800-hectare site and is planned to grow to roughly 6,500 homes housing about 18,000 residents at completion. As of early 2026 the population is around 10,500, with development approval in place for the next three neighbourhoods (Googong West, South and East) covering 235 hectares and around 2,100 additional homes. Hamson Rise in Googong West is actively releasing lots. The Googong Central town centre is taking shape with a 7-Eleven, McDonald's, KFC, an early learning centre and The Reject Shop opening progressively, anchored by a future Coles supermarket. The two-storey Googong Hotel is under construction on Glenrock Drive overlooking Bunyip Park and is set to open in late 2026 with capacity for around 700 patrons. Construction of the new public high school at 200 Wellsvale Drive commenced in late 2025, on track for a Day 1 Term 1 2027 opening for Year 7 and 8 students, masterplanned for up to 2,000 students. A new public primary school and preschool will follow on the same site in 2028. The township holds Australia's first 5-Star Green Star Communities rating and features a $133 million integrated water cycle scheme that cuts potable water use by around 60 per cent.
Poplars Innovation Precinct
A 30ha innovation campus focused on high-tech businesses in defense, space, cyber-security, and manufacturing. It includes a 10ha retail and services precinct with national brands, a learning precinct featuring Jerrabomberra High School (completed in 2024), and protected grassland areas under NSW Biodiversity Stewardship Agreements. The precinct is part of the South Jerrabomberra Regional Job Precinct, endorsed by the NSW Government and Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. Key developments include a $71 million Satellite Manufacturing Hub and a 25MW DCI Data Centre operational since 2024. Stage 1 lots are sold or under offer, with Stage 2 opportunities coming soon.
Enhanced bus and light rail corridors (Belconnen & Queanbeyan to Central Canberra)
ACT is progressing an integrated program to enhance high-frequency bus and future light rail corridors that link Belconnen and Queanbeyan with central Canberra. Light Rail Stage 2A (City to Commonwealth Park) commenced construction in early 2025 with services targeted from 2028, while planning and approvals continue for Stage 2B to Woden. The ACT Government has acknowledged and is planning upgrades for the Belconnen-to-City bus corridor as groundwork for a future east-west light rail Stage 3, and is coordinating cross-border public transport initiatives with NSW through the Queanbeyan Region Integrated Transport Plan and the ACT-NSW MoU for Regional Collaboration.
Queanbeyan Regional Integrated Transport Plan
Comprehensive transport planning initiative with 64 key actions for next 10 years. Addresses road safety, active transport connectivity, public transport availability, and future transport needs. Improved connections between Queanbeyan and ACT.
ACT Stormwater Network Improvements Program
The ACT Government's rolling stormwater network improvement program, managed by the City and Environment Directorate (formerly Transport Canberra and City Services). The program delivers bioswales, constructed wetlands, retarding basins, gross pollutant traps, upgraded drainage pipes and channels across Canberra to reduce flood risk and improve water quality flowing into the Murrumbidgee River. Active project areas include Hall Village (Development Application anticipated mid-2026), Kippax Group Centre and Narrabundah. The Belconnen Oval Wetland at Lake Ginninderra was completed in April 2025 at a cost of $4 million. The program aligns with the ACT Water Strategy 2025-2045.
Jerrabomberra High School Upgrade Stage 2
Stage 2 of the Jerrabomberra High School upgrade expands the school's capacity to 1,000 students with 18 classrooms, a vocational education and training kitchen, a semi-commercial kitchen, staff facilities, a new science laboratory, and shade structures to meet future enrolment demand in the region.
Employment
Employment conditions in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra rank among the top 10% of areas assessed nationally
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra has a well-educated workforce with essential services sectors well represented. Its unemployment rate is 0.8%. As of December 2025, there are 7,694 residents in work and the unemployment rate is 3.2% below Regional NSW's rate of 3.9%.
Workforce participation stands at 77.7%, compared to Regional NSW's 60.5%. According to Census responses, 10.7% of residents work from home. Dominant employment sectors include public administration & safety, construction, and professional & technical services. Public administration & safety employs 4.3 times the regional average, while health care & social assistance employs 8.9% of local workers, below Regional NSW's 16.9%.
The area may offer limited local employment opportunities, indicated by a lower Census working population compared to resident population. Between December 2024 and 2025, the labour force decreased by 4.4%, alongside a 4.3% employment decline, causing unemployment to fall by 0.1 percentage points. In contrast, Regional NSW saw employment contract by 1.2%, labour force fall by 0.8%, and unemployment rise by 0.4 percentage points. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts from May-25 project national employment growth of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with varying rates across industry sectors. Applying these projections to Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra's employment mix suggests local employment should increase by 6.1% over five years and 12.6% over ten years.
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Income
The economic profile demonstrates exceptional strength, placing the area among the top 10% nationally based on comprehensive AreaSearch income analysis
AreaSearch aggregated latest postcode level ATO data released for financial year ending June 2023. Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra SA2 had a median taxpayer income of $82,359 and an average income of $96,377. Nationally, these figures are exceptionally high compared to Regional NSW's $52,390 and $65,215 respectively. By March 2026, estimates suggest median income will be approximately $90,858 and average income $106,323, based on a 10.32% Wage Price Index growth since financial year ending June 2023. According to Census 2021 data, incomes in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra rank highly nationally, between the 96th and 97th percentiles for household, family, and personal incomes. Income distribution shows 33.0% (4,202 individuals) earn over $4,000 annually, contrasting with the surrounding region where the $1,500 - $2,999 bracket leads at 29.9%. The area's affluence is evident, with 50.0% earning over $3,000 weekly, supporting premium retail and services. After housing costs, residents retain 88.3% of income, reflecting strong purchasing power. The area's SEIFA income ranking places it in the 9th decile.
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Housing
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra is characterized by a predominantly suburban housing profile, with ownership patterns similar to the broader region
In Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra, as per the latest Census, 82.2% of dwellings were houses, with the remaining 17.8% comprising semi-detached homes, apartments, and other types. This is similar to Regional NSW's figures of 82.6% houses and 17.4% other dwellings. Home ownership in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra stood at 28.9%, with mortgaged properties at 47.8% and rented ones at 23.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,300, higher than Regional NSW's average of $1,733. The median weekly rent in the area was $430, compared to Regional NSW's $330. Nationally, Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra's mortgage repayments were significantly higher at $2,300 versus Australia's average of $1,863, and rents were substantially above the national figure of $375.
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Household Composition
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra features high concentrations of family households, with a higher-than-average median household size
Family households account for 81.6% of all households, including 45.8% couples with children, 24.2% couples without children, and 10.9% single parent families. Non-family households make up the remaining 18.4%, with lone person households at 16.9% and group households comprising 1.6%. The median household size is 2.9 people, larger than the Regional NSW average of 2.4.
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Local Schools & Education
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra shows strong educational performance, ranking in the upper quartile nationally when assessed across multiple qualification and achievement indicators
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra residents aged 15+ have a university qualification rate of 34.0%, higher than the Rest of NSW's 21.3% and SA4 region's 24.1%. Bachelor degrees are most prevalent at 18.9%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (11.1%) and graduate diplomas (4.0%). Vocational credentials, including advanced diplomas (11.8%) and certificates (20.4%), are held by 32.2% of residents aged 15+. Educational participation is high with 32.0% currently enrolled in formal education, broken down as follows: primary education (10.8%), secondary education (9.5%), and tertiary education (5.9%).
Educational participation is notably high, with 32.0% of residents currently enrolled in formal education. This includes 10.8% in primary education, 9.5% in secondary education, and 5.9% pursuing tertiary education.
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Nearby Services & Amenities
Transport
Transport servicing is low compared to other areas nationally based on assessment of service frequency, route connectivity and accessibility
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra has 91 active public transport stops serving a mix of bus routes. These stops are covered by 42 individual routes, offering a total of 466 weekly passenger trips. The area's transport accessibility is rated as excellent, with residents located an average of 155 meters from the nearest stop. Most residents commute outward daily, primarily using cars at a rate of 96%. On average, there are 1.9 vehicles per dwelling in the area, higher than the regional average. According to the 2021 Census, only 10.7% of residents work from home, which may be influenced by COVID-19 conditions.
The service frequency averages 66 trips per day across all routes, equating to approximately five weekly trips per individual stop.
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Health
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra's residents are extremely healthy with younger cohorts in particular seeing very low prevalence of common health conditions
Analysis of health metrics shows strong performance throughout Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra. Mortality rates and chronic condition prevalence were low, particularly among younger cohorts. Private health cover was exceptionally high at approximately 70% of the total population of 8,876 people, compared to 51.9% across Regional NSW and a national average of 55.7%.
The most common medical conditions were mental health issues (8.3%) and asthma (8.0%). 71.4% of residents declared themselves completely clear of medical ailments, compared to 63.3% across Regional NSW. Health outcomes among the working-age population were broadly typical. The area had 10.5% of residents aged 65 and over (1,337 people), lower than the 23.4% in Regional NSW. Health outcomes among seniors were above average but ranked lower nationally than the broader population.
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Cultural Diversity
In terms of cultural diversity, Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra records figures broadly comparable to the national average, as found in AreaSearch's assessment of a number of language and cultural background related metrics
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra's cultural diversity aligns with the wider area, with 82.3% born in Australia, 93.0% citizens, and 87.0% speaking English only at home. Christianity is the predominant religion, at 56.6%, slightly higher than Regional NSW's 55.9%. Ancestry shows Australian as the top group at 27.7%, followed by English at 25.3%, lower than the regional average of 30.5%.
Irish ancestry comprises 8.6%. Notable differences exist in Macedonian (1.8% vs 0.4%), Serbian (0.9% vs 0.2%), and Croatian (0.9% vs 0.3%) groups.
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Age
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra's population is slightly younger than the national pattern
The median age in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra is 36 years, significantly below Regional NSW's average of 43 years, and somewhat younger than Australia's median age of 38 years. The 35-44 age group comprises 15.8% of the population, compared to Regional NSW, while the 65-74 cohort makes up 6.7%. Post-2021 Census data shows the 35-44 age group grew from 14.2% to 15.8%, and the 45-54 cohort declined from 17.0% to 13.9%. By 2041, population forecasts indicate substantial demographic changes. The 25-34 age group is expected to grow by 18% (252 people), reaching 1,672 from 1,419. Conversely, the 15-24 and 55-64 cohorts are projected to experience population declines.