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The quick read on
Yerriyong
NSW 2540 · Shoalhaven
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 46
- Postcode
- 2540
ABS 2021
Yerriyong, New South Wales
Property market insights for Yerriyong
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Yerriyong NSW
Crime and safety
Is Yerriyong safe?
The overall rate for Yerriyong is 5,761 offences per 100,000 residents — 75% above the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Yerriyong.
Overall crime rate
5,761
offences per 100,000 residents
75% aboveRest of NSW
YerriyongRest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Yerriyong?
Yerriyong NSW 2540 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
46 people call Yerriyong home, with an average of 3.6 people per household and a median household income of $2,333 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 46
- Median age
- 40 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,448 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $0 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1513.0%Below
15–3421.7%Below
35–5434.8%Above
55–7415.2%Below
75 and over0.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses100.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright56.3%Above
Paying a mortgage43.8%Above
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car0.0%Below
Two cars75.0%Above
Three or more50.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home17.4%Above
Drove to work82.6%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Yerriyong
17.4% of workers in Yerriyong worked from home on Census day.
6.5% of Yerriyong residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of NSW.
28.3% of people in Yerriyong described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Yerriyong
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Yerriyong NSW 2540.
Is Yerriyong family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.0% of Yerriyong's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
10 family households lived in Yerriyong; 60.0% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
50.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Yerriyong?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Yerriyong had 46 residents at the 2021 Census.
39.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
15.2% were 55 or older. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Yerriyong?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 100.0% of occupied private dwellings in Yerriyong.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Yerriyong?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
56.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
43.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
0.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Yerriyong?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Yerriyong had 3.6 people.
One-person households made up 0.0% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Two-person households represented 62.5%, while 100.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Yerriyong?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
17.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
82.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Yerriyong?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
One-car households formed 0.0% of the total.
125.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Yerriyong, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
66.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.3% reported a different address.
15.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Yerriyong?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.1% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Yerriyong residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
15.2% of Yerriyong's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.8% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Yerriyong?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 60.9% of ancestry responses in Yerriyong.
Australian ancestry made up 26.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Yerriyong?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
21.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
Managers accounted for 13.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.4% of workers, and education and training employed 13.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Yerriyong?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 74.2%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
33.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 30.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Yerriyong show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
71.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
0.0% reported asthma, 0.0% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Yerriyong?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 56.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Yerriyong?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,333 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,448.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Yerriyong compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 17.4% in Yerriyong, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 56.3% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in Yerriyong, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Yerriyong
Is Yerriyong good for families?
The Census counted 10 local families, and 13.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Yerriyong?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Yerriyong
8 streets in Yerriyong
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Braidwood Road
- Bubuk Place
- Bubuk St
- Garadi Street
- Hames Rd
- Nightjar Place
- Wugan St
- Yerriyong Road
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