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Jerrara bushfire risk

Of Jerrara’s 63 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Jerrara’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
63
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Jerrara

Flood and bushfire areas across Jerrara. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Jerrara

Jerrara sits in the Kiama council area, which recorded 759 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 759 total. Figures are for the whole Kiama council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Jerrara

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,400,000-6.35%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$1,156,000+19.02%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Jerrara shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Jerrara

Jerrara is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural93.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Environmental6.3% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Conservation

School catchments in Jerrara

Jerrara can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Jerrara

At the 2021 Census, 8.3% of Jerrara’s 132 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50.8%
English40.2%
Irish20.5%
Scottish13.6%
German3%
New Zealander3%

Top countries of birth

Indonesia4.5%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Jerrara

Kiama council approved 165 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

165
Dwellings/yr
55
Houses
110
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Kiama council area (not just Jerrara). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Jerrara address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.