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Fitzroy Falls, 2577

Est. population · Jun 2025

199

Growth (1 yr)

+0.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.0%

Median age

50

Median income

$2,250/wk

Employment rate

60.8%

University qualified

29.8%

Work from home

35.7%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$1,150,000

Languages at home

2.4%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

51.4/100
Average

Top 29% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 87% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Holiday parks
  • Rural living
What Fitzroy Falls is known for: Agricultural, Holiday parks, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Fitzroy Falls is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Wingecarribee Council.

Local amenities is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for rural localities. Open-space access is exceptionally strong. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 118% above the peer median, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 76% above the peer median. Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group. Median house prices have risen 17% year on year.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising open space and socio-economic advantage over lower housing costs.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Fitzroy Falls compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$1.15M

+17% change

Median rent

$700/wk

Population (ERP)

199

+0.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

15.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#75

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

13th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

50th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

19%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
51.4/100 — Average
State standing
Top 29% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
1730th in Australia
State rank
605th in NSW
Peer rank
#75 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#126 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
87%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$710
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
90
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,150,000
Median price change
+16.8%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

199(June 2025)

+0.5% annual · +2.0% over 5 years · 50th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.5%
5-year growth
+2.0%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+4
Growth rank in NSW
50th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~200), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
220
Median age
50
Median household income / week
$2,250
Dwelling vacancy
15.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
16 of 106
Median monthly mortgage
$2,400
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$440
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
47.6% / 33.3% / 19%
Employment rate
60.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
35.7% / 0% / 50.9%
Walked or cycled to work
4.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
88 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

29.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 14.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified29.8% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified11.7% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational14.9% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below43.6% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce24%
  • Society and culture22.1%
  • Education19.2%
  • Architecture and building10.6%
  • Health8.7%
  • Engineering and related technologies7.7%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$55,769

49th percentile in NSW · -5% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$62,258

49th percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
16.0%

62nd percentile in NSW · +16% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$90,505

75th percentile in NSW · +43% vs Australia

Residents with business income
13.0%

78th percentile in NSW · +25% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2577 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
10,433
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,659
Median net rent
$1,823
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,345
Taxable income vs state median
0%
Salary / wages vs state median
-1%
Rental investment vs state median
+14%
Super vs state median
+29%
Business income vs state median
+30%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

11.6% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.0× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
11.6%

62nd percentile in NSW · +404% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
13
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 2577

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 2577 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven (SA4 114), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213505
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415230
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 121276
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841958
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 721142
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 121426
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841121
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 841212
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841610
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 112 · AFF share +480% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

2.4% speak a language other than English at home; 15% born overseas

Language at home
207 English only · 5 other
Non-English at home
2.4%
Born overseas
32 (15%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
5 (2.3%)
Australian citizens
204

Religion

50%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 50%, while Christianity accounts for 43.6%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion50%32.8%
Christianity43.6%47.6%
Other / not stated6.4%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican23.6%11.9%
Catholic9.5%22.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2577, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
7
Against the person
2
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
35.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 110 residents
State crime-rate percentile
13.4th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
11
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
55.28

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions1
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault0
  • Fraud1
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment1
  • Malicious Damage To Property1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Burrawang PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Moss Vale HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Moss Vale PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Public transport

15 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 590 Nowra Rd
  • Nowra Rd After Redhills Rd
  • Nowra Rd Opp Redhills Rd
  • Nowra Rd Opp Sheepwash Rd
  • Nowra Rd Opp Ulster Park Farm

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

3 mapped amenities

3 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 15 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
23/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
4.55
Camping & holiday parks(3)
  • Campground
  • Griffins FarmCampground
  • Paton's Clearing Camp AreaCampground

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Mimosa ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
25°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Bowral and District Hospital (18.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Highlands Centre For HealingAlternative

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
3
Participants per 1,000 residents
15.1

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
25° / 13°
Rainfall
210 mm · ~26 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
19° / 8°
Rainfall
222 mm · ~28 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 2°
Rainfall
181 mm · ~23 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 7°
Rainfall
205 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 1 proposal

  • August 2026

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    18 GWEN ROAD FITZROY FALLS 2577Additional Information Requested
2025· 1 proposal

  • April 2025

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    581 REDHILLS ROAD FITZROY FALLS 2577Determined
2024· 4 proposals

  • September 2024

  • Erection of a new structure; Moveable dwelling; Non-standard Housing
    581 REDHILLS ROAD FITZROY FALLS 2577Additional Information Requested

  • June 2024

  • Subdivision
    20 BODYCOTTS LANE FITZROY FALLS 2577Determined

  • January 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    9 THROSBY ROAD FITZROY FALLS 2577Determined
  • Subdivision
    102 SOMERSET ROAD FITZROY FALLS 2577Determined
2023· 4 proposals

  • August 2023

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    7 CASUARINA CRESCENT FITZROY FALLS 2577Determined

  • May 2023

  • Pools / decks / fencing
    543 REDHILLS ROAD FITZROY FALLS 2577Determined

  • January 2023

  • Shed
    14 MANNING LOOKOUT ROAD FITZROY FALLS 2577Determined
  • Dwelling
    7 CASUARINA CRESCENT FITZROY FALLS 2577Determined
2021· 3 proposals

  • June 2021

  • Other
    599 REDHILLS ROAD FITZROY FALLS 2577Determined

  • April 2021

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    530 REDHILLS ROAD FITZROY FALLS 2577Determined

  • February 2021

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    8 GWEN ROAD FITZROY FALLS 2577Determined
2020· 2 proposals

  • November 2020

  • Farm buildings; Shed
    102 SOMERSET ROAD FITZROY FALLS 2577Determined

  • October 2020

  • Development Application
    872 NOWRA ROAD FITZROY FALLS 2577Withdrawn

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Whitlam
Member of Parliament
Carol BERRY (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
130,093
Turnout (2025)
93.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-2.1 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 43.8%Labor 56.3%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 14.8 km away).

Coalition 48.0%Labor 52.0%

4.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • AvocaLabor 54.1% · Coalition 45.9% TPP (2025)5.2 km away
  • BurrawangLabor 50.5% · Coalition 49.5% TPP (2025)9.0 km away
  • ExeterLabor 53.5% · Coalition 46.5% TPP (2025)11.9 km away
  • Moss Vale CentralLabor 53.3% · Coalition 46.7% TPP (2025)12.9 km away
  • Moss ValeLabor 54.4% · Coalition 45.6% TPP (2025)13.2 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Wingecarribee Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.