Median house price
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NSW · Tenterfield Council
Jennings, 4383
Est. population · Jun 2025
168
Growth (1 yr)
+0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.7%
Median age
59
Median income
$792/wk
Employment rate
28.9%
Languages at home
3.2%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Jennings is a quieter smaller community in Tenterfield Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town.
Green space punches above what many comparable suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield. Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower.
Reported crime has been falling recently. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
At a glance
Jennings snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
168
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
19.6%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
58th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
53rd
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
3rd
percentile among schools with ICSEA
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
Population
Estimated resident population
168(June 2025)
+0.6% annual · +5.7% over 5 years · 53th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.6%
- 5-year growth
- +5.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +9
- Growth rank in NSW
- 53th 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 (~150), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 168
- Median age
- 59
- Median household income / week
- $792
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 19 of 97
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,116
- Employment rate
- 28.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 74 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 13
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 5
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 77.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 56 residents
- State safety percentile
- 57.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -23.3%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault1
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment2
- Malicious Damage To Property2
- Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences2
- Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 795
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 3th
School list
- Jennings Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 795 · 3th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 10 students · Top SEA quarter 0%View on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
4 public transport stops in this suburb
- 1026 New England Hwy
- 1026 New England Hwy
- Jennings Hotel, Duke St
- Jennings Hotel, Duke St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
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
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Jennings ParkPark
- Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Tenterfield Community Hospital (12.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 4
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 23.8
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 356 mm · ~44 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 208 mm · ~26 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 15° / 3°
- Rainfall
- 134 mm · ~17 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 222 mm · ~28 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
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
July 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure22 DUKE STREET JENNINGS 4383Under Assessment
2025· 3 proposals
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure36 DUKE STREET JENNINGS 4383Determined
June 2025
- Subdivision487 BRUSHABERS ROAD JENNINGS 4383Determined
May 2025
- Subdivision12 Duke St, Jennings, NSW, 4383Determined
2024· 6 proposals
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure664C TALMOI ROAD JENNINGS 4383Determined
June 2024
- Subdivision2 BALLANDEAN STREET JENNINGS 4383Determined
May 2024
- Business premises; Commercial development; Advertising and signage; Office Premise; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Mobile food and drink outlet; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Goods repair and reuse premise; Retail Premise; Plant nursery; Specialised Retail Premises; Food and drink premise; Shop; Hours of operation and trading1 ANDERSONS LANE JENNINGS 4383Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure664C TALMOI ROAD JENNINGS 4383Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure28 CUSACK STREET JENNINGS 4383Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space3 HIGH STREET JENNINGS 4383Determined
2023· 2 proposals
November 2023
- Shed; Erection of a new structure40 BRUSHABERS ROAD JENNINGS 4383Determined
April 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces45 BALLANDEAN STREET JENNINGS 4383Determined
2022· 1 proposal
January 2022
- Dwelling; Farm buildings; Shed44 BALLANDEAN STREET JENNINGS 4383Determined
2021· 3 proposals
November 2021
- Dwelling11 GLADSTONE STREET JENNINGS 4383Determined
October 2021
- Dwelling10 Ross Street Jennings 4383Determined
August 2021
- Shed11 Gladstone Street, Jennings, NSW, 4383Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- New England
- Member of Parliament
- Barnaby JOYCE (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 131,238
- Turnout (2025)
- 91.6%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -1.9 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 67.1%Labor 32.9%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 77.1 km away).
Coalition 69.3%Labor 30.7%
2.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -0.2 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- TenterfieldLabor 29.7% · Coalition 70.3% TPP (2025)13.1 km away
- ListonLabor 31.5% · Coalition 68.5% TPP (2025)35.0 km away
- DrakeLabor 47.0% · Coalition 53.0% TPP (2025)40.0 km away
- DeepwaterLabor 28.8% · Coalition 71.2% TPP (2025)56.4 km away
- EmmavilleLabor 25.3% · Coalition 74.7% TPP (2025)66.2 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Tenterfield Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.