NSW · Wingecarribee Council
Joadja, NSW, 2575
Suburb snapshot
Joadja is a small locality in the Wingecarribee area, home to around 139 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 690 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-14%), roughly 4964.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $680 (flats $520, houses $750), 7 public transport stops within the suburb, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 139
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $2,042
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 53
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,800
- Employment rate
- 62.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $520
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $750
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $680
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 97
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 690
- Against the person
- 201
- Against property
- 260
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 4,964
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 60.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -13.5%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault32
- Fraud52
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment70
- Malicious Damage To Property73
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault49
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
7 public transport stops in this suburb
- Hassall Rd At Joadja Rd
- Joadja Rd At Richards Lane
- Joadja Rd At Richards Lane
- Joadja Rd Opp Richards Lane
- Mandemar Joadja RFB, Joadja Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
16 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure146 RICHARDS LANE JOADJA 2575Determined
2025· 2 proposals
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure648 JOADJA ROAD JOADJA 2575Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1425 JOADJA ROAD JOADJA 2575Determined
2024· 1 proposal
June 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Eco-tourist facility1551 JOADJA ROAD JOADJA 2575Determined
2023· 5 proposals
October 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development146 RICHARDS LANE JOADJA 2575Determined
August 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development363 JACKS VALLEY ROAD JOADJA 2575Determined
June 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing17 RICHARDS LANE JOADJA 2575Determined
- Other612 RICHARDS LANE JOADJA 2575Determined
January 2023
- Farm buildings1078 JOADJA ROAD JOADJA 2575Determined
2022· 3 proposals
September 2022
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs1317 JOADJA ROAD JOADJA 2575Determined
May 2022
- Farm buildingsJACKS VALLEY ROAD JOADJA 2575Determined
January 2022
- Recreational Uses; Other612 RICHARDS LANE JOADJA 2575Determined
2021· 4 proposals
November 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing1300 JOADJA ROAD JOADJA 2575Determined
October 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing220 JACKS VALLEY ROAD JOADJA 2575Determined
July 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing1272 JOADJA ROAD JOADJA 2575Determined
March 2021
- Dwelling2 EAGLE ROCK LANE JOADJA 2575Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Joadja kerosene oil shale mining and refining siteJoadja Road, JoadjaSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- Hassall Rd At Joadja Rdtransport
- Joadja Rd At Richards Lanetransport
- Joadja Rd At Richards Lanetransport
- Joadja Rd Opp Richards Lanetransport
- Mandemar Joadja RFB, Joadja Rdtransport
- Joadja kerosene oil shale mining and refining siteheritageJoadja Road, JoadjaSHR
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning146 RICHARDS LANE JOADJA 2575Lodged 23 Oct 2023 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning363 JACKS VALLEY ROAD JOADJA 2575Lodged 31 Aug 2023 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Eco-tourist facilityplanning1551 JOADJA ROAD JOADJA 2575Lodged 05 Jun 2024 · Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahsplanning1317 JOADJA ROAD JOADJA 2575Lodged 30 Sep 2022 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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