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Majors Creek, 2622

Est. population · Jun 2025

300

Growth (1 yr)

+0.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+4.9%

Median age

47

Median income

$1,328/wk

Employment rate

51.3%

University qualified

20.3%

Work from home

15.3%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$780,000

Languages at home

2.7%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

47/100
Average

Top 42% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 87% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Rural living
What Majors Creek is known for: Rural living

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Suburb profile

Majors Creek is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. It is close to the Shoalhaven River and the Deua-Moruya River.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Open-space access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Green cover is stronger than in comparable places, and university qualifications are a relative strength, with university qualifications 48% above the peer median. The main trade-offs are lower socio-economic advantage and higher housing costs, with median house prices 11% above the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising open space and daily services over socio-economic advantage.

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
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
  • University qualifications are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median
  • Housing costs a little more than in comparable places

What stands out

  • Shoalhaven River
  • Deua-Moruya River
  • Molonglo River
  • Mount Elrington
  • Great Dividing Range

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Majors Creek compares

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

Median house price

$780k

-7.1% change

Median rent

$460/wk

Population (ERP)

300

+0.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

22.2%

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

#151

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

19th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

44th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

11%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

3/10

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
47.0/100 — Average
State standing
Top 42% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
2633rd in Australia
State rank
898th in NSW
Peer rank
#151 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#275 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)
$483
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$780,000
Median price change
-7.1%

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

300(June 2025)

+0.3% annual · +4.9% over 5 years · 44th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.3%
5-year growth
+4.9%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+14
Growth rank in NSW
44th 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 (~350), extrapolated at +1.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
290
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$1,328
Dwelling vacancy
22.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
32 of 144
Median monthly mortgage
$1,430
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$390
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
46.5% / 42.4% / 11.1%
Employment rate
51.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
15.3% / 0% / 75.4%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
105 / 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

20.3% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 18.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified20.3% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified5.3% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational18.5% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below55.9% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

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

  • Architecture and building15.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies14.6%
  • Management and commerce14.6%
  • Society and culture13.5%
  • Education10.4%
  • Creative arts9.4%
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)
$50,413

30th percentile in NSW · -14% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$62,654

50th percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
16.0%

67th percentile in NSW · +16% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$96,495

79th percentile in NSW · +52% vs Australia

Residents with business income
15.0%

93rd percentile in NSW · +44% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2622 — 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
2,580
Taxpayers reporting net rent
413
Median net rent
$3,648
Taxpayers reporting business income
394
Taxable income vs state median
-10%
Salary / wages vs state median
0%
Rental investment vs state median
+14%
Super vs state median
+37%
Business income vs state median
+50%

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

Community & culture

2.7% speak a language other than English at home; 11.6% born overseas

Language at home
254 English only · 7 other
Non-English at home
2.7%
Born overseas
30 (11.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
3 (1%)
Australian citizens
243

Religion

52.4%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 52.4%, while Christianity accounts for 34.5%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion52.4%32.8%
Christianity34.5%47.6%
Other / not stated13.1%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican14.5%11.9%
Catholic14.1%22.4%
Presbyterian and Reformed3.4%1.9%

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 2622, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
12
Against the person
3
Against property
5
Rate per 1,000 residents
40
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 97 residents
State crime-rate percentile
18.6th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-33.2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
5
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
16.67

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault1
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment1
  • Malicious Damage To Property1
  • Motor Vehicle Theft1
  • Other Theft1

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
  • Braidwood CSGovernment 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

42 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 250 Wallaces Gap Rd
  • Araluen Rd At Monga Lane
  • Araluen Rd At Monga Lane
  • Hill St At Burke St
  • Wallaces Gap Rd At Long Flat Lane

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

6 mapped amenities

1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb
  • Well connected by public transport — 42 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.45
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Long Flat ReserveNature reserve

    Majors Creek

  • Majors Creek Falls ReserveNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Majors Creek Recreation ReserveCampground
Entertainment(1)
  • Clarks LookoutViewpoint
Other(2)
  • Bin CompoundWaste Transfer Station
  • Former Majors Creek LandfillWaste Transfer Station

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Long Flat ReserveNature reserve
  • Majors Creek Falls ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
3.4%
Woodland / forest cover
3.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
3
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
24°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

Nearest hospital
Braidwood Multi-Purpose Service (16.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
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).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
5
Participants per 1,000 residents
16.7

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
24° / 16°
Rainfall
266 mm · ~33 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
284 mm · ~36 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 6°
Rainfall
175 mm · ~22 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
20° / 11°
Rainfall
226 mm · ~28 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

  • July 2026

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Rainwater tanks; Agriculture
    256 KING STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined
2025· 8 proposals

  • November 2025

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure; Moveable dwelling; Swimming pool
    6 COGHILL STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • September 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    20 GREY GUMS ROAD MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • July 2025

  • Subdivision
    5 ARALUEN STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Rejected

  • June 2025

  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure
    6 wilson street Majors creek NSW 2622Rejected
  • Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    6 ARALUEN STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Rejected

  • May 2025

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    2 BURKE STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • February 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    33 RED HILL ROAD MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • January 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    83 Red Hill Rd Majors CreekDetermined
2024· 3 proposals

  • December 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    28 seymour street Majors CreekDetermined

  • September 2024

  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    2 KING STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • June 2024

  • Subdivision
    5 KING STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined
2023· 4 proposals

  • November 2023

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    PETERS STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • September 2023

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    312 QUISTS ROAD MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • July 2023

  • Dwelling
    10 COGHILL STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • April 2023

  • Dual occupancy
    60 GREY GUMS ROAD MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined
2022· 11 proposals

  • October 2022

  • Other
    30 GEORGE STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined
  • Dwelling
    398 BERLANG FOREST ROAD MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined
  • Dwelling
    4 RUGBY ROAD MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • September 2022

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    30 GEORGE STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Withdrawn
  • Dwelling
    ALFRED STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • August 2022

  • Dwelling; Shed
    35 HILL STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • June 2022

  • Shed
    24 SEYMOUR STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • April 2022

  • Dwelling
    KING STREET MAJORS CREEKDetermined
  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    8 SEYMOUR STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • January 2022

  • Dwelling
    31A HILL STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined
  • Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Shed
    5 HILL STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined
2021· 4 proposals

  • December 2021

  • Shed
    2-4 LARMER STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Withdrawn
  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    COGHILL STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • April 2021

  • Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing
    10 PETERS STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

  • March 2021

  • Subdivision of land
    5 KING STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined
2020· 1 proposal

  • November 2020

  • Dwelling
    5 ARALUEN STREET MAJORS CREEK 2622Determined

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
Eden-Monaro
Member of Parliament
Kristy McBAIN (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,376
Turnout (2025)
93.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.1 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 42.8%Labor 57.2%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 49.7 km away).

Coalition 36.3%Labor 63.7%

6.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -4.5 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Majors CreekLabor 64.4% · Coalition 35.6% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
  • AraluenLabor 55.3% · Coalition 44.7% TPP (2025)11.8 km away
  • Braidwood CentralLabor 70.1% · Coalition 29.9% TPP (2025)17.5 km away
  • BraidwoodLabor 59.1% · Coalition 40.9% TPP (2025)17.9 km away
  • Captains FlatLabor 63.3% · Coalition 36.7% TPP (2025)24.1 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)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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