NSW · Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Nerriga, NSW, 2622
Suburb snapshot
Nerriga is a small locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional area, home to around 77 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 189 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-34%), roughly 2454.5 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $460, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 77
- Median age
- 54
- Median household income / week
- $1,062
- Dwelling vacancy
- 37.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 18 of 48
- Median monthly mortgage
- $680
- Employment rate
- 53.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 11 / 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
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $483
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)
- 189
- Against the person
- 42
- Against property
- 81
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2,454.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 48.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -34.1%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order13
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment14
- Malicious Damage To Property17
- Other Theft17
- Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences14
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
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
9 planning-related records
2024· 2 proposals
August 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Telecommunications network; Telecommunications facility6294 NERRIGA ROAD NERRIGA 2622Determined
July 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure6145 NERRIGA ROAD NERRIGA 2622Determined
2023· 1 proposal
November 2023
- Shed; Erection of a new structure6145 NERRIGA ROAD NERRIGA 2622Determined
2022· 1 proposal
June 2022
- Dwelling; Shed105 ENDRICK RIVER ROAD NERRIGA 2622Determined
2021· 3 proposals
December 2021
- Dwelling6294 NERRIGA ROAD NERRIGA 2622Determined
October 2021
- Other293 MEANGORA ROAD NERRIGA 2622Determined
- Dwelling140 ENDRICK RIVER ROAD NERRIGA 2622Determined
2020· 2 proposals
November 2020
- Dwelling6045 NERRIGA ROAD NERRIGA 2622Determined
October 2020
- Dwelling140 ENDRICK RIVER ROAD NERRIGA 2622Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · 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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Park or reserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- Park or reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Dwellingplanning6294 NERRIGA ROAD NERRIGA 2622Lodged 10 Dec 2021 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning140 ENDRICK RIVER ROAD NERRIGA 2622Lodged 06 Oct 2021 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning6045 NERRIGA ROAD NERRIGA 2622Lodged 05 Nov 2020 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning140 ENDRICK RIVER ROAD NERRIGA 2622Lodged 20 Oct 2020 · Determined
- Dwelling; Shedplanning105 ENDRICK RIVER ROAD NERRIGA 2622Lodged 22 Jun 2022 · Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Telecommunications network; Telecommunications facilityplanning6294 NERRIGA ROAD NERRIGA 2622Lodged 26 Aug 2024 · Determined
- Otherplanning293 MEANGORA ROAD NERRIGA 2622Lodged 22 Oct 2021 · Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structureplanning6145 NERRIGA ROAD NERRIGA 2622Lodged 31 Jul 2024 · Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structureplanning6145 NERRIGA ROAD NERRIGA 2622Lodged 03 Nov 2023 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · 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)