Shortland - Jesmond

NSW

Shortland - Jesmond is a growing region in NSW with 14,339 residents.

SA2 code: 111031231
State: NSW

Population

14,339

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+13.6%

3yr: +10.1% · 10yr: +23.9%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$365/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,325/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Shortland - Jesmond (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +10.1%5yr: +13.6%10yr: +23.9%Total: +51.8%

Population grew from 9,447 to 14,339 over 24 years, averaging 1.8% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 4.9%

Predominantly detached houses (65.9%), rental-heavy (51.1% renting), built for families (46% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 65.9%

Townhouses 23.9%

2,790 houses1,012 townhouses431 apartments

Tenure

Owned 20.5%

Mortgage 22.9%

Renting 51.1%

Owned 20.5%Mortgage 22.9%Renting 51.1%Other / NS 5.5%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

298 (7.2%)

2 bed

1,126 (27.4%)

3 bed

1,880 (45.7%)

4 bed

515 (12.5%)

5 bed

177 (4.3%)

6+ bed

119 (2.9%)