Jervois (postcode 5259) is a small, quiet locality in South Australia within the Murray Bridge local government area. With a population of 258, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $67K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.
The median weekly rent is $243 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,083.
Jervois is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 948, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Murray Bridge LGA is below average at 3,876 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.