Jugiong, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Jugiong is a village in the South West Slopes of New South Wales, on the Murrumbidgee River just off the Hume Highway, about 336 kilometres south-west of Sydney and some 40 kilometres from Gundagai. The Wiradjuri people are the traditional owners, and the name is believed to come from a Wiradjuri word, recorded by settlers as 'U-go-wong' and said to mean 'the valley of the crows'. Henry O'Brien ran sheep here from the 1820s, an inn opened in 1844 under John Sheehan, and the town was reserved in 1853 with a post office following in 1856. Sheehan, who rescued thirty-three people in the 1852 flood, helped fund St John the Evangelist Church. Bypassed by the highway, Jugiong is now a quiet and pleasant stop for travellers.
More advantaged than the national average
Jugiong is more socio-economically advantaged than about 63% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1010, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Jugiong at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 255
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,303
- SEIFA score
- 1010
- Coordinates
- -34.7968, 148.3385
Jugiong demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Jugiong using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 27%, 11% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 53 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 21 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 65 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 70 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 53 | 20% |
Share of the 262 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 49 | 54% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 22 | 24% |
| Rented | 10 | 11% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 96 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 96 occupied private dwellings in Jugiong.
- Median weekly rent
- $185
- Median monthly mortgage
- $964
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,825
- Median weekly personal income
- $754
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 16 (7%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 3 (1%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 6 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 85 (43%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Employed full-time
- 69
- Employed part-time
- 41
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Jugiong
Where is Jugiong?
Jugiong is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Jugiong?
At the 2021 Census, Jugiong had a population of about 255.
Is Jugiong an advantaged area?
Jugiong has an ABS SEIFA score of 1010, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 63 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 63% of Australian suburbs.
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