In short
We work in Jerrabomberra at the same prices as Canberra: carport, pergola or deck engineering is from $590 + GST ($649 inc GST). This page is about the New South Wales suburb beside Mount Jerrabomberra, under Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council (QPRC), not the ACT district with the same name. NSW rules decide approvals here, so ACT limits don't apply.
Structural engineer Jerrabomberra: local facts
- Built from
- 1987, developed by Jerrabomberra Estate Ltd
- People in 2021
- 9,601 (ABS)
- Homes in 2021
- 86.4% separate houses, 13.7% semi-detached or townhouses, 0.0% flats or apartments (ABS)
- Council
- Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, under NSW law
- Storms
- Hardest-hit NSW suburb in NRMA's 2019–20 storm claims data, as reported in local news
- Not to be confused with
- The ACT district of Jerrabomberra: Hume, Symonston and Oaks Estate
Which Jerrabomberra is this page about?
The New South Wales suburb, under Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. The ACT also has a district called Jerrabomberra, made up of Hume, Symonston and Oaks Estate, and it is mostly non-residential. The two are easy to mix up in official records: the "Jerrabomberra" entry on the ACT's list of loose-fill asbestos properties is the ACT district, not this suburb.
For loose-fill asbestos in the NSW suburb, the place to look is the NSW Loose-fill Asbestos Insulation Register, searched by address. Not appearing on it is not a clearance.
What are Jerrabomberra's houses like?
Mostly detached family homes, built from 1987 when Jerrabomberra Estate Ltd began developing the suburb beside Mount Jerrabomberra. In the 2021 Census it had 9,601 people, and 86.4% of occupied dwellings were separate houses, 13.7% semi-detached or townhouses and 0.0% flats or apartments.
The earliest of those houses are now close to 40 years old, the stage where owners add decks, carports, pergolas, pools, retaining walls and extensions. Each can need structural design:
- Carport, pergola and deck engineering: footings, framing and connections designed for your structure and your block.
- Pool engineering: the shell, and how it sits beside the house and the boundaries.
- Retaining wall engineering: drawings and calculations for a wall that holds back a cut or a fill.
- Extensions and renovations: what the existing footings and frame can carry, and the design for the new work.
Do I need approval for a deck, pool or carport in Jerrabomberra?
That is decided under NSW rules, not the ACT's. NSW has its own exempt and complying development codes, in a State Environmental Planning Policy from 2008, and QPRC's local plan applies alongside them. Depending on the work, a structure may be exempt, may go through a complying development certificate (CDC), or may need a development application (DA) to QPRC, with a construction certificate and an occupation certificate from QPRC or a private certifier.
We don't apply ACT height or size limits on this side of the border, and we don't guess the NSW ones: QPRC or your certifier confirms the path for your structure. What we provide is the engineering: calculations and drawings that your certifier and builder can use.
Did the 2020 storms hit Jerrabomberra?
Hard, going by insurance claims. NRMA's claims data for the 2019–20 storm season, reported in local news, named Jerrabomberra the hardest-hit suburb in New South Wales.
If storm repairs have left questions about roof framing, sagging ceilings or new cracks, a structural inspection and report sets out what we find, the likely cause and what to do next. We don't quote or carry out the repairs.
What does a structural engineer cost in Jerrabomberra?
Jerrabomberra jobs cost the same as Canberra ones. Prices are ex GST, with the inc GST figure beside:
| Your situation | Service | Price |
|---|---|---|
| A new deck, carport or pergola | Carport, pergola or deck engineering | From $590 + GST ($649 inc GST) |
| An in-ground pool | Pool engineering | From $990 + GST ($1,089 inc GST) |
| A retaining wall | Retaining wall engineering | From $890 + GST ($979 inc GST) |
| Cracks or doors that stick | Cracks and footing movement report | From $1,090 + GST ($1,199 inc GST) |
| Questions after storm repairs | Structural inspection and report | From $1,090 + GST ($1,199 inc GST) |
| An extension or second storey | Extension design | Fixed quote, from your plans |
A photo of the spot and a rough sketch of the deck, pool or wall is enough to start: add up to 5 files to the form above for a fixed quote in under 20 minutes on average, during business hours. We also cover Queanbeyan and Googong, both under NSW rules too.
