Roof cleaning among the farms and bushland of Jilliby

How does Jilliby's bushland affect the roofs beneath it?

Almost every occupied home counted in Jilliby in 2021 was a separate house, and more than three in four had at least four bedrooms, which makes for broad roofs. Bushland runs through the locality, and the tile maker Monier points out that a roof shaded by trees shows grime and leaf debris faster, while moss and lichen spores colonise whatever stays damp and dirty.

A roof soft wash kills that growth by letting a cleaning solution soak in at gentle pressure instead of blasting it, which matters on tiles. Gutters packed with leaves are an add-on that can be done in the same visit.

Key figures

98.8%

of occupied homes were separate houses

4.2

average bedrooms per home in 2021

531

private dwellings counted

Sources

• Wikipedia, Jilliby
• ABS 2021 Census QuickStats, Jilliby
• Monier (CSR), Roof Cleaning and Maintenance
• NSW Spatial Services, Administrative Boundaries (postcode, council, distance, neighbours)