Batemans Bay is a small community in New South Wales within the Eurobodalla local government area (postcode 2536). The area has roughly 1,573 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $41K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Batemans Bay is $895,000, having jumped by 17.4% over the past year. Units have a median price of $423,000 (-29.3% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Public transport access includes 22 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Eurobodalla LGA is below average at 3,223 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.2% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($895K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 21.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +17.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.