Bawley Point is a small locality in New South Wales within the Shoalhaven local government area (postcode 2539). With a population of 844, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $64K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% 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 professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Bawley Point is $1.2 million, having moved higher by 4.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
Public transport access includes 8 bus stops. The crime rate in the Shoalhaven LGA is below average at 3,690 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Bawley Point shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.2M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 19.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +4.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.