North Batemans Bay is a close-knit residential community in New South Wales within the Eurobodalla local government area (postcode 2536). It is home to about 794 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $66K 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 +0.5% 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 technicians & trades, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
North Batemans Bay has a median house price of $882,000, which has declined by 6.7% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $495,000 (-3.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
Public transport access includes 2 ferry wharfves, 7 bus stops. The crime rate in the Eurobodalla LGA is below average at 3,223 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, North Batemans Bay shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.2%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($882K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 13.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -6.7% 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.