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Surf Beach is in Eurobodalla LGA, NSW, postcode 2536, with population 1,934.
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The local employment base leans toward healthcare and retail trade. Local earnings momentum is not available from the linked ATO series. NSW employment is up +0.3% year-on-year (+14K jobs) and +11.3% over five years in the official NERO dataset. Read this as a broader state jobs backdrop combined with local employment mix, not a suburb-only new-jobs count.
NSW has 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2024-10-02. This suburb also matches 36 local transport stops or stations, which adds nearby access context but does not prove direct project exposure. Read this as a state delivery backdrop, not a suburb-specific project list.
Surf Beach is a small community in New South Wales within the Eurobodalla local government area (postcode 2536). With a population of 1,934, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $57K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
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Surf Beach is a small community in New South Wales within the Eurobodalla local government area (postcode 2536). With a population of 1,934, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $57K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Surf Beach is $785,000, having risen modestly 1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $581,000 (+18.5% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $580. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Public transport access includes 36 bus stops. The crime rate in the Eurobodalla LGA is below average at 3,262 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Surf Beach offers a gross rental yield of 3.8%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($785K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 13.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +1.0% year-on-year.
Surf Beach is a small community in New South Wales within the Eurobodalla local government area (postcode 2536). With a population of 1,934, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $57K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Surf Beach is $785,000, having risen modestly 1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $581,000 (+18.5% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $580. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Public transport access includes 36 bus stops. The crime rate in the Eurobodalla LGA is below average at 3,262 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Surf Beach offers a gross rental yield of 3.8%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($785K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 13.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +1.0% year-on-year.