Tomakin is a small locality in New South Wales within the Eurobodalla local government area (postcode 2537). It is home to about 1,233 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 54. 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 professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Tomakin is $960,000, having risen modestly by 1.1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $659,000 (+23.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $565. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Public transport access includes 33 bus stops. The crime rate in the Eurobodalla LGA is below average at 3,223 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.1%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($960K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 14.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +1.1% 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.