Batemans Bay, NSW
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Batemans Bay is a coastal town at the mouth of the Clyde River on the New South Wales South Coast, roughly 280 kilometres south of Sydney in the Eurobodalla region. The area is the Country of the Walbunja people of the Yuin nation, who knew the locality as Yangary. Lieutenant James Cook charted and named the bay on 22 April 1770. Long a fishing and oyster-growing centre, the town is well known for its Clyde River oysters, and a road bridge spans the Clyde to link the two sides of the town. Today Batemans Bay is a popular holiday destination, its population swelling over summer with visitors drawn to its beaches, river estuary and the national parks of the surrounding coast.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Batemans Bay is more socio-economically advantaged than about 4% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 842, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Batemans Bay a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Batemans Bay from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
4/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (4/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
50/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $285 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 50% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Batemans Bay at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,573
- Median age
- 53
- Median weekly household income
- $791
- SEIFA score
- 842
- Local government area
- Eurobodalla
- Coordinates
- -35.7055, 150.1615
Map of Batemans Bay
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Housing & property in Batemans Bay
What it costs to live in Batemans Bay and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $285
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,300
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 39%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 53%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Batemans Bay demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Batemans Bay demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Batemans Bay using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 34% and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 184 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 114 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 308 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 440 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 531 | 34% |
Share of the 1,577 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 232 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 66 | 9% |
| Rented | 404 | 53% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 309 | 40% |
| Townhouses & semis | 119 | 15% |
| Flats & apartments | 317 | 41% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 769 occupied private dwellings in Batemans Bay.
- Average household size
- 1.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,149
- Median weekly personal income
- $539
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 261 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 106 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 142 (9%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 448 (33%)
- Labour-force participation
- 39.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Employed full-time
- 263
- Employed part-time
- 210
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Batemans Bay
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Batemans Bay is January (average daytime high around 25.2°C) and the coolest is July (around 15.9°C). The area receives roughly 1065 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.2°C | 17.5°C | 100 mm |
| Feb | 24.4°C | 17.2°C | 89 mm |
| Mar | 23.1°C | 16.1°C | 140 mm |
| Apr | 21°C | 13.3°C | 87 mm |
| May | 18.6°C | 10.1°C | 57 mm |
| Jun | 15.8°C | 8.1°C | 66 mm |
| Jul | 15.9°C | 7.1°C | 62 mm |
| Aug | 16.5°C | 7.3°C | 95 mm |
| Sep | 19°C | 9.3°C | 54 mm |
| Oct | 20.9°C | 11.8°C | 95 mm |
| Nov | 21.9°C | 13.7°C | 111 mm |
| Dec | 23.9°C | 15.7°C | 109 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Batemans Bay
Is Batemans Bay a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Batemans Bay rates 19/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Batemans Bay?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Batemans Bay was $285, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Batemans Bay?
Batemans Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Eurobodalla local government area.
What is the population of Batemans Bay?
At the 2021 Census, Batemans Bay had a population of about 1,573.
Is Batemans Bay an advantaged area?
Batemans Bay has an ABS SEIFA score of 842, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 4 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 4% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Batemans Bay?
Batemans Bay has average daytime highs of about 20.5°C and overnight lows of about 12.3°C, with roughly 1,065 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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