Culburra Beach, NSW
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Less advantaged than the national average
Culburra Beach is more socio-economically advantaged than about 34% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 960, 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 Culburra Beach 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 Culburra Beach 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
34/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (34/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
32/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $350 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 32% 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.
Culburra Beach at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,946
- Median age
- 54
- Median weekly household income
- $1,247
- SEIFA score
- 960
- Local government area
- Shoalhaven
- Coordinates
- -34.9216, 150.7481
Map of Culburra Beach
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Housing & property in Culburra Beach
What it costs to live in Culburra Beach and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $350
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,768
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 70%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 23%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Culburra Beach demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Culburra Beach demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Culburra Beach 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 33% and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 381 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 234 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 561 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 807 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 962 | 33% |
Share of the 2,945 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 574 | 45% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 321 | 25% |
| Rented | 289 | 23% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,132 | 88% |
| Townhouses & semis | 115 | 9% |
| Flats & apartments | 18 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,280 occupied private dwellings in Culburra Beach.
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,514
- Median weekly personal income
- $633
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 350 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 122 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 189 (6%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,002 (40%)
- Labour-force participation
- 47.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Employed full-time
- 624
- Employed part-time
- 429
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 Culburra Beach
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Culburra Beach is January (average daytime high around 25.1°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.1°C). The area receives roughly 1110 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.1°C | 18.7°C | 88 mm |
| Feb | 24.5°C | 18.3°C | 122 mm |
| Mar | 23.6°C | 17.5°C | 169 mm |
| Apr | 21.3°C | 14.5°C | 101 mm |
| May | 18.8°C | 11.6°C | 63 mm |
| Jun | 16.2°C | 9.8°C | 83 mm |
| Jul | 16.1°C | 8.8°C | 80 mm |
| Aug | 16.7°C | 9.1°C | 93 mm |
| Sep | 18.9°C | 10.8°C | 60 mm |
| Oct | 20.9°C | 13.2°C | 86 mm |
| Nov | 22.1°C | 14.8°C | 87 mm |
| Dec | 23.8°C | 16.9°C | 78 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Culburra Beach
Is Culburra Beach 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, Culburra Beach rates 33/100 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 Culburra Beach?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Culburra Beach was $350, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,768. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Culburra Beach?
Culburra Beach is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Shoalhaven local government area.
What is the population of Culburra Beach?
At the 2021 Census, Culburra Beach had a population of about 2,946.
Is Culburra Beach an advantaged area?
Culburra Beach has an ABS SEIFA score of 960, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 34 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 34% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Culburra Beach?
Culburra Beach has average daytime highs of about 20.7°C and overnight lows of about 13.7°C, with roughly 1,110 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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