Batemans Bay
NSW 2536 · Eurobodalla
1,573 (2021) → 1,589 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Part of the Eurobodalla local government area (est. 41,771 residents)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Batemans Bay is a moderate growth suburb in Eurobodalla, NSW 2536, about 225km from Sydney CBD. Its median house price of $789K is more affordable than the NSW average. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Batemans Bay has an overall score of 28/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.83%), New Zealand (1.72%), Nepal (1.08%), India (0.89%), South Africa (0.64%)
Top languages: Nepali (1.27%), Cantonese (0.64%), Mandarin (0.64%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.57%), Punjabi (0.57%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: NSW Valuer General · Updated Q4 2025
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: BOCSAR · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 902 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Batemans Bay Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 904
- Batemans Bay High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 917
- St Bernard's Primary School, Batemans BayPrimary · Catholic · 5.7kmICSEA 1002
- Sunshine Bay Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 919
- Mogo Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 770
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Batemans Bay
Is Batemans Bay safe?
Batemans Bay has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 43,547 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Batemans Bay?
In Batemans Bay, the median house price is $789K and the median unit price is $594K. Median weekly house rent is $580.
How far is Batemans Bay from Sydney CBD?
Batemans Bay is about 225.2 km from Sydney CBD.
What schools are in Batemans Bay?
Batemans Bay has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Batemans Bay?
Batemans Bay has a transport score of 0/100.