Anna Bay vs Taylors Beach
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Taylors Beach, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Taylors Beach: a median of $1.35 million, against $999,000 in Anna Bay, though rent is higher in Anna Bay. On these figures, Anna Bay tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Taylors Beach suits couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Anna Bay
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 96/100)
- But Taylors Beach is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 53%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Taylors Beach
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 34%)
- has cheaper land ($885,500 vs $1,321,000)
- But Anna Bay has cheaper houses ($999,400 vs $1,355,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Taylors Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 33%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Taylors Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (201.1 km vs 203.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Anna Bay
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 96/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 25%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Anna Bay and Taylors Beach drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Anna Bay has more residents (4,221 vs 130); Taylors Beach has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $61,828).
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,221 +97% vs other | 130 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.8% | +11.1% |
| Median age | 52 | 51 |
| Median household income | $61,828/yr | $84,500/yr +37% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $390/wk +5% vs other | $370/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $999,400 | $1,355,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $506,000 |
| Median land price | $1,321,000 | $885,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 35 days from 49 sales | 32 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Anna Bay has more rural and farming land (45% vs 5%); Taylors Beach has more land zoned for conservation (86% vs 45%).
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 45% | 86% |
| Rural and farming | 45% | 5% |
| Industrial | 0% | 8% |
| Residential | 6% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 495 across Port Stephens same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -72% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.6% $750/wk on $700K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 54% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 98% of NSW | — |
Liveability
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 27/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Taylors Beach carries more crime risk (96 vs 52); Anna Bay carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 51).
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | High 96/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 16/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Anna Bay
- Anna Bay Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Taylors Beach
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Anna Bay sits further from the CBD (203.1 km vs 201.1 km).
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 203.1 km | 201.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 156 min | 153 min |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus | 33/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 102.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 10.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2316 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2316 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.7%).
Setting
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 0 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.9 km 3.3 km to a named beach | 888 m 3.5 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 62/100 | 60/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 32% 2,206 premises | 27% 367 premises |
Climate
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,181 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,359/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Stephens same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Paterson same for both | |
| Member | Meryl Swanson same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Anna Bay | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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