Batehaven vs Batemans Bay

In Batehaven, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. In Batemans Bay, most households rent and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Batemans Bay tends to suit renters and people living alone.

Batehaven and Batemans Bay are neighbouring coastal NSW towns with similar house prices around $750,000, but they differ notably in household income and walkability. Batehaven residents earn a median of $58,656 annually compared to $41,132 in Batemans Bay, and Batehaven scores much higher on walkability (68 versus 4), suggesting better access to local amenities on foot. Batehaven also shows stronger rental yields for both houses (4.9% versus 3.5%) and units (3.7% versus 2.6%), though it carries higher bushfire risk. Batemans Bay has lower crime risk and may appeal to those seeking a quieter, more remote setting, while Batehaven suits buyers prioritising walkable convenience and stronger household incomes.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Batehaven

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (68% vs 40%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (40% vs 25%)
  • But Batemans Bay has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Batehaven

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($485,000 vs $737,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 38%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Batemans Bay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (58% vs 37%)
  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $320/wk)
  • But Batehaven leaves renters under less rental stress (28% vs 36%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Batehaven

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 4/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (283.1 km vs 285.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Batehaven is more walkable (68/100 vs 4/100)
  • Batemans Bay has more GPs (4 vs 1)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Batehaven

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (3.7% vs 2.6%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.6% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Batehaven and Batemans Bay drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Walkability 68 / 4
Batehaven — Walkability: 68/100 Batemans Bay — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 16 / 2
Batehaven — Safety: 16/100 Batemans Bay — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 8 / 22
Batehaven — Low fire risk: 8/100 Batemans Bay — Low fire risk: 22/100

Demographics

Batehaven has higher household incomes ($58,656 vs $41,132); Batehaven rents higher ($320/wk vs $285/wk).

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Population 1,911
+18% vs other
 1,573
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.6% +2.8%
Median age 54 53
Median household income $58,656/yr
+30% vs other
 $41,132/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+11% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Batehaven Batemans Bay
0-4 3.2% / 4.6%
Batehaven — 0-4: 3.2% Batemans Bay — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 8.6% / 7.1%
Batehaven — 5-14: 8.6% Batemans Bay — 5-14: 7.1%
15-19 4.6% / 2.9%
Batehaven — 15-19: 4.6% Batemans Bay — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 4.7% / 4.3%
Batehaven — 20-24: 4.7% Batemans Bay — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.9% / 11.1%
Batehaven — 25-34: 8.9% Batemans Bay — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 8.5% / 8.5%
Batehaven — 35-44: 8.5% Batemans Bay — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 12.5% / 13.0%
Batehaven — 45-54: 12.5% Batemans Bay — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 16.3% / 14.9%
Batehaven — 55-64: 16.3% Batemans Bay — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 17.2% / 16.2%
Batehaven — 65-74: 17.2% Batemans Bay — 65-74: 16.2%
75-84 10.0% / 13.0%
Batehaven — 75-84: 10.0% Batemans Bay — 75-84: 13.0%
85+ 4.9% / 4.5%
Batehaven — 85+: 4.9% Batemans Bay — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Batehaven 54.8% lone person
Batehaven — Lone Person: 54.8% Batehaven — One Parent Families: 19.6% Batehaven — Couple Families: 20.7% Batehaven — Group Household: 4.0% Batehaven — Other Families: 0.9%
Batemans Bay 67.1% lone person
Batemans Bay — Lone Person: 67.1% Batemans Bay — One Parent Families: 13.5% Batemans Bay — Couple Families: 11.1% Batemans Bay — Group Household: 6.7% Batemans Bay — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Batehaven 37.4% renting
Batehaven — Owned Outright: 40.1% Batehaven — Mortgage: 22.5% Batehaven — Renting: 37.4%
Batemans Bay 57.5% renting
Batemans Bay — Owned Outright: 33.0% Batemans Bay — Mortgage: 9.4% Batemans Bay — Renting: 57.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 16.3%
Batehaven — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Batemans Bay — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 6.8%
Batehaven — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Batemans Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 5.3%
Batehaven — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Batemans Bay — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 1.0%
Batehaven — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Batemans Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.0%
Batehaven — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Batemans Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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.

Batehaven Batemans Bay
England 5.2% / 4.8%
Batehaven — England: 5.2% Batemans Bay — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.7%
Batehaven — New Zealand: 1.8% Batemans Bay — New Zealand: 1.7%
Nepal 0.7% / 1.1%
Batehaven — Nepal: 0.7% Batemans Bay — Nepal: 1.1%
India 0.8% / 0.9%
Batehaven — India: 0.8% Batemans Bay — India: 0.9%
Germany 0.6% / —
Batehaven — Germany: 0.6% Batemans Bay — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.6%
Batehaven — South Africa: not among its largest Batemans Bay — South Africa: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Batehaven 67.7% houses
Batehaven — Houses: 67.7% Batehaven — Flats / Apartments: 18.2% Batehaven — Townhouses: 14.0%
Batemans Bay 39.9% houses
Batemans Bay — Houses: 39.9% Batemans Bay — Flats / Apartments: 44.8% Batemans Bay — Townhouses: 15.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Median house price $762,500 $755,000
Median unit price $490,000 $510,000
Median land price $485,000 $737,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 30 sales
 66 days
from 26 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Batehaven Batemans Bay
2 bed $482K / $488K
Batehaven — 2 bed: $482K (26 sales) Batemans Bay — 2 bed: $488K (42 sales)

26 vs 42 sales

3 bed $675K / $605K
Batehaven — 3 bed: $675K (10 sales) Batemans Bay — 3 bed: $605K (9 sales)

10 vs 9 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Batehaven Batemans Bay
2 bed $570K / $562K
Batehaven — 2 bed: $570K (13 sales) Batemans Bay — 2 bed: $562K (14 sales)

13 vs 14 sales

3 bed $745K / $718K
Batehaven — 3 bed: $745K (31 sales) Batemans Bay — 3 bed: $718K (20 sales)

31 vs 20 sales

4 bed $810K / $895K
Batehaven — 4 bed: $810K (22 sales) Batemans Bay — 4 bed: $895K (12 sales)

22 vs 12 sales

Zoning mix

Batemans Bay has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 11%); Batemans Bay has more rural and farming land (38% vs 0%).

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Residential 76% 3%
Environmental 11% 55%
Rural and farming 0% 38%
Parks and recreation 12% 1%
Industrial 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Batehaven Batemans Bay
New dwellings approved 211
across Eurobodalla
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Houses 4.6%
$620/wk on $702K
 3.3%
$535/wk on $850K
Units 3.7%
$430/wk on $612K
 2.6%
$450/wk on $890K

Ranking within NSW

Batehaven Batemans Bay
House price Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Income Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW

Liveability

Batehaven is more walkable (68 vs 4); Batehaven scores higher overall (22 vs 7).

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Grade D
same for both
Score 22/100 7/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Batehaven carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 78); Batemans Bay carries more crime risk (98 vs 84).

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
78/100
Crime High
84/100
 High
98/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
44/100
 High
84/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Batehaven

  • St Bernard's Primary School, Batemans Bay Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Batemans Bay High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Batemans Bay

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 3 22
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 8
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 1 3
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 7 6

Mobility

Batemans Bay sits further from the CBD (285.8 km vs 283.1 km).

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Walkability score 68/100 4/100
Distance to Sydney 283.1 km 285.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 235 min 239 min
Public transport score 55/100
Bus
 61/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 21.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 24.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2536
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2536
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.

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Car (driver) 75.7% / 70.3%
Batehaven — Car (driver): 75.7% Batemans Bay — Car (driver): 70.3%
Walked Only 3.4% / 13.8%
Batehaven — Walked Only: 3.4% Batemans Bay — Walked Only: 13.8%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 6.3%
Batehaven — Worked from Home: 10.2% Batemans Bay — Worked from Home: 6.3%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 8.4%
Batehaven — Car (passenger): 7.7% Batemans Bay — Car (passenger): 8.4%
Bicycle 1.3% / 1.2%
Batehaven — Bicycle: 1.3% Batemans Bay — Bicycle: 1.2%
Bus 1.7% / —
Batehaven — Bus: 1.7% Batemans Bay — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.7%).

Setting

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 765 m
889 m to a named beach
 1.5 km
4.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Connectivity score 67/100 60/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
1,576 premises
 28%
2,023 premises

Climate

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Annual rainfall 914 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Average residential rate $1,246/yr
same for both
Council Eurobodalla
same for both

Federal electorate

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Batehaven Batemans Bay
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Batehaven

Beach Coastal Retirees River

Batemans Bay

Affordable Apartments Coastal Retirees Rural

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