Batemans Bay vs Long Beach

In Batemans Bay, most households rent and most households are people living alone. In Long Beach, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Long Beach: a median of $925,000, against $755,000 in Batemans Bay, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Batemans Bay tends to suit renters, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Long Beach and Batemans Bay are small NSW coastal communities with notably different economic profiles. Long Beach has substantially higher median household income at $72,228 compared to Batemans Bay's $41,132, and property prices are considerably steeper—median house prices sit at $908,000 versus $752,500. Long Beach also scores higher on liveability (38 versus 7) and walkability (19 versus 4), suggesting better local amenities and services. Batemans Bay offers lower property costs and rental prices, though it carries higher bushfire and crime risk ratings; Long Beach may suit those prioritising established infrastructure and stronger local services, while Batemans Bay appeals to buyers seeking more affordable entry points in a quieter setting.

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

Long Beach

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 98/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 25%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 40%)
  • But Batemans Bay has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Batemans Bay has cheaper units ($510,000 vs $740,000)
  • Long Beach has cheaper land ($350,000 vs $737,500)

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 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $410/wk)
  • But Long Beach leaves renters under less rental stress (30% vs 36%)

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

Commuting to the city

Long Beach

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 239 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (275.7 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

  • Batemans Bay has more units and townhouses to downsize into (60% vs 8%)
  • Long Beach is more walkable (19/100 vs 4/100)

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

Investors

Long Beach

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (22.4% vs 2.8%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Batemans Bay and Long 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.

Batemans Bay Long Beach
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.

Batemans Bay Long Beach
Walkability 4 / 19
Batemans Bay — Walkability: 4/100 Long Beach — Walkability: 19/100
Safety 2 / 74
Batemans Bay — Safety: 2/100 Long Beach — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 22 / 35
Batemans Bay — Low fire risk: 22/100 Long Beach — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Long Beach has higher household incomes ($72,228 vs $41,132); Long Beach rents higher ($410/wk vs $285/wk).

Batemans Bay Long Beach
Population 1,573 1,758
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +22.4%
Median age 53 51
Median household income $41,132/yr $72,228/yr
+76% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk $410/wk
+44% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Batemans Bay Long Beach
0-4 4.6% / 4.7%
Batemans Bay — 0-4: 4.6% Long Beach — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 7.1% / 12.0%
Batemans Bay — 5-14: 7.1% Long Beach — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 2.9% / 5.1%
Batemans Bay — 15-19: 2.9% Long Beach — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 4.3% / 4.1%
Batemans Bay — 20-24: 4.3% Long Beach — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 11.1% / 6.9%
Batemans Bay — 25-34: 11.1% Long Beach — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 8.5% / 9.7%
Batemans Bay — 35-44: 8.5% Long Beach — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 13.0% / 11.0%
Batemans Bay — 45-54: 13.0% Long Beach — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 14.9% / 17.3%
Batemans Bay — 55-64: 14.9% Long Beach — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 16.2% / 19.9%
Batemans Bay — 65-74: 16.2% Long Beach — 65-74: 19.9%
75-84 13.0% / 7.2%
Batemans Bay — 75-84: 13.0% Long Beach — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 4.5% / 1.8%
Batemans Bay — 85+: 4.5% Long Beach — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Batemans Bay 67.1% lone person
Batemans Bay — Lone Person: 67.1% Batemans Bay — Couple Families: 11.1% Batemans Bay — One Parent Families: 13.5% Batemans Bay — Group Household: 6.7% Batemans Bay — Other Families: 1.7%
Long Beach 34.0% lone person
Long Beach — Lone Person: 34.0% Long Beach — Couple Families: 42.8% Long Beach — One Parent Families: 15.7% Long Beach — Group Household: 5.9% Long Beach — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Batemans Bay 57.5% renting
Batemans Bay — Owned Outright: 33.0% Batemans Bay — Mortgage: 9.4% Batemans Bay — Renting: 57.5%
Long Beach 16.2% renting
Long Beach — Owned Outright: 48.9% Long Beach — Mortgage: 34.8% Long Beach — Renting: 16.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Batemans Bay Long Beach
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 19.4%
Batemans Bay — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Long Beach — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 8.4%
Batemans Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Long Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 9.3%
Batemans Bay — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Long Beach — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 3.6%
Batemans Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Long Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 2.7%
Batemans Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Long Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Batemans Bay Long Beach
England 4.8% / 5.9%
Batemans Bay — England: 4.8% Long Beach — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 1.7% / 0.8%
Batemans Bay — New Zealand: 1.7% Long Beach — New Zealand: 0.8%
India 0.9% / 0.6%
Batemans Bay — India: 0.9% Long Beach — India: 0.6%
Nepal 1.1% / —
Batemans Bay — Nepal: 1.1% Long Beach — Nepal: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / 0.5%
Batemans Bay — South Africa: 0.6% Long Beach — South Africa: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Batemans Bay — Germany: not among its largest Long Beach — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Batemans Bay 39.9% houses
Batemans Bay — Houses: 39.9% Batemans Bay — Flats / Apartments: 44.8% Batemans Bay — Townhouses: 15.4%
Long Beach 91.9% houses
Long Beach — Houses: 91.9% Long Beach — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Long Beach — Townhouses: 8.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Batemans Bay Long Beach
Median house price $755,000 $925,000
Median unit price $510,000 $740,000
Median land price $737,500 $350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 66 days
from 26 sales
 50 days
from 32 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.

Batemans Bay Long Beach
3 bed $718K / $845K
Batemans Bay — 3 bed: $718K (20 sales) Long Beach — 3 bed: $845K (28 sales)

20 vs 28 sales

4 bed $895K / $998K
Batemans Bay — 4 bed: $895K (12 sales) Long Beach — 4 bed: $998K (44 sales)

12 vs 44 sales

Zoning mix

Batemans Bay has more rural and farming land (38% vs 0%); Long Beach has more land zoned for conservation (82% vs 55%).

Batemans Bay Long Beach
Environmental 55% 82%
Rural and farming 38% 0%
Residential 3% 16%
Industrial 2% 0%
Parks and recreation 1%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 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

Batemans Bay Long Beach
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.

Batemans Bay Long Beach
Houses 3.3%
$535/wk on $850K
 3.9%
$750/wk on $1M
Units 2.6%
$450/wk on $890K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Batemans Bay Long Beach
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Income Higher than 5% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 21% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 62% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 1% of NSW —

Liveability

Long Beach scores higher overall (38 vs 7); Long Beach is more walkable (19 vs 4).

Batemans Bay Long Beach
Grade D C
Score 7/100 38/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Batemans Bay carries more crime risk (98 vs 26); Batemans Bay carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 65).

Batemans Bay Long Beach
Bushfire High
78/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime High
98/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
84/100
 Moderate
50/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Batemans Bay Long Beach
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Batemans Bay Long Beach
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 22 0
Parks & reserves 5 1
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 8 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 3 0
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 6 2

Mobility

Batemans Bay sits further from the CBD (285.8 km vs 275.7 km).

Batemans Bay Long Beach
Walkability score 4/100 19/100
Distance to Sydney 285.8 km
+4% vs other
 275.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 239 min 225 min
Public transport score 61/100
Bus
 53/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 24.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 22.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Batemans Bay Long Beach
Car (driver) 70.3% / 79.2%
Batemans Bay — Car (driver): 70.3% Long Beach — Car (driver): 79.2%
Worked from Home 6.3% / 14.1%
Batemans Bay — Worked from Home: 6.3% Long Beach — Worked from Home: 14.1%
Walked Only 13.8% / 1.4%
Batemans Bay — Walked Only: 13.8% Long Beach — Walked Only: 1.4%
Car (passenger) 8.4% / 4.1%
Batemans Bay — Car (passenger): 8.4% Long Beach — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Batemans Bay — Bicycle: 1.2% Long Beach — Bicycle: not among its largest
Bus — / 1.2%
Batemans Bay — Bus: not among its largest Long Beach — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.2%).

Setting

Batemans Bay Long Beach
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.5 km
4.1 km to a named beach
 1.1 km
1.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Batemans Bay Long Beach
Connectivity score 60/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
2,023 premises
 48%
1,097 premises

Climate

Batemans Bay Long Beach
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Batemans Bay

Affordable Apartments Coastal Retirees Rural

Long Beach

Acreage Beach Coastal Retirees

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