Batemans Bay vs Mogo

Mogo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 53 in Batemans Bay. In Batemans Bay, most households rent and most households are people living alone. In Mogo, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Batemans Bay: a median of $755,000, against $630,000 in Mogo, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Batemans Bay tends to suit renters, people living alone, and older residents, while Mogo suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Mogo

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 40%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 25%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Batemans Bay has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Mogo

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 38%)
  • has cheaper houses ($630,000 vs $755,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mogo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 36%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $285/wk)
  • But Batemans Bay has a bigger rental market to choose from (58% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Batemans Bay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (239 min vs 257 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (285.8 km vs 295 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Batemans Bay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 23%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

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

Batemans Bay and Mogo 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 Mogo
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 Mogo
Walkability 4 / 0
Batemans Bay — Walkability: 4/100 Mogo — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 22 / 76
Batemans Bay — Low fire risk: 22/100 Mogo — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Batemans Bay has more residents (1,573 vs 332); Mogo has higher household incomes ($62,816 vs $41,132).

Batemans Bay Mogo
Population 1,573
+79% vs other
 332
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +3.1%
Median age 53 44
Median household income $41,132/yr $62,816/yr
+53% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+23% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Batemans Bay Mogo
0-4 4.6% / 6.3%
Batemans Bay — 0-4: 4.6% Mogo — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 7.1% / 10.8%
Batemans Bay — 5-14: 7.1% Mogo — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 2.9% / 6.3%
Batemans Bay — 15-19: 2.9% Mogo — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.3% / 4.5%
Batemans Bay — 20-24: 4.3% Mogo — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 11.1% / 8.7%
Batemans Bay — 25-34: 11.1% Mogo — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 8.5% / 12.3%
Batemans Bay — 35-44: 8.5% Mogo — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 13.0% / 13.0%
Batemans Bay — 45-54: 13.0% Mogo — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 14.9% / 13.9%
Batemans Bay — 55-64: 14.9% Mogo — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 16.2% / 16.3%
Batemans Bay — 65-74: 16.2% Mogo — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 13.0% / 5.1%
Batemans Bay — 75-84: 13.0% Mogo — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 4.5% / 1.8%
Batemans Bay — 85+: 4.5% Mogo — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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%
Mogo 34.1% lone person
Mogo — Lone Person: 34.1% Mogo — Couple Families: 37.8% Mogo — One Parent Families: 18.3% Mogo — Group Household: 9.8% Mogo — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Mogo 19.6% renting
Mogo — Owned Outright: 51.5% Mogo — Mortgage: 28.9% Mogo — Renting: 19.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Batemans Bay Mogo
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 20.2%
Batemans Bay — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Mogo — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 5.1%
Batemans Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Mogo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 6.3%
Batemans Bay — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Mogo — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.9%
Batemans Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Mogo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 0.9%
Batemans Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Mogo — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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 Mogo
England 4.8% / 1.5%
Batemans Bay — England: 4.8% Mogo — England: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.7% / —
Batemans Bay — New Zealand: 1.7% Mogo — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.5%
Batemans Bay — Germany: not among its largest Mogo — Germany: 1.5%
Canada — / 1.2%
Batemans Bay — Canada: not among its largest Mogo — Canada: 1.2%
Nepal 1.1% / —
Batemans Bay — Nepal: 1.1% Mogo — Nepal: not among its largest
India 0.9% / —
Batemans Bay — India: 0.9% Mogo — India: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / —
Batemans Bay — South Africa: 0.6% Mogo — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

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%
Mogo 100.0% houses
Mogo — Houses: 100.0% Mogo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Mogo — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Batemans Bay Mogo
Median house price $755,000 $630,000
Median unit price $510,000 —
Median land price $737,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 66 days
from 26 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mogo has more rural and farming land (95% vs 38%); Batemans Bay has more land zoned for conservation (55% vs 1%).

Batemans Bay Mogo
Rural and farming 38% 95%
Environmental 55% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 4%
Residential 3% 0%
Industrial 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

Batemans Bay Mogo
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 Mogo
Houses 3.3%
$535/wk on $850K
 —
Units 2.6%
$450/wk on $890K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Batemans Bay Mogo
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Income Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 62% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 1% of NSW —

Liveability

Batemans Bay Mogo
Grade D —
Score 7/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Batemans Bay carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 24).

Batemans Bay Mogo
Bushfire High
78/100
 Low
24/100
Crime High
98/100
 —
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
84/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Batemans Bay

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

Schools in Mogo

  • Mogo Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Batemans Bay Mogo
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 22 5
Parks & reserves 5 2
Childcare 0 1
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 8 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 3 0
Waterways 6 41

Mobility

Mogo sits further from the CBD (295 km vs 285.8 km).

Batemans Bay Mogo
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 285.8 km 295 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 239 min 257 min
Public transport score 61/100
Bus
 19/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 24.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 6 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 Mogo
Car (driver) 70.3% / 73.5%
Batemans Bay — Car (driver): 70.3% Mogo — Car (driver): 73.5%
Worked from Home 6.3% / 16.7%
Batemans Bay — Worked from Home: 6.3% Mogo — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Walked Only 13.8% / 5.9%
Batemans Bay — Walked Only: 13.8% Mogo — Walked Only: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 8.4% / 3.9%
Batemans Bay — Car (passenger): 8.4% Mogo — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Batemans Bay — Bicycle: 1.2% Mogo — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.5%).

Setting

Batemans Bay Mogo
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.5 km
4.1 km to a named beach
 8.3 km

NBN connectivity

Batemans Bay Mogo
Connectivity score 60/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
2,023 premises
 0%
190 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Batemans Bay Mogo
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

Mogo

Rural

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