South Golden Beach NSW 2483

South Golden Beach is a rural locality in New South Wales, 774 km from Sydney CBD, around 8 hours 15 minutes by car. Population is 887; the median age is 40 and the median household income is $84,240 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 9.6% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $509 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,037. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

Is South Golden Beach a good place to live?

South Golden Beach scores a B (53/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on prices.

Transit

Some car dependence

Walkability 35/100 · 773.6 km · 494 min drive to Sydney

Prices

Above the state median

Median $1.37M

Safety

Moderate crime risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 46/100

Community

Advantaged

SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 40 · 887 residents

B

Liveability Rating

53 / 100 · Ranked #680 in NSW

Each bar is South Golden Beach's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
82
Bushfire None · Crime Moderate

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
55
Advantaged
Walkability
37
Car-dependent
CBD access
2
773.6 km · 494 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 82 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 55 × 25% + Walkability rank 37 × 15% + CBD access rank 2 × 10% = 53 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.
Additional risks: Coastal erosion Low

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Our score

53 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

South Golden Beach's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1.37 million, about 6% below where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$1,370,000

last 6 quarters
↓ −6.2% year-on-year

Based on 32 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 36 days — median across 8 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 17 sales $1.35M
  • 4 bed 11 sales $1.44M

Units

$940,000

Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in South Golden Beach are currently listed at around $1.18 million on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.

$1.18M

3 houses listed in the last 6 months.

3 of the suburb's 320 dwellings (0.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in South Golden Beach rent for around $950 a week on average, based on 3 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$950/wk

3 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

3 rentals advertised against an estimated 108 rented homes (2.8%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$900/wk
29 bonds
+33% since 2021
2-bed units
$662/wk
10 bonds
+16% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2483 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

69 Severely unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 43% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2483.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
4.2% above the typical range
Top 18% in NSW

$950/week ($49,000 a year) on a $1.18 million median

Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.

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

Short-Stay Rentals

31 active Airbnb listings: 25 whole homes and 6 rooms. Whole homes are about 6.4% of the locality's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is South Golden Beach safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in South Golden Beach sits in the moderate band, with 27 incidents recorded in 2025 — down about 7% on the prior year.

27 offences

6.9% since 2024
Theft 10 (37.0%)
Harassment & Stalking 5 (18.5%)
Property Damage 4 (14.8%)
Assault 3 (11.1%)
Weapons Offences 2 (7.4%)
Sexual Offences 2 (7.4%)
Drug Offences 1 (3.7%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in South Golden Beach killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Byron Shire Council has published 5 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Coastal Erosion

48
monitoring points
within 5 km
4
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-0.10
worst rate (m/yr)
Moderate
439 m
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1988–2025
Stable or accreting 48 (100%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 0 (0%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 0 (0%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
846 m
Rate
-0.07 m/yr
Net Movement
-5.1 m
Certainty
good

Data Quality

High certainty: 48 of 48 points (100%)

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

South Golden Beach is car-dependent on foot — at 35/100, most errands require a car.

35
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Top 23% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km 48
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 60
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 60
Hospitals within 5 km 0

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in South Golden Beach.

93
connectivity score / 100
Top 4% in NSW
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
72%
Premises covered
420
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 72%
Fibre to the curb (FTTC) 24%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 4%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
1 in locality
Parks & Reserves
1 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Byron: council population

The whole council area, not just South Golden Beach · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
38,784
+1.8% in a year
Change
+697
people since 2024
Density
68
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+138
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+219
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+340
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
7/10
7/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
5/10
5/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
9/10
9/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

South Golden Beach is home to 887 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $84,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.2%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

887

9.6% since 2016

Median Age

40

no change since 2016

Median Household Income

$84,240/yr

43.4% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$509/wk

31.2% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,037/mo

14.8% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$40,820/yr

29.5% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

44.7% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

21.2%

14.2% since 2016

Total Dwellings

320

8.5% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

66.4%

4.4% since 2016

Houses

89.4%

0.1% since 2016

Rental Stress

31.4%

8.5% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

29.0%

19.9% since 2016

Work From Home

28.6%

107.2% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 286 (89.4%)
Flats / Apartments 21 (6.6%)
Townhouses 13 (4.1%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 112 (35.2%)
Renting 107 (33.6%)
Owned Outright 99 (31.1%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
76.1%
English Spoken at Home
85.2%
Employment Rate
62.2%
10.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
49.8%

Occupations

Professionals 118 (27.0%)
Managers 70 (16.0%)
Technicians & Trades 68 (15.6%)
Community & Personal Service 57 (13.0%)
Labourers 46 (10.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 32 (7.3%)
Sales 27 (6.2%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 9 (2.1%)

Religion

No Religion 636 (71.7%)
Christianity 118 (13.3%)
Buddhism 24 (2.7%)
Judaism 8 (0.9%)
Hinduism 6 (0.7%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

New Zealand 32 (3.6%)
England 27 (3.0%)
Germany 17 (1.9%)
Japan 10 (1.1%)
Brazil 4 (0.5%)
France 4 (0.5%)
Netherlands 4 (0.5%)
South Africa 3 (0.3%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 16 (1.8%)
2011-2015 6 (0.7%)
2001-2010 35 (3.9%)
1991-2000 35 (3.9%)
1981-1990 21 (2.4%)
Before 1981 32 (3.6%)

16 residents (1.8%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

11.3% of residents (95) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Sydney (42).

Overseas 33 (3.9%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 838 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Italian 6 (0.7%)
Spanish 6 (0.7%)
German 4 (0.5%)
Greek 3 (0.3%)
French 3 (0.3%)

Age Distribution

0-4 49 (5.5%)
5-14 134 (15.1%)
15-19 47 (5.3%)
20-24 32 (3.6%)
25-34 96 (10.8%)
35-44 156 (17.6%)
45-54 167 (18.8%)
55-64 114 (12.9%)
65-74 70 (7.9%)
75-84 17 (1.9%)
85+ 3 (0.3%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 95 (38.6%)
Lone Person 72 (29.3%)
One Parent Families 50 (20.3%)
Group Household 29 (11.8%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 231 (62.3%)
Worked from Home 106 (28.6%)
Car (passenger) 13 (3.5%)
Walked Only 13 (3.5%)
Bus 5 (1.3%)
Bicycle 3 (0.8%)

3% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (14 of 437).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Local Jobs

People who work in this locality against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.

About 142 people work here; 437 employed residents live here.

Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 42% of employed residents must work outside the locality.

Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Education

Bachelor Degree 143 (16.1%)
Certificate III & IV 117 (13.2%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 89 (10.0%)
Postgraduate Degree 37 (4.2%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 19 (2.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 4 (1.2%)
1 car 115 (35.9%)
2 cars 154 (48.1%)
3 cars 33 (10.3%)
4+ cars 13 (4.1%)

Council Rates

Byron
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,577 a year through Byron based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,577/yr
28% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of South Golden Beach's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Residential 38%
  • Environmental 29%
  • Other and special use 29%
  • Rural and farming 4%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Byron

The whole council area, not just South Golden Beach · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 129 new dwellings were approved across Byron. That mix is 109 houses and 20 units. Approvals are down 65.4% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
129dwellings
-65.4% YoY
Houses
109
detached dwellings
Units
20
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Murwillumbah (Bray Park), 24.0 km

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
5 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
474 m
4.3 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
1,569 mm
108 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
29.1°C
4 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
9.1°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

1.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.11% in 2021
+0.4 points this year
Top 15% in NSW

In postcode 2483, 113 of 9,269 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.0% (278 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.2%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.11%
2022
0.21%
2023
0.47%
2024
0.85%
2025
1.22%

Rooftop solar

72
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.1 kW each

In postcode 2483, 3,551 rooftop-solar systems totalling 21.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,960 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 252 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
257
2020
328
2021
294
2022
217
2023
214
2024
199
2025
212
2026
134

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$7,145
Loan amount
$1,096,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,476,236

2 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2483.

Deposit
$274,000
Stamp duty
$56,637
Cash needed at settlement
$330,637

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Richmond

Currently held by Justine Elliot Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Justine Elliot 60.0% 40.0% +1.8
2022 Justine Elliot 58.2% 41.8% -4.2
2019 Justine Elliot 54.1% 45.9% -0.1

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Ballina District

Currently held by Tamara Smith The Greens

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Tamara Smith GRN 57.7%
2019 Tamara Smith GRN 55.4%
2015 Tamara Smith GRN 53.1%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about South Golden Beach

Is South Golden Beach a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in South Golden Beach is moderate (46/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect South Golden Beach?

South Golden Beach has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is South Golden Beach a good place to live?

South Golden Beach has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (53/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of South Golden Beach?

South Golden Beach, NSW had a population of 887 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for South Golden Beach, NSW?

The postcode for South Golden Beach, NSW is 2483.

How far is South Golden Beach from Sydney?

South Golden Beach is 774 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 494 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in South Golden Beach?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in South Golden Beach was $84,240 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in South Golden Beach?

The median advertised rent in South Golden Beach is $950 a week for houses (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in South Golden Beach?

The median age of residents in South Golden Beach was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is South Golden Beach walkable?

South Golden Beach scores 35/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in South Golden Beach?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to South Golden Beach, Murwillumbah (Bray Park) (24 km away), summer days average 29.1°C, winter nights 9.1°C, 1,569 mm of rain a year over 108 rainy days, and 4 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in South Golden Beach?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does South Golden Beach belong to?

South Golden Beach sits within the Byron local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in South Golden Beach?

The average residential rates bill through Byron is $1,577 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near South Golden Beach?

Across Byron, 129 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 65.4% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is South Golden Beach in?

South Golden Beach sits within the federal Division of Richmond, currently held by Justine Elliot (Australian Labor Party).

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