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Sunshine Bay NSW 2536

1,336 addresses · 44 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Eurobodalla LGA › Sunshine Bay · 228 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Sunshine Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,439 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,138 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,439Population
56Median age
$1,138Median household income / wk
$370Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Batemans Bay - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sunshine Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Moruya Airport, 18.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs3/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 45.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 44.1%

Population by age in Sunshine Bay
Population by age, Sunshine Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-460
5-14134
15-1953
20-2440
25-34134
35-44109
45-54158
55-64215
65-74273
75-84211
85+47
Dwelling types in Sunshine Bay
Dwelling types, Sunshine Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House508
Townhouse85
Apartment25
Other27
Households by weekly income in Sunshine Bay
Households by weekly income, Sunshine Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650120
$650-1,499273
$1,500-2,999138
$3,000+50
Top ancestries in Sunshine Bay
Top ancestries, Sunshine Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English628
Australian573
Irish191
Scottish141
Aboriginal96
Ancestry NS76
Housing tenure in Sunshine Bay
Housing tenure, Sunshine Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned323
Mortgage141
Rented156
Other10
Cars per household in Sunshine Bay
Cars per household, Sunshine Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
019
1287
2246
355
4+24
Commute to work in Sunshine Bay
Commute to work, Sunshine Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car401
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home43
Top countries of birth in Sunshine Bay
Top countries of birth, Sunshine Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England84
India16
New Zealand15
Philippines14
Germany11
Scotland11
Languages used at home in Sunshine Bay
Languages used at home, Sunshine Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi12
Malayalam9
Italian7
Croatian6
Australian Indigenous4
Russian4

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