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Surf Beach NSW 2536

1,671 addresses · 38 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Eurobodalla LGA › Surf Beach · 229 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Surf Beach is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,934 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,099 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,934Population
53Median age
$1,099Median household income / wk
$330Median 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: Surf Beach itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Moruya Airport, 16.6 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

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

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 66.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 44.5%

Population by age in Surf Beach
Population by age, Surf Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-479
5-14203
15-1989
20-2466
25-34139
35-44194
45-54251
55-64284
65-74372
75-84198
85+57
Dwelling types in Surf Beach
Dwelling types, Surf Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House586
Townhouse153
Apartment82
Other0
Households by weekly income in Surf Beach
Households by weekly income, Surf Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650198
$650-1,499309
$1,500-2,999178
$3,000+67
Top ancestries in Surf Beach
Top ancestries, Surf Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English787
Australian680
Scottish215
Irish194
Ancestry NS169
Aboriginal129
Housing tenure in Surf Beach
Housing tenure, Surf Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned388
Mortgage174
Rented235
Other10
Cars per household in Surf Beach
Cars per household, Surf Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
036
1348
2295
374
4+54
Commute to work in Surf Beach
Commute to work, Surf Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car507
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home77
Top countries of birth in Surf Beach
Top countries of birth, Surf Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England82
New Zealand40
India18
Philippines18
Italy15
Germany12
Languages used at home in Surf Beach
Languages used at home, Surf Beach NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam14
Italian11
Croatian9
Australian Indigenous8
Mandarin6
Sinhalese6

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