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Batemans Bay bushfire risk

Of Batemans Bay’s 2,932 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 13% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Batemans Bay’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
13%
In a bushfire area
2,932
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Batemans Bay

Flood and bushfire areas across Batemans Bay. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Batemans Bay

Batemans Bay sits in the Eurobodalla council area, which recorded 2,808 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,808 total. Figures are for the whole Eurobodalla council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Batemans Bay

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$795,000-1.91%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$610,000+29.79%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Batemans Bay shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Batemans Bay

Batemans Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential57.2% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Centre / commercial19% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Mixed Use

Industrial15.1% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: General Industrial

School catchments in Batemans Bay

Batemans Bay can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Batemans Bay

At the 2021 Census, 16.6% of Batemans Bay’s 1,573 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.4%
Australian37.7%
Irish12.5%
Scottish9%
Australian Aboriginal8.8%
German3.4%

Top countries of birth

England4.8%
New Zealand1.7%
Nepal1.1%
India0.9%
South Africa0.6%
Scotland0.6%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Batemans Bay

Eurobodalla council approved 209 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

209
Dwellings/yr
153
Houses
56
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Eurobodalla council area (not just Batemans Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Batemans Bay address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.