Eurobodalla, NSW
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Drive to the coast
1 min
By road
Nearest major hospital
40 min
By road
Airport access
44 min
By road
Schools access
Moderate
Average daytime temp
20.3°C
Rainfall
Moderate rainfall
Narooma is small enough that the water, inlet and surrounding bush set the tone of the whole town. Fishing, boating, wildlife and outdoor time are not separate from daily life here; they are a large part of why people stay. The population is around 2,700, has grown by about 10% since 2016 and is notably older, with a median age of 58.
That age profile, together with the town’s size, helps explain why healthcare access deserves more thought than the beachside setting initially suggests: the nearest major hospital is about 40 minutes away. Shopping and secondary-school choice are also limited.
What you get in exchange is immediate coast access, Wagonga Inlet, island wildlife trips and mountain-bike country nearby, with less urban pressure than larger South Coast centres. The median house price is about $877,000, so Narooma is not a bargain coastal market, but it remains below many better-known NSW beach towns.
Reaching Canberra takes a little over three hours by road, while the airport is about 45 minutes away. Visitor periods bring extra activity, yet the permanent community remains small. This is a place where you need to be comfortable travelling for some services, but where a morning on the water or a quiet coastal ride can be completely ordinary.
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Narooma will appeal most to people who want the coast and outdoors to shape everyday life but still like having good food and some local activity around them. Retirees, families, people working remotely and outdoors-focused couples can all settle into that mix. The main limitation is the smaller service base and limited secondary-school choice once convenience becomes more important.
Healthcare is a meaningful consideration, with the nearest hospital around 40 minutes away, and secondary schooling is available but choice is limited. Shopping is modest, and Canberra is roughly 3 hours 15 minutes by road. The town is quiet, but tourism still brings seasonal activity.
Cruise to Barunguba Montague Island for seals and wildlife
Eat Wagonga Inlet oysters
Ride the local mountain-bike trails
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Read the guideMedian house price
$877,000
21% below the NSW median
Median attached price (townhouse/apartment)
$472,000
Median weekly rent (3-bed house)
$580
≈ $2,513/month
Houses here typically sell from $818,000 to $1,159,000 (25th–75th percentile).
Attached properties typically sell from $365,000 to $595,000.
Sourced from NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January - March 2026 quarter
Healthcare access
Moderate
Shopping & everyday services
Moderate
Supermarket within 10km, limited other retail
Internet connection
Fixed line
Job market by industry
Professional & office-based — 11.5%
Largest share of local jobs
Employment figures cover this town's wider statistical region, not the town alone — you'll see the same figures for Batemans Bay, Bermagui, Eden, Merimbula, Mystery Bay, Thredbo, Tuross Head, Bega, Central Tilba and Moruya.
The score ranks this region against other regions for the same occupation, not against other jobs here — a low score means it isn't a regional stronghold for that field, not that there are no vacancies. Counts online job advertisements, so trades and farm work hired by word of mouth are undercounted, and outside capital cities this is published at a regional level larger than one town.
Narooma (SAL 12909) · 2021 Census
Older than the country as a whole: 38.3% are 65 or over against 17.2% nationally, and 11.9% are children against 18.2%. Among households, couples without children outnumber couples with them (59.7% of families against 23.2%). Lone-person households are more common than average (40.9% against 25.6%).
Population
2,731
Population growth
+10.4%
Narooma - Bermagui (SA2 101041027)
Median age
58 years
Labour force participation
40.8%
Growth is measured across the wider area named under the figure, which can be a different size to the town.
Share of total population in each band — rounding means these won't land on exactly 100%.
Couples are a share of total families; lone-person households are a share of total households — different bases, not one breakdown.
Median personal income
$551
Per week · ≈ $28,652/year
Median family income
$1,299
Per week
Median household income
$926
Per week
Personal is one person's income; family and household cover everyone living together — a single-income household will show a lower household figure than its highest earner's personal one. Personal income also covers every resident aged 15 and over, retirees included, so it reads low in a town with an older population even where household income is solid.
Owner-occupied
72.1%
Rented
24.7%
Born in Australia
77.8%
Born overseas
15%
Doesn't sum to 100% — people who didn't state a birthplace are excluded rather than redistributed.