Eurobodalla, NSW
river-meets-sea · fishing · lakeside · quiet
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Drive to the coast
3 min
By road
Nearest major hospital
24 min
By road
Airport access
29 min
By road
Schools access
Good
Average daytime temp
21.4°C
Rainfall
Dry
Tuross Head is an older, small coastal community where lake, river and ocean all sit close together. Around 2,350 people live here, the median age is 62 and population has grown by roughly 7% since 2016. The town’s appeal is heavily water-based: swimming, paddling and fishing fit easily into the week, while the headland setting gives residents a quieter outlook than larger holiday centres.
Shopping is limited and the nearest major hospital is about 24 minutes away, so bigger errands and some healthcare needs require travel. School access is reasonable for the size of the community, though local employment is naturally narrow. The housing median is about $915,000, with three-bedroom rents close to $600 a week. The airport is about half an hour away and Canberra just under three hours by road.
Winters are cool for the NSW coast, while summers remain mild. Tuross Head suits people who want a low-key water-oriented lifestyle and are comfortable living in an older, smaller community. It is less suitable if broad retail, nightlife or a large local career market matters more than peace, fishing and easy access to the coast.
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Retirees, remote workers and households looking for a quiet coastal base are the clearest fit. It suits people who are happy driving for broader shopping and entertainment and who would genuinely use the beaches, lake and waterways often enough for them to justify the smaller service base.
Shopping and local services are limited, and the population is small. A major hospital is about 24 minutes away and Canberra is just under three hours by road. Winters are cooler than many northern coastal towns, and local employment options are narrower than in Moruya or Batemans Bay.
Swim at Tuross Beach
Paddle Tuross Lake
Walk One Tree Point lookout
Fish the Tuross River mouth
Median house price
$915,000
18% below the NSW median
Median attached price (townhouse/apartment)
$750,000
Median weekly rent (3-bed house)
$600
≈ $2,600/month
Houses here typically sell from $743,000 to $1,100,000 (25th–75th percentile).
Attached properties typically sell from $530,000 to $836,000.
Sourced from NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January - March 2026 quarter
Healthcare access
Good
Shopping & everyday services
Limited
One supermarket, 10–20km away
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 Narooma, Batemans Bay, Bermagui, Eden, Merimbula, Mystery Bay, Thredbo, 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.
Tuross Head (SAL 13997) · 2021 Census
Older than the country as a whole: 44.8% are 65 or over against 17.2% nationally, and 8.1% are children against 18.2%. Among households, couples without children outnumber couples with them (72.1% of families against 18.2%), and home ownership is high at 81.6% of dwellings against 65.9% nationally. Lone-person households are more common than average (33.2% against 25.6%).
Population
2,353
Population growth
+7.4%
Moruya - Tuross Head (SA2 101041026)
Median age
62 years
Labour force participation
37.6%
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
$586
Per week · ≈ $30,472/year
Median family income
$1,337
Per week
Median household income
$1,043
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
81.6%
Rented
15.8%
Born in Australia
77.9%
Born overseas
15%
Doesn't sum to 100% — people who didn't state a birthplace are excluded rather than redistributed.