Median house price
$1.15M
+24% change
NSW · Shoalhaven Council
Bendalong, 2539
Est. population · Jun 2025
137
Growth (1 yr)
+1.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+7.0%
Median age
55
Median income
$1,224/wk
Employment rate
38.5%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,150,000
Languages at home
4.1%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
Bendalong is a quieter smaller community in Shoalhaven Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. It is a long way from Sydney, so life orients around regional towns and local hubs rather than the metro area. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many comparable suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
At a glance
Bendalong snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$600/wk
Houses $600 · Units $440
Population (ERP)
137
+1.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
67.5%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
24th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
79th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $440
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $600
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $600
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 113
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,150,000
- Median price change
- +24%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
137(June 2025)
+1.5% annual · +7.0% over 5 years · 79th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.5%
- 5-year growth
- +7.0%
- Change in 1 year
- +2
- Change in 5 years
- +9
- Growth rank in NSW
- 79th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~150), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 135
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $1,224
- Dwelling vacancy
- 67.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 110 of 163
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 38.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 46 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 6
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 43.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 68 residents
- State safety percentile
- 24.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault75
- Fraud69
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment89
- Malicious Damage To Property84
- Trespass59
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
14 public transport stops in this suburb
- 441 Bendalong Rd
- Bendalong Rd After Inyadda Dr
- Bendalong Rd Opp Nerringillah Rd
- Waratah St Opp Poplar St
- Waratah St Opp Poplar St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Milton Ulladulla Hospital (11.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 2
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 14.6
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 210 mm · ~26 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 222 mm · ~28 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 13° / 2°
- Rainfall
- 181 mm · ~23 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 205 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 1 proposal
August 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure9 JACARANDA AVENUE BENDALONG 2539Under Assessment
2025· 2 proposals
June 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure87 NORTH BENDALONG ROAD BENDALONG 2539Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure10 BORONIA STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
2024· 4 proposals
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space88 NORTH BENDALONG ROAD BENDALONG 2539Determined
July 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure10 PINE STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
May 2024
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Garage, carport or carparking space; Residential Accommodation13 CYPRESS STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure3 RED POINT ROAD BENDALONG 2539Determined
2023· 2 proposals
April 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development20 BORONIA STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
March 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development20 PINE STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
2022· 13 proposals
November 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development28 BORONIA STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
October 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing9 CYPRESS STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
August 2022
- Secondary dwelling5 CYPRESS STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
July 2022
- Dwelling10 BORONIA STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development9 HOLLY STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
- Dwelling; Demolition8 WARATAH STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
May 2022
- Dwelling; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development16 JACARANDA AVENUE BENDALONG 2539Determined
- Dwelling7 CYPRESS STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
April 2022
- Other77C NERRINGILLAH ROAD BENDALONG 2539Determined
March 2022
- Secondary dwelling5 CYPRESS STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development6 WILLOW STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
February 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing9 CYPRESS STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
January 2022
- Dwelling; Demolition8 CYPRESS STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
2021· 5 proposals
August 2021
- Dwelling; Demolition21 HOLLY STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
June 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development2 PINE STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
April 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development28 BORONIA STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
March 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development10 PINE STREET BENDALONG 2539Determined
February 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development237A Nerringillah Rd Bendalong NSW 2539Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Gilmore
- Member of Parliament
- Fiona PHILLIPS (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 128,995
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 44.9%Labor 55.1%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 17.4 km away).
Coalition 38.0%Labor 62.0%
6.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- ManyanaLabor 67.6% · Coalition 32.4% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
- Lake ConjolaLabor 56.9% · Coalition 43.1% TPP (2025)4.3 km away
- CudmirrahLabor 55.4% · Coalition 44.6% TPP (2025)6.4 km away
- NarrawalleeLabor 55.6% · Coalition 44.4% TPP (2025)10.4 km away
- Sussex InletLabor 53.6% · Coalition 46.4% TPP (2025)10.7 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Shoalhaven Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.