Median house price
$866k
+1.9% change
NSW · Shoalhaven Council
Cudmirrah, 2540
Est. population · Jun 2025
303
Growth (1 yr)
+1.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+8.2%
Median age
56
Median income
$1,093/wk
Employment rate
43.2%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$866,000
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Life in Cudmirrah revolves around the coast at a genuine remove from Sydney. Regional towns and local services do more of the everyday heavy lifting than the city. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.
A genuine café and dining culture runs through the area, denser than many peers of a similar size. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Steady development is bringing new homes and gradual renewal to parts of the suburb.
Against similar coastal suburbs, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because growth momentum lag behind, despite relative strength in safety. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Cudmirrah snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$571/wk
Houses $600 · Units $465
Population (ERP)
303
+1.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
45.6%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#83
among Coastal & beach · Mature
Safety
18th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
83rd
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
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
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 34.9/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4705th in Australia
- State rank
- 1493rd in NSW
- Peer rank
- #83 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #152 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 81%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $465
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $600
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $571
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 300
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $866,000
- Median price change
- +1.9%
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
303(June 2025)
+1.7% annual · +8.2% over 5 years · 83th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.7%
- 5-year growth
- +8.2%
- Change in 1 year
- +5
- Change in 5 years
- +23
- Growth rank in NSW
- 83th 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 (~300), extrapolated at +1.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 284
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $1,093
- Dwelling vacancy
- 45.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 104 of 228
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 43.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 103 / 3 / 0 (+ 15 other)
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 decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 12
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 5
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 39.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 71 residents
- State safety percentile
- 18th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -7.4%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order135
- Domestic Violence Related Assault174
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment283
- Malicious Damage To Property261
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault146
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
- Collier Dr At First Av
- Collier Dr Opp Cudmirrah Berrara Community Hall
- Waratah Av At First Av
- Waratah Av At Goonawarra Dr
- Waratah Av Before First Av
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
28 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 2 playgrounds · 2 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 14 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 25/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 3.52
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 7.04
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 3.52
Food & drink(2)
- Cafe
- Island SushiRestaurant
Shopping(1)
- Convenience store
Community(1)
- Cudmirrah Berrara Community HallCommunity centre
Sport & outdoors(7)
- Errol Bond ReservePark
- Picnic area
- Playground (2)
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (2)
Entertainment(1)
- Viewpoint
Transport(2)
2 bus stops
Other(11)
- Bbq
- Bench (2)
- Holiday Haven Swan LakeCaravan Site
- Lakeside cabins & holiday villageCaravan Site
- Surfside Cudmirrah BeachCaravan Site
54 Collier Drive, Cudmirrah
- Cudmirrah Rural Fire BrigadeFire station
- Fire station
- Garden
- Parking (3)
- AmpolPetrol station
- Public toilets
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Errol Bond ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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 (17.0 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)
- 5
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 16.5
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 (lodged 2020–2026).
22 planning-related records
2025· 3 proposals
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure45 COLLIER DRIVE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure30 SWAN AVENUE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure20 WARATAH AVENUE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
2023· 7 proposals
November 2023
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure15 KOOLYN DRIVE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure15 KOOLYN DRIVE CUDMIRRAH 2540Rejected
August 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces51 WARATAH AVENUE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
- Dwelling; Garages, carports and car parking spaces15 SWAN AVENUE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development30 SWAN AVENUE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
July 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces54 COLLIER DRIVE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
March 2023
- Dwelling7 KOOLYN DRIVE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
2022· 4 proposals
July 2022
- Dwelling; Demolition24 CUDMIRRAH AVENUE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing54 COLLIER DRIVE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
May 2022
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces51 WARATAH AVENUE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
April 2022
- Dwelling25 WARATAH AVENUE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
2021· 8 proposals
September 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development45 COLLIER DRIVE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development7 KOOLYN DRIVE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
July 2021
- Demolition; Garages, carports and car parking spaces18 WARATAH AVENUE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
- Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development16 SWAN AVENUE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
April 2021
- Dwelling; Demolition15 KOOLYN DRIVE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
- Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces42 COLLIER DRIVE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
March 2021
- Demolition; Restaurant or cafe; Take-away food and drink premises36 GOONAWARRA DRIVE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
- Dwelling9 CYGNET CLOSE CUDMIRRAH 2540Determined
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 · 2020–2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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 14.1 km away).
Coalition 44.6%Labor 55.4%
0.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.8 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- CudmirrahLabor 55.4% · Coalition 44.6% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
- Sussex InletLabor 53.6% · Coalition 46.4% TPP (2025)4.6 km away
- ManyanaLabor 67.6% · Coalition 32.4% TPP (2025)7.8 km away
- Lake ConjolaLabor 56.9% · Coalition 43.1% TPP (2025)10.0 km away
- St Georges BasinLabor 58.1% · Coalition 41.9% TPP (2025)12.0 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)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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.