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NSW · Shoalhaven Council

Lake Tabourie, 2539

Est. population · Jun 2025

696

Growth (1 yr)

+1.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+7.2%

Median age

53

Median income

$983/wk

Employment rate

43.6%

University qualified

11.5%

Work from home

5.6%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$1,150,000

Languages at home

2.5%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

50.8/100
Average

Top 30% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 87% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • National parks
  • Green suburb
  • Holiday parks
  • Regional centre
What Lake Tabourie is known for: Beach, National parks, Green suburb, Holiday parks, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Lake Tabourie is a major regional centre in New South Wales, in Shoalhaven Council. It is close to the Tabourie Lake and the Toubouree Lake.

Park access is a very strong feature of the suburb, with park access 64% above the peer median. Green cover is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for major regional centres, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The main trade-offs are limited amenity for the price and household incomes, with household incomes 27% below the peer median.

Overall, Lake Tabourie suits people prioritising open space over amenity for the price.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in New South Wales (276)

Strengths

  • Park access is a relative strength
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Buyers pay a premium despite relatively limited amenity access
  • Household incomes sit below the peer median

What stands out

  • Lake Tabourie Beach
  • Wairo Beach
  • Tabourie Lake
  • Toubouree Lake
  • Crampton Island
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Lake Tabourie compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$1.15M

+24% change

Median rent

$600/wk

Houses $600 · Units $440

Population (ERP)

696

+1.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

29.5%

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

#84

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

22nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

75th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

16%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

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
50.8/100 — Average
State standing
Top 30% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
1825th in Australia
State rank
636th in NSW
Peer rank
#84 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#140 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
87%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

696(June 2025)

+1.3% annual · +7.2% over 5 years · 75th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.3%
5-year growth
+7.2%
Change in 1 year
+9
Change in 5 years
+47
Growth rank in NSW
75th 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 (~750), extrapolated at +1.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
689
Median age
53
Median household income / week
$983
Dwelling vacancy
29.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
120 of 407
Median monthly mortgage
$1,400
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$330
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
57.3% / 27% / 15.7%
Employment rate
43.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
5.6% / 0% / 73.4%
Walked or cycled to work
6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
277 / 0 / 0 (+ 6 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

11.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 27% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified11.5% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified9.2% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational27% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below52.3% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce20.1%
  • Architecture and building19.1%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.1%
  • Society and culture12.5%
  • Health9.9%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services7.6%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$45,087

12th percentile in NSW · -23% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$51,214

8th percentile in NSW · -21% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

55th percentile in NSW · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$87,340

72nd percentile in NSW · +38% vs Australia

Residents with business income
14.0%

86th percentile in NSW · +35% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2539 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
11,683
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,808
Median net rent
$2,904
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,586
Taxable income vs state median
-19%
Salary / wages vs state median
-18%
Rental investment vs state median
+7%
Super vs state median
+24%
Business income vs state median
+40%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

2.5% speak a language other than English at home; 14% born overseas

Language at home
633 English only · 16 other
Non-English at home
2.5%
Born overseas
89 (14%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
29 (4.2%)
Australian citizens
615

Religion

45.3%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 45.3%, while 44.7% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion44.7%32.8%
Christianity45.3%47.6%
Other / not stated10%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic20.2%22.4%
Anglican13.5%11.9%
Presbyterian and Reformed3.9%1.9%
Christian (not further defined)2%2.4%
Uniting Church2%2.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2539, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
29
Against the person
9
Against property
12
Rate per 1,000 residents
41.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 77 residents
State crime-rate percentile
21.5th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+3.9%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
6
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
8.62

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault2
  • Fraud2
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment3
  • Malicious Damage To Property3
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault2

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Ulladulla HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Ulladulla PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Public transport

23 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Bridge St At Dermal St
  • Princes Hwy Opp Tabourie Tucker Box
  • Princes Hwy Opp Tabourie Tucker Box
  • Tabourie Tucker Box, Princes Hwy
  • Tabourie Tucker Box, Princes Hwy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

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

33 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 2 playgrounds · 2 swimming pools · 2 beaches · 2 caravan parks · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 2 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 23 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
32/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.45
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.9
Food & drink(1)
  • Restaurant
Shopping(2)
  • CellarbrationsBottle shop
  • Tabourie Tucker BoxConvenience store

    Princes Highway

Everyday services(1)
  • Tucker Box FuelPetrol station
Sport & outdoors(14)
  • BBQ (4)
  • Beach
  • Wairo BeachBeach
  • Meroo National ParkNature reserve
  • Park
  • Playground (2)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (2)
Camping & holiday parks(3)
  • Holiday Haven Lake TabourieCaravan park

    595A Princes Highway

  • Wairo Beach Holiday ParkCaravan park

    425 Princes Highway, Lake Tabourie

  • Dump point
Places to stay(1)
  • Tabourie Lake Motor Inn ResortMotel

    Princes Highway, Lake Tabourie

Entertainment(1)
  • Step Back In Time MuseumMuseum
Transport(3)

3 bus stops

Other(3)
  • Parking (5)
  • Shelter
  • TelstraTelephone

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (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

  • River Road ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
10.2%
Woodland / forest cover
9.7%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
5
Parks (OSM)
2
Typical summer maximum
24°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Milton Ulladulla Hospital (12.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
90

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Aged-care services
  • Arcare MollymookMOLLYMOOKResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
12
Participants per 1,000 residents
17.2

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

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
24° / 16°
Rainfall
266 mm · ~33 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
284 mm · ~36 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 6°
Rainfall
175 mm · ~22 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
20° / 11°
Rainfall
226 mm · ~28 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

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· 6 proposals

  • September 2026

  • Hotel or motel accommodation; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Recreation/Tourist Premise; Tourist and visitor accommodation
    5 WEYMOUTH ROAD LAKE TABOURIE 2539Additional Information Requested

  • August 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    59 MERCURY DRIVE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    4 TORQUAY DRIVE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • June 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Fences; Swimming pool
    4 VENUS AVENUE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Deferred Commencement
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    59 MERCURY DRIVE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • January 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    2 SURF STREET LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined
2025· 6 proposals

  • December 2025

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    41 RIVER ROAD LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • June 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    14 WEYMOUTH ROAD LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure
    16 RIVER ROAD LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • April 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    28 PRINCES HIGHWAY LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • March 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Carport; Supporting Development
    22 MERCURY DRIVE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • January 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool
    9 LYRA DRIVE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined
2024· 5 proposals

  • December 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    25 OAK AVENUE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • October 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool
    2 VENUS AVENUE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Operational consent issued
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    13 TORQUAY DRIVE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • August 2024

  • Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    28 BEACH STREET LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • May 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    49 MERCURY DRIVE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined
2023· 9 proposals

  • September 2023

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    3 DERMAL STREET LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined
  • Other
    F 595A PRINCES HIGHWAY LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined
  • Pools / decks / fencing
    28 BEACH STREET LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined
  • Shed
    45 PRINCES HIGHWAY LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • August 2023

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    14 BRIDGE STREET LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • July 2023

  • Dwelling
    9 LYRA DRIVE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • May 2023

  • Pools / decks / fencing
    77 LYRA DRIVE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • March 2023

  • Shed
    22 MERCURY DRIVE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • February 2023

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    43 RIVER ROAD LAKE TABOURIE 2539Withdrawn
2022· 3 proposals

  • October 2022

  • Dwelling
    15 PORTLAND WAY LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • June 2022

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    11 OAK AVENUE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • March 2022

  • Stratum / community title subdivision
    21 OAK AVENUE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined
2021· 4 proposals

  • November 2021

  • Dwelling
    28 BEACH STREET LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • August 2021

  • Dual occupancy
    10 RIVER ROAD LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • May 2021

  • Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    28 PRINCES HIGHWAY LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • January 2021

  • Alterations and additions to commercial development
    70 PRINCES HIGHWAY LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined
2020· 2 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Dwelling; Alterations and additions to residential development
    51 MERCURY DRIVE LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

  • November 2020

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    39 PRINCES HIGHWAY LAKE TABOURIE 2539Determined

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood 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 28.5 km away).

Coalition 40.2%Labor 59.8%

4.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Burrill LakeLabor 60.2% · Coalition 39.8% TPP (2025)5.9 km away
  • UlladullaLabor 57.5% · Coalition 42.5% TPP (2025)9.6 km away
  • MiltonLabor 61.5% · Coalition 38.5% TPP (2025)12.5 km away
  • NarrawalleeLabor 55.6% · Coalition 44.4% TPP (2025)12.8 km away
  • Bawley PointLabor 61.7% · Coalition 38.3% TPP (2025)14.7 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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.