Surfside NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Surfside, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Surfside NSW is 1,456 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Surfside is $607 per week ($31,564 per year). Median rent in Surfside is $350 per week ($1,517 per month). Surfside has a median age of 47 years, older than the national median of 38. Surfside has a population density of 525.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Surfside is England. The most common religion is No Religion (46% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Surfside is $1,500.

There were 11 recorded offences in Surfside in 2025-26, a rate of 8 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was other against person (4 offences).

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Surfside Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Surfside Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$607/wk
$31,564 per year
#6982 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$350/wk
$1,517 per month
#3104 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
47years
9 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,500/mo
Avg household size: 2.4 · 0.7 per bedroom

Surfside Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.7% (723) Female 50.3% (733)

Population Density

525.3
people per km²
1,456 people · 2.8 km²

Households

2.4
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,419
Family income/wk

Surfside Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Surfside Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
59.1% 233 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
40.9% 161 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Surfside Country of Birth

Australia
93.2%
England
2.7%
Germany
2.4%
Greece
1.1%
India
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Surfside Religion

No Religion
45.8%
Anglican
18.6%
Catholic
18.3%
Not stated
9.9%
Uniting Church
3.1%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.7%
Eastern Orthodox
1.5%
Baptist
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Surfside Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
41.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
40.7%
Year 9 or equivalent
9.9%
Year 11 or equivalent
8.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Surfside Languages Spoken at Home

Other
29.2%
Greek
14.6%
Australian Indigenous
12.5%
German
10.4%
Italian
10.4%
Arabic
8.3%
Spanish
8.3%
Croatian
6.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Surfside Employment

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Employed full-time
28.9% 307 people
Employed part-time
20.1% 213 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.5% 27 people
🏠
Not in labour force
48.5% 515 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Surfside Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
54.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.3%
Bachelor Degree
16.7%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.4%
Postgraduate Degree
3.2%
Certificate I/II
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Surfside Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers
19.9%
Community & Personal Service
17.3%
Professionals
15.8%
Managers
12.8%
Clerical & Administrative
12.8%
Labourers
8.6%
Sales Workers
7.4%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Surfside Field of Study

Management & Commerce
20.3%
Society & Culture
18.1%
Engineering
13.8%
Architecture & Building
11.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
11.3%
Health
8.1%
Education
7.5%
Agriculture & Environment
4.1%
Creative Arts
2.8%
Information Technology
1.6%
Natural & Physical Sciences
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Surfside Dwelling Types

Separate house
95.7%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
2.9%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Surfside Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
2.7%
$300-$399/wk
2.1%
$400-$499/wk
7.7%
$500-$649/wk
5.8%
$650-$799/wk
13.7%
$800-$999/wk
10.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.8%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.4%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.4%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.0%
$4,000+/wk
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Surfside Marital Status

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Married
45.7% 542
↔️
Separated
4.4% 52
📋
Divorced
13.1% 155
🕊️
Widowed
5.5% 65
👤
Never married
31.3% 371

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Surfside Ancestry

English
31.6%
Australian
31.2%
Aboriginal Australianralian
8.7%
Irish
7.4%
Scottish
7.1%
Other
5.2%
German
3.0%
Italian
1.9%
Greek
1.3%
Dutch
1.1%
Croatian
0.7%
Filipino
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Surfside School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
33.9%
Secondary — Government
26.0%
Vocational Education
14.9%
Pre-school
8.7%
Primary — Catholic
5.9%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
5.2%
Secondary — Catholic
3.5%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Surfside Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
8.4% 227
No need for assistance
91.6% 2,470

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Surfside Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
14.4% 157
Not a volunteer
85.6% 933

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Surfside Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
10.1%
$300-$449/mo
1.9%
$450-$599/mo
2.5%
$600-$799/mo
6.3%
$800-$999/mo
8.2%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
21.5%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
19.6%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
22.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
2.5%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Surfside How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
76.1%
Did not go to work
11.3%
Car (passenger)
6.4%
Walked only
2.4%
Truck
1.8%
Bus
1.2%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Surfside Car Ownership

0 vehicles
4.2%
1 vehicle
39.1%
2 vehicles
40.5%
3 vehicles
12.0%
4+ vehicles
4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Surfside Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.7%
2 bedrooms
12.2%
3 bedrooms
54.3%
4 bedrooms
28.9%
5 bedrooms
3.3%
6+ bedrooms
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Surfside Population Mobility

15.5%
moved in the last year
43.1%
moved in the last 5 years
5.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
48.9%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Surfside Indigenous Population

12.4%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
337
Indigenous residents
2,373
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Surfside Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
155
Arthritis
89
Asthma
54
Lung condition
47
Diabetes
47
Heart disease
45
Cancer
32
Stroke
24
Kidney disease
16
Dementia
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Surfside Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.2%
$1-$149/wk
4.4%
$150-$299/wk
7.4%
$300-$399/wk
8.3%
$400-$499/wk
5.3%
$500-$649/wk
6.0%
$650-$799/wk
11.5%
$800-$999/wk
13.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.5%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
3.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.9%
$3,500+/wk
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Surfside Family Structure

Couple — no children
36.5%
Couple — children under 15
29.9%
One parent — children under 15
17.4%
Couple — no children under 15
9.2%
One parent — no children under 15
7.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Surfside Military Service

🏅
Previously served
4.4% 48
👤
Never served
95.6% 1,051

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Surfside Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.2% 154
Did not provide
85.8% 934

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Surfside Children Ever Born

No children
19.1%
1 child
12.7%
2 children
35.6%
3 children
21.8%
4 children
9.4%
5+ children
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Surfside When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
3
1951–1960
26
1961–1970
35
1971–1980
35
1981–1990
24
1991–2000
9
2001–2010
13
2011–2015
6
2019
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Surfside Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
17.2%
5–14 hours
28.8%
15–29 hours
13.0%
30+ hours
11.0%
Did not do domestic work
30.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Surfside Household Size

1 person
25.6%
2 persons
41.9%
3 persons
13.2%
4 persons
10.4%
5 persons
5.7%
6+ persons
3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Surfside Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,122
Moved from NSW
102
Moved — same area (SA2)
57
Moved from ACT
24
Moved from overseas
7
Moved from QLD
6
Moved from VIC
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Surfside Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
84.4%
Step family — no other children
10.1%
Blended family — no other children
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Surfside Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 11 total

Other Against Person
4
Assault
2
Theft
2
Drug Offences
2
Other Against Property
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Surfside Schools

1
schools nearby
1
government
896
avg ICSEA score
494
total students
Batemans Bay Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 494 students
896
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Surfside Rent Prices & Affordability

30%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,168/wk
Median Rent $350/wk
Rent-to-Income 30.0%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Surfside

≈ $5,061/month
Median rent $350/wk
Left after rent $818/wk
Rent share 30.0%

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Surfside vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Surfside

What is the population of Surfside NSW?

The population of Surfside NSW is 1,456 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 525.3 people per km².Surfside is ranked #3,436 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Surfside?

The median personal income in Surfside NSW is $607 per week, or $31,564 per year.The median household income is $1,168 per week.Family income is $1,419 per week.Surfside is ranked #6,982 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Surfside?

Median rent in Surfside NSW is $350 per week ($1,517 per month).Rent represents 30.0% of household income, which is considered moderate.Surfside ranks #3,104 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Surfside?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Surfside NSW is $1,500. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Surfside?

The median age in Surfside NSW is 47 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Surfside a good suburb to live in?

Surfside is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 1,456.The median income is $607/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (30.0% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 13713. All dollar figures in AUD.