Haywards Bay, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 1,280
- Median age
- 38
- Household income
- $2,308/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 93%
- Renting
- 9%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 8/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Albion Park Station · 2.5 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Shellharbour Hospital · 5 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$1.09m
Median unit (5 yr)
$720k
Sales (5 yr)
79
Sales (12 mths)
6
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
31 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 29.5% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Lakelands PS
Secondary
Kanahooka HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Dapto - Avondale
District population (2025)
24,842
+4% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
39
houses 31 · other 8
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Haywards Bay:
- Haywards Bay Drive (200)
- Gerongar Crescent (86)
- Bayview Avenue (56)
- Riverside Crescent (46)
- Waterview Avenue (44)
- Athanlin Avenue (43)
- Tallawarra Crescent (42)
- Peninsula Avenue (41)
- Wollingurry Street (37)
- Shoreline Avenue (34)
- Johnston Avenue (33)
- Penterong Way (33)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.