Yuin Region
Node ID: MPHA2536
Postcode: 2536
Companies: 1 Households: 287
Suburb Coverage: BATEHAVEN (NSW) LONG BEACH (NSW)BATEMANS BAY (NSW) MALONEYS BEACH (NSW) BENANDARAH (NSW) MALUA BAY (NSW) BIMBIMBIE (NSW) MOGO (NSW) BUCKENBOWRA (NSW) NELLIGEN (NSW) CATALINA (NSW) NORTH BATEMANS BAY (NSW) CURROWAN (NSW) PEBBLY BEACH (NSW) DENHAMS BEACH (NSW) ROSEDALE (NSW) DEPOT BEACH (NSW) RUNNYFORD (NSW) DURRAS NORTH (NSW) SOUTH DURRAS (NSW) EAST LYNNE (NSW) SUNSHINE BAY (NSW) GUERILLA BAY (NSW) SURF BEACH (NSW) JEREMADRA (NSW) SURFSIDE (NSW) LILLI PILLI (NSW) WOODLANDS (NSW)
Australian postcode 2536 covers a substantial section of the Eurobodalla coast in southern New South Wales, including Batemans Bay, Moruya, Broulee, Batehaven, Malua Bay and surrounding coastal and rural communities, providing a lifestyle strongly shaped by beaches, waterways, bushland and tourism. The 2021 Census recorded 19,333 people across the postcode, with a relatively high median age of 53, reflecting a substantial retiree and mature-age population alongside families and working residents. Batemans Bay and Moruya provide the principal shopping, health, education, government and community services, while the surrounding region has an economy based on tourism, hospitality, retail, construction, health, agriculture and small businesses; the postcode also has a significant Aboriginal population, at about 7% in the 2021 Census. The climate is generally mild to warm and coastal, with relatively mild winters and warm summers, while the surrounding South Coast forests, beaches, estuaries and national parks provide extensive recreational opportunities. The area is reasonably well connected by the Princes Highway but remains distinctly regional, with Sydney and Canberra requiring several hours of road travel. For SENA, 2536 is a useful example of a distributed coastal Edge Node: a sizeable but dispersed population, mature workforce, tourism and small-business economy, rural hinterland and Aboriginal communities could all be connected through locally governed digital and HR infrastructure.