Rental reviews in Merricumbene, NSW 2622

Merricumbene is a NSW suburb in Shoalhaven LGA, matched to postcode 2536 — also covering Batehaven, Batemans Bay, Benandarah and nearby localities. That postcode was the best available match among several, so treat the rent figures as indicative. New rental bonds in that postcode had a median weekly rent of $530 in 2025, up 6.0% from $500 in 2024. That is about 24% below the NSW median of $695. Bond medians describe new lodgements with Fair Trading, not every current lease in the suburb. Merricumbene recorded 0 criminal incidents in the 12 months to March 2026. These are police-recorded incidents, not convictions, and they are not adjusted for how many people live or visit here. House bonds typically leased at $570 a week and flats/units at $430. Townhouse bonds sat at $500 a week. Two-bedroom bonds had a median of $450; three-bedroom bonds $550. One-bedroom bonds sat at $350 a week. Four-bedroom bonds sat at $650 a week. Half of new bonds sat between $450 and $608 a week. Fair Trading recorded 687 new bonds in the postcode in 2025. Over 2021–2025 the postcode median moved from $430 to $530 a week. A zero count can mean a very small residential footprint or no incidents coded to this suburb name. The crime series is coded to this suburb name; the rent series, where shown, is the whole postcode. The two windows are not identical: rents are calendar year, recorded crime is the 12 months to March 2026. Sources: NSW Fair Trading rental bond lodgements, calendar 2025; NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Apr 2025 – Mar 2026.