Question 1

Is Hardys Bay a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Hardys Bay is a small waterfront village on the Bouddi Peninsula with a maritime character, featuring a sheltered bay, jetties and a strong boating culture. The village centre is compact, with a handful of cafes and local shops, and housing ranges from older holiday cottages to renovated waterfront homes and low-rise residences. Bouddi National Park’s coastal walking tracks and headlands are on the doorstep. The community is very small and settled — 233 residents with a median age of 59 — and home ownership is high; most households are couple families. Typical household income is $2,068 a week.

If you enjoy a relaxed seaside lifestyle, boating and coastal walks, Hardys Bay will likely appeal. A foreshore masterplan is under way proposing seven precincts, a continuous shared pathway, foreshore stabilisation, improved access and viewing nodes, and staged delivery of works. Council has also allocated around $2.5 million for local road upgrades, including about $1 million for rehabilitation and resurfacing of Araluen Drive and works on other nearby roads. Whether it suits you comes down to what you value in a suburb.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Hardys Bay?

Accepted Answer

Hardys Bay's median total household income at the most recent Census was $2,068 a week, but there haven't been enough recent sales or rentals to put reliable price and rent figures on the suburb. Without current price or rent data, it's not possible to describe how expensive it is to live in Hardys Bay compared with what local households earned at the last Census.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Hardys Bay a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

There haven't been enough recent sales in Hardys Bay to put reliable figures on how house or unit values and rents have moved over the past year. Without that, there isn't a clear picture of how the suburb has performed as an investment lately.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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