Market data
Wollongong Median House Price & Rental Yield
Wollongong median house price $890K, median rent $780/wk, median rental yield 3.9%. Free suburb-level market data from 1,414 active listings across 136 suburbs.
Wollongong median house price and rent
- Active listings tracked: 1,414
- Suburbs covered: 136
- Median house price: $890K (from 740 priced listings)
- Middle 50% of listings: $685K – $1.23M
- Median weekly rent: $780 (120 suburbs)
- Median rental yield (gross): 3.89% (662 listings)
- Average population growth: 1.11% (32 suburbs)
House prices in Wollongong: asking price distribution
- Under $400k: 29 listings (3.9%)
- $400k-$600k: 97 listings (13.1%)
- $600k-$800k: 163 listings (22.0%)
- $800k-$1m: 157 listings (21.2%)
- $1m-$1.5m: 188 listings (25.4%)
- $1.5m-$2m: 54 listings (7.3%)
- $2m+: 52 listings (7.0%)
Blue chip vs affordable suburbs in Wollongong
Suburbs grouped by their own median asking price. Only suburbs with at least five priced listings are counted.
- Affordable (under $500k): 1 suburbs, 30 listings (median $331K)
- Mid-market ($500k-$900k): 23 suburbs, 378 listings (median $770K)
- Upper-mid ($900k-$1.5m): 18 suburbs, 241 listings (median $1.18M)
- Blue chip ($1.5m+): 4 suburbs, 36 listings (median $2.20M)
Most expensive suburbs in Wollongong
- Coledale, NSW 2515 — median $2.90M, 5 listings
- Berry, NSW 2535 — median $2.20M, 5 listings
- Jamberoo, NSW 2533 — median $2.20M, 5 listings
- Shell Cove, NSW 2529 — median $1.50M, 21 listings
- Thirroul, NSW 2515 — median $1.44M, 16 listings
- Gerringong, NSW 2534 — median $1.43M, 8 listings
- Kiama, NSW 2533 — median $1.40M, 19 listings
- Tarrawanna, NSW 2518 — median $1.38M, 5 listings
- Shellharbour, NSW 2529 — median $1.32M, 12 listings
- Austinmer, NSW 2515 — median $1.31M, 6 listings
Cheapest suburbs in Wollongong
- Shoalhaven Heads, NSW 2535 — median $331K, 30 listings
- West Wollongong, NSW 2500 — median $605K, 5 listings
- Cringila, NSW 2502 — median $616K, 5 listings
- Fernhill, NSW 2519 — median $652K, 6 listings
- Albion Park Rail, NSW 2527 — median $678K, 6 listings
- Lake Heights, NSW 2502 — median $690K, 10 listings
- Warrawong, NSW 2502 — median $695K, 7 listings
- Lake Illawarra, NSW 2528 — median $699K, 11 listings
- Wollongong, NSW 2500 — median $740K, 81 listings
- Koonawarra, NSW 2530 — median $762K, 14 listings
Highest rental yield suburbs in Wollongong
- Fernhill, NSW 2519 — 6.40% yield, median $675K, 5 listings
- North Wollongong, NSW 2500 — 5.89% yield, median $572K, 3 listings
- Cringila, NSW 2502 — 5.45% yield, median $628K, 4 listings
- West Wollongong, NSW 2500 — 5.34% yield, median $621K, 4 listings
- Shoalhaven Heads, NSW 2535 — 5.32% yield, median $680K, 4 listings
- Wollongong, NSW 2500 — 5.17% yield, median $780K, 62 listings
- Warrawong, NSW 2502 — 5.09% yield, median $777K, 6 listings
- Coniston, NSW 2500 — 5.09% yield, median $800K, 4 listings
- Albion Park Rail, NSW 2527 — 5.00% yield, median $740K, 4 listings
- Figtree, NSW 2525 — 4.97% yield, median $770K, 14 listings
Wollongong in context
Median house price by state
- New South Wales — 44,320 listings, median $900K
- Victoria — 20,688 listings, median $734K
- Queensland — 23,640 listings, median $849K
- Western Australia — 8,385 listings, median $785K
- South Australia — 6,963 listings, median $517K
- Tasmania — 2,028 listings, median $535K
- Australian Capital Territory — 2,238 listings, median $720K
- Northern Territory — 711 listings, median $645K
How these numbers are produced
Every figure is computed from listings we track directly, not licensed from a data vendor. Sample sizes are shown next to each metric because coverage varies by state and by field. Vacancy rates and suburb-level capital growth are deliberately excluded: our upstream sources do not cover them densely enough to publish an honest national figure.
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Cite as: Aus Property Invest, “Wollongong median house price, rent and rental yield”, 11 September 2026. https://auspropertyinvest.com.au/market-health/wollongong
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