Illawarra · 103 km to Sydney CBD · snapshot 2026-06-01
Family coastal growth centre south of Wollongong — tight vacancy, marina-led amenity uplift.
Median house
$960k
Units $640k
5-yr growth
5.7%
1y 4.4% · 10y 6.3% p.a.
Gross yield
3.5%
Units 4.5% · annual rent ÷ price
Vacancy
1.2%
30 days on market · 240 listings
Owner-occupier share
68%
Higher = more stable holding base
Population growth
2.0% p.a.
ABS-pattern projection
Supply ratio
1.15
Approvals ÷ household formation — >1.3 = oversupply watch
Sentiment index
71/100
Clearance 60% · vacancy 1.2% · search +18%
Reconstructed from growth-rate bands in the indicative dataset — Phase 1 replaces this with NSW Valuer General bulk sales.
| Point | Houses | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $544k | $363k |
| 2017 | $565k | $376k |
| 2018 | $634k | $423k |
| 2019 | $680k | $453k |
| 2020 | $683k | $455k |
| 2021 | $730k | $487k |
| 2022 | $815k | $543k |
| 2023 | $845k | $564k |
| 2024 | $844k | $563k |
| 2025 | $917k | $611k |
| 2026 | $960k | $640k |
Modelled on NSW Valuer General sales patterns, ABS census & building approvals, RBA lending indicators, and published auction clearance data. Full methodology.