Illawarra · 85 km to Sydney CBD · snapshot 2026-06-01
University-and-beach regional city an hour south. Energy-transition employment story building under the lifestyle demand.
Median house
$1.11m
Units $660k
5-yr growth
5.3%
1y 3.9% · 10y 6.2% p.a.
Gross yield
3.2%
Units 4.6% · annual rent ÷ price
Vacancy
1.4%
32 days on market · 390 listings
Owner-occupier share
56%
Higher = more stable holding base
Population growth
1.7% p.a.
ABS-pattern projection
Supply ratio
1.00
Approvals ÷ household formation — >1.3 = oversupply watch
Sentiment index
68/100
Clearance 62% · vacancy 1.4% · search +14%
Reconstructed from growth-rate bands in the indicative dataset — Phase 1 replaces this with NSW Valuer General bulk sales.
| Point | Houses | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $666k | $396k |
| 2017 | $714k | $424k |
| 2018 | $717k | $426k |
| 2019 | $765k | $455k |
| 2020 | $858k | $510k |
| 2021 | $894k | $532k |
| 2022 | $895k | $532k |
| 2023 | $974k | $579k |
| 2024 | $1.06m | $631k |
| 2025 | $1.06m | $633k |
| 2026 | $1.11m | $660k |
Modelled on NSW Valuer General sales patterns, ABS census & building approvals, RBA lending indicators, and published auction clearance data. Full methodology.