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Current median sale price $1,275,000 (Oct–Dec 2025, postcode 2500) · SEIFA decile 8/10 — a Software Engineer on the median salary rates it an "Out of reach" fit.
Regional in name, this coastal centre asks more than the bulk of NSW and more than most places priced across the country. The draw shows up in its health services and growth outlook, both among its strongest measures, while safety is where it scores weakest. The published median belongs to the whole postcode and covers houses only, so a unit in the same suburb generally lands under it and the figure describes a spread of streets rather than any one of them. On the ABS socio-economic ranking the area sits at the advantaged end nationally.
These are fixed suburb facts — affordability depends on your own income and deposit. Use the Family Suburb Fit Finder to see your personal Family Fit Score for Wollongong.
Nearest primary: Wollongong Public School (0.6km)
Nearest secondary: Smiths Hill High School (1km)
Government schools only — see sources below.
258.7 offences per 1,000 residents, last 12 months.
Ranked as a percentile against other NSW suburbs — never compared across states, since offence-counting rules differ.
Nearest GP: 0.1km away
Nearest hospital: 0.4km away
Population grew 2.8% a year on average over the last 5 years (ABS SA2 estimate).
16.8 new dwelling approvals per 1,000 residents in the last 12 months.
$69,043 average individual taxable income a year, postcode 2500 (2022-23 ATO tax data). Before deductions, average total income is $71,980.
An average, not a median, and not a household figure — it's each lodger's annual taxable income (after deductions) averaged across everyone who filed a tax return with postcode 2500. The ATO doesn't publish suburb-level figures — postcode 2500 covers 10 suburbs, including Wollongong. A low figure often reflects large deductions or business/rental losses, not low earnings. See the full postcode breakdown.
About these figures: median sale price is from the NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, Oct–Dec 2025 (postcode-level — postcode 2500 can span several suburbs), from 71 sales. Household income and rent are ABS Census 2021; SEIFA decile is the official ABS SEIFA 2021 IRSAD ranking. The same median is published for 9 other suburbs sharing postcode 2500, so it is not specific to Wollongong. Average individual taxable income is an annual figure from the ATO's Taxation Statistics (Table 6B, 2022-23), a postcode-level average of lodged tax returns — a different measure from the ABS weekly household figure above, not a suburb-exact one. Indicative only — not valuation or financial advice.
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$1,275,000 for Oct–Dec 2025, from the NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — measured at postcode level (2500), which can span several suburbs.
On the median salary for a Software Engineer (with a $100,000 deposit), Wollongong rates as an "Out of reach" fit against its current median sale price.
Out of 100: budget fit (estimated max purchase price versus the suburb's current median sale price) blended with government-data signals — nearest schools, recorded-offence safety percentile, nearest GP/hospital, population and dwelling-approval growth and the official ABS SEIFA decile. Affordability always counts for at least ~35% of the score, and any signal without data for this state is left out honestly rather than guessed.
The nearest government primary school is Wollongong Public School, about 0.6km away, and the nearest government secondary school is Smiths Hill High School (1km).
Wollongong recorded 258.7 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months. This is ranked as a percentile against other NSW suburbs in the Family Fit Score's safety signal — offence-counting rules differ by state, so it's never compared to suburbs outside NSW.
$69,043 average individual taxable income a year for postcode 2500, from the ATO's Taxation Statistics (Table 6B, 2022-23 income year). This is an average of individual tax returns, not a household figure or a median, and the ATO doesn't publish suburb-level data — postcode 2500 covers 10 suburbs, including Wollongong. A low figure can reflect large deductions or business/rental losses rather than low earnings.
The median sale price is Oct–Dec 2025, updated quarterly. Household income and rent figures are from the ABS Census 2021 — the most recent available until 2026 Census data releases from mid-2027. Schools, safety, health and growth signals refresh separately from the price data — see "About these figures" below.
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