Mount Keira NSW Property Investment

Wollongong · 2500

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Median House Price

$1.21M

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

4.0%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$925/wk

Source: NSW Fair Trading, Residential Rental Bond Lodgements (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026). As of Sept 2026.

Median Unit Price

$743K

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

1,691

Mount Keira Short-Term Rental Market

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Past price growth

Median house sale price growth, postcode 2500 (all suburbs in it): 5.7% a year, Mar qtr 2021 to Mar qtr 2026. Source: NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report – Sales tables, March quarter 2021 and March quarter 2026 (accessed 24 Oct 2026). © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), CC BY 4.0, dcj.nsw.gov.au/statements/copyright-and-disclaimer.html. Postcode figures mapped to suburb and growth calculated by Estait. Past growth doesn't predict future prices.

New dwellings approved

New dwellings approved, Wollongong council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 1,491. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Mount Keira.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

3 green4 yellow3 red

Weekly Rent (house)

925 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2500 (ABS Census)

1.42 high impact

Median Household Income

1621 medium impact

Public Transport Score

0 medium impact

School Zone Quality

7.6 medium impact

Distance to CBD

67.69 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

8 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

49.3 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

3.98 high impact

Net Rental Yield (%)

2.76 high impact

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.85%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate 4.85% as at 2026-11-04 (effective date) · Source: RBA cash rate target · Credit data 2026-09

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2500

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 6 of 10 — Average

Population (suburb)

1,691

Education (IEO)

9/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

2/10

Crime & Safety

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · 12 months to Jun 2026

Safety score

8.9/10

Offences per 1,000

17.7

Recorded offences

Mount Keira: score 1–10, relative to other NSW suburbs (10 = lowest recorded offence rate per resident). Recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026 (suburb-level).

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026. Population: ABS Census 2021 (SAL). Licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Dataset

Schools

In your catchment

Mt Keira PS

PrimaryGovernment

7.6/10

Keira HS

SecondaryGovernment

5.8/10

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.