Mount Kembla NSW Property Investment

Wollongong · 2526

Looking at a specific property in Mount Kembla? Get its legal use, net yield and a rules-based walk-or-bid check. Your first full Report is free.

Median House Price

N/A

Rental Yield

N/A

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$750/wk

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

Median Unit Price

N/A

Population (Census 2021)

1,083

Mount Kembla Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

Past price growth

Median house sale price growth, postcode 2526 (all suburbs in it): 8.8% 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 Kembla.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

3 green3 yellow2 red

Weekly Rent (house)

750 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2526 (ABS Census)

1.38 high impact

Median Household Income

2000 medium impact

Public Transport Score

0 medium impact

School Zone Quality

7.1 medium impact

Distance to CBD

73.61 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

6 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

73.6 medium 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 2026-08

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2526

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 6 of 10 — Average

Population (suburb)

1,083

Education (IEO)

6/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

7/10

Crime & Safety

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

Safety score

9/10

Offences per 1,000

17.5

Recorded offences

Mount Kembla: 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 Kembla PS

PrimaryGovernment

7.1/10

Figtree HS

SecondaryGovernment

6.3/10

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.