For investors considering Wollongong (2500), gross yield is the starting point, but it is the net yield after outgoings (council rates, strata levies, property management, maintenance) that determines actual cash-flow position. The figures shown are gross. As a rule of thumb, subtract 1.5 to 2.5 percentage points to arrive at a net yield estimate, depending on property type and strata status.
Can I afford Wollongong?
Rental market in Wollongong
Median weekly rent from lodged bonds. Sep 2025. Based on 339 new bond lodgements this quarter.
Rents here sit around the Sydney middle. A balance of rental stock and owner-occupier demand.
Median weekly rent · Unit · 2 bed
$610per week
Sep 2025 · 339 bonds lodged
Quarterly trend · last 12 quarters
Nearby suburbs · same combination
Figtree2525
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2.6 km away
Fairy Meadow2519
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3.0 km away
Corrimal2518
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5.9 km away
Thirroul2515
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15.4 km away
NSW DCJ Rental Bond Board↗ · Sep 2025 · CC BY. Cells with 10 or fewer bond lodgements are suppressed; cells with 30 or fewer have the bond count suppressed but rent published. Figures are transacted rents, not asking rents.
The rental data for Wollongong 2500 is a lagged indicator. It reflects leases that settled over the past 12 months, not necessarily what a property would achieve today. In a rising market, current achievable rents may be higher than the displayed median; in a softening market, the reverse. Talk to a local property manager for a current-market appraisal if you are making a yield-based investment decision.
