These are postcode 2500's figures, which include Wollongong. New leases of all home types in postcode 2500 had a median rent of $670 a week in July–Sept 2026, across 600 new leases, up 6.3% on a year earlier.
Half the new leases of 2-bedroom units in postcode 2500 were between $550 and $750 a week.
New leases are rents agreed at the start of a tenancy in July–Sept 2026, from NSW Fair Trading bond data, not what current tenants pay.
Medians from the published data, for every group. Middle half: half the figures fall in this range, a quarter below it and a quarter above. Method
NSW publishes rents and sale prices by postcode, so these are postcode 2500's figures: the whole postcode, which includes Wollongong, West Wollongong, Keiraville, Gwynneville, Mangerton, North Wollongong and other suburbs. Postcode 2500
July–Sept 2026 · NSW Fair Trading bond data
| Homes | Median | Middle half | Leases | vs a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| all homes | $670/wk | 600 | +6.3% | |
| 1-bed homes | $500/wk | 93 | +0.0% | |
| 2-bed homes | $650/wk | 322 | +4.8% | |
| 3-bed homes | $800/wk | 135 | +6.7% | |
| 4-bed homes | $980/wk | 38 | +9.5% | |
| units, any sizeCheck an increase | $640/wk | 414 | +6.7% | |
| 1-bed unitsCheck an increase | $500/wk | 81 | +0.0% | |
| 2-bed unitsCheck an increase | $640/wk | 271 | +3.2% | |
| 3-bed unitsCheck an increase | $875/wk | 58 | +4.8% | |
| houses, any sizeCheck an increase | $750/wk | 146 | +7.1% | |
| 1-bed housesCheck an increase | $525/wk | 12 | — | |
| 2-bed housesCheck an increase | $680/wk | 38 | +14.3% | |
| 3-bed housesCheck an increase | $750/wk | 62 | +4.2% | |
| 4-bed housesCheck an increase | $855/wk | 24 | — | |
| townhouses, any sizeCheck an increase | $790/wk | 40 | +2.3% | |
| 2-bed townhousesCheck an increase | $650/wk | 13 | — | |
| 3-bed townhousesCheck an increase | $750/wk | 15 | — | |
| 4-bed townhousesCheck an increase | $1,150/wk | 12 | — |
© State of New South Wales (NSW Fair Trading rental bond data). For current information go to www.nsw.gov.au.
Jan–Mar 2026 · the NSW Rent and Sales Report
| Sales of | Median | Middle half | Sales | vs a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| all homes | $843,000 | 196 | +4.1% | |
| strata homes | $750,000 | 152 | +4.2% | |
| non-strata homes | $1,203,000 | 44 | −0.2% |
© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), Rent and Sales Report.
Every postcode in the council area: Wollongong council area rents by postcode
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