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Suburb profile ·Wollongong LGA · NSW ·2530

Huntley NSW 2530

Huntley is in Wollongong LGA, NSW, postcode 2530, with population 66.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$680/wk
Rising
+1.1% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2530 · Jun 2026
$720
$645
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

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Median house
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No local house series
Median rent
$680/wk
Rent context available
↑1.1%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
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Need rent + price
Population
224,327
224K via Wollongong LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
—
No matched school data
Drive to city
—
Not in commute dataset
Solar
6,971
419 added 12mo · 44MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$2,600
Median rent · wk$350

Trend & investor depth

Derived from this suburb's own price, rent and income history
Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±2.6% around trend (short window, 13 pts)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,600/mo, while renters pay about $2,947/mo — renting runs $347/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$101K
Median rent · wk
$680
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,600

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$101K household · yr+22.4% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$54K
Family
$85K
Household
$101K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
7,752
3,494 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

lga
Rate · per 100k3,494
Total incidents7,752· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault1,66455%
  • Sexual Offences61720%
  • Robbery411%
  • Break And Enter70323%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

Code baseline only

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

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SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

ABS projection · Horsley - Kembla Grange SA2 area · 2022 base
12,990 people · 202219,366 by 2032 (+49.1%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Horsley - Kembla Grange SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Huntley NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Wollongong local government area, Huntley is a quiet locality (postcode 2530). The area has roughly 66 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $101K per year, with an average household size of 3.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count.

The current median weekly rent is $680. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.

Public transport access includes 8 bus stops. The crime rate in the Wollongong LGA is below average at 3,494 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,600
Rent · wk(Census)$350
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$680
Population growth · Wollongong LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)224,327
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Wollongong LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,461
Houses 25%Units 75%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Wollongong LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.6%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2530ATO
Negatively geared5.1%
1,049 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,037/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,053
Reported capital gains1,230
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population66
Median age44
Household size3.3
HH income · wk$1,937
Personal income · wk$1,031
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,062 → $1,937
Change-6.1%
vs NSW median-26.7 pp
Median rent+75%
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops8
Hospitals · Wollongong LGAAIHW
Public5
Private6
Bulli Hospitalpublic
Coledale Hospitalpublic
Illawarra Mental Health Servicespublic
Port Kembla Hospitalpublic
Wollongong Hospitalpublic
Figtree Private Hospitalprivate
+5 more in Wollongong LGA
Aged care · Wollongong LGAGEN
Facilities21
Residential places2,120
IRT Woonona201 places
Marco Polo Woonona Care Services168 places
Marco Polo Aged Care Facility167 places
IRT William Beach Gardens160 places
Warrigal Wollongong155 places
Estia Health Figtree120 places
+15 more in Wollongong LGA
Childcare · Wollongong LGAACECQA
Services157
Approved places8,355
Exceeding NQS55
Fun-Damentals - Sport & Movement Skills150 places
Our Space OOSH Pty Ltd135 places
Cedars Christian College Prep Program130 places
Peak TIGS130 places
LITTLE ZAKS ACADEMY CORRIMAL122 places
CatholicCare OOSH- Good Samaritan Fairy Meadow121 places
+151 more in Wollongong LGA
Nearby in Wollongong LGA12
Kembla Heights · 88Dombarton$745K · 130Clifton$2.6M · 35Spring Hill · 92Marshall Mount$3.5M · 177Yallah$1.3M · 122Koonawarra$774K · 3,732Towradgi$1.4M · 3,241Gwynneville$1.3M · 3,139Coniston$1.1M · 2,267Cringila$700K · 2,156Primbee$1.1M · 1,623
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Huntley for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 8 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Huntley is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches and hospital coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Next step path
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Stronger nearby reads

If Huntley feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Kembla Heights most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$325/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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Dombarton better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$380/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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Clifton better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$200/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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Huntley FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Huntley in?

    Huntley is in the Wollongong Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2530. Council-level context for Wollongong LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Huntley?

    The median weekly rent in Huntley is $680/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Huntley?

    Rent context available: Huntley has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Huntley a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Huntley show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Huntley?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Huntley data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.