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Suburb profile ·Eurobodalla LGA · NSW ·2536

Lilli Pilli NSW 2536

Lilli Pilli is in Eurobodalla LGA, NSW, postcode 2536, with population 647.

The read

Livability-led

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$550/wk
Rising
+3.8% YoY
Mar 2025 → May 2026 · 15 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2536 · May 2026
$580
$490
Mar 2025May 2026
Why it fits

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

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$550/wk
Rent context available
3.8%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
647
647 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
4,540
311 added 12mo · 30MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,566
Median rent · wk$390

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilitytypical — rents vary ±4.5% around trend (short window, 15 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).

Investor profile

Who invests in Lilli Pilli

Owner-occupied 95%Rented 5%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.8%
407 of 1,242 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,987/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,242
Reported capital gains875
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

92% of homes here are owner-occupied and 5% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

92% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

41%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,566/mo, while renters pay about $2,383/mo — renting runs $817/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$70K
Median rent · wk
$550
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,566

Household income

$70K household · yr-14.4% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$80K
Household
$70K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
6
$300-649
24
$650-999
11
$1,000-1,499
30
$1,500-1,999
29
$2,000-2,999
62
$3,000-3,999
54
$4,000+
183

At the median asking rent, about 22% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,833/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (436 households)
Owned outright
50%
Owned with mortgage
43%
Rented
5%
Dwelling structure2.7% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
95%
Townhouse / semi
5%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 50% drive, 0% public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 46% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

23/ 100 livability index

Top 77% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 23% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (23 stops)59
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
1,326
3,223 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,223
Total incidents1,326· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault38961%
  • Sexual Offences10416%
  • Robbery41%
  • Break And Enter14022%

Population outlook

3,425 people · 20224,000 by 2032 (+16.8%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Lilli Pilli - Port Hacking - Dolans Bay SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

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

Located in New South Wales within the Eurobodalla local government area, Lilli Pilli is a small locality (postcode 2536). With a population of 647, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 59. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% 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 $550. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,566.

Public transport access includes 23 bus stops. The crime rate in the Eurobodalla LGA is below average at 3,223 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.5% 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+0.5%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,566
Rent · wk(Census)$390
Market rent · wk(2026-05)$550
Population growth · Eurobodalla LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)41,309
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change+0.5%
20012025
Development · Eurobodalla LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)179
Houses 72%Units 28%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Eurobodalla LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.2%
YoY change-0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2536ATO
Negatively geared3.8%
407 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,987/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,242
Reported capital gains875
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population647
Median age59
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,355
Personal income · wk$725
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$3,297 → $1,355
Change-58.9%
vs NSW median-79.5 pp
Median rent-58.9%
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops23
Hospitals · Eurobodalla LGAAIHW
Public2
Private1
Batemans Bay Hospitalpublic
Moruya Hospitalpublic
Mogo Day Surgeryprivate
Aged care · Eurobodalla LGAGEN
Facilities8
Residential places673
Denhams Beach Care Community130 places
Estia Health Dalmeny115 places
Catholic Healthcare Maranatha Lodge95 places
The Glen Residential Care Service92 places
IRT Dalmeny90 places
Banksia Lodge80 places
+2 more in Eurobodalla LGA
Childcare · Eurobodalla LGAACECQA
Services23
Approved places985
Exceeding NQS3
Sunshine Bay Early Learning Centre100 places
Broulee Early Learning Centre Pty Ltd98 places
Northside Early Learning Centre69 places
Batehaven Early Learning Service59 places
Batemans Bay Out of School Hours Care50 places
Little Gumnuts Moruya50 places
+17 more in Eurobodalla LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Lilli Pilli has enough direct local evidence 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 · 2026-05 · 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 · 23 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.

Lilli Pilli FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Lilli Pilli in?

    Lilli Pilli is in the Eurobodalla Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2536. Council-level context for Eurobodalla LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Lilli Pilli?

    The median weekly rent in Lilli Pilli is $550/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Lilli Pilli?

    Rent context available: Lilli Pilli 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 Lilli Pilli a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Lilli Pilli 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 Lilli Pilli?

    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 Lilli Pilli 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.