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Suburb profile ·Wollongong LGA · NSW ·2508

Lilyvale NSW 2508

Lilyvale is in Wollongong LGA, NSW, postcode 2508, with population 11.

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.

$820/wk
+20.6% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2508 · Apr 2026
$950
$650
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

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.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$820/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
20.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
224,327
224K via Wollongong LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,337
117 added 12mo · 9MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$250

Affordability

100%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress
Household income · yr
$43K
Median rent · wk
$820

Household income

$43K household · yr-47.9% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$28K
Family
$39K
Household
$43K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
7,808
3,563 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,563
Total incidents7,808· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault1,62254%
  • Sexual Offences62521%
  • Robbery472%
  • Break And Enter72224%

Full data detail

Lilyvale NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Lilyvale (postcode 2508) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Wollongong local government area. It is home to about 11 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 63. Households earn a median income of $43K per year, with an average household size of 1.4 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 +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count.

The current median weekly rent is $820.

The crime rate in the Wollongong LGA is below average at 3,563 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, 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
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$820
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)1,029
Houses288
Units741
YoY change+0%
Employment · Wollongong LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.6%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2508ATO
Negatively geared480 (8.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,971/yr
Landlords (rental income)960
Reported capital gains502
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population11
Median age63
Household size1.4
HH income · wk$824
Personal income · wk$537
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Top ancestryCensus
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Lilyvale is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

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 · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · 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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 Lilyvale 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, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Cleveland most similar
similar rent profile

pop same · rent -$595/wk

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

Bellambi better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +4000 · adds house price coverage · rent -$568/wk

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

Warrawong better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +4600 · adds house price coverage · rent -$550/wk

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

Lilyvale FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Lilyvale in?

    Lilyvale is in the Wollongong Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2508. 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 Lilyvale?

    The median weekly rent in Lilyvale is $820/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Lilyvale?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Lilyvale rents screen above the local benchmark. 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 Lilyvale a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Lilyvale 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 Lilyvale?

    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 Lilyvale 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.