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Suburb profile ·Wollongong LGA · NSW ·2502

Primbee NSW 2502

Primbee is in Wollongong LGA, NSW, postcode 2502, with population 1,623.

The read

Livability-led

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$640/wk
+15.3% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2502 · Apr 2026
$650
$505
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$1.1M
House median, latest period
2.8%YoY D7 vs AU
Median rent
$640/wk
Rent context available
15.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.0%
Low yield band
D9 vs AU
Population
1,623
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
1,415
65 added 12mo · 10MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Houses to Q3'25 · Units to 2018 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2007Peak · 2025

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)3-yr +6.9%/yr · 5-yr +10.7%/yr · 10-yr +7.7%/yr
Indicative cashflow-$571/wk (-$29,696/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
16.1x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
48%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,904/mo, while renters pay about $2,773/mo — renting runs $869/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.12M
Household income · yr
$70K
Median rent · wk
$640
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,904
Gross yield
3.0%

Household income

$70K household · yr-15.3% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$99K
Household
$70K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA943
Students88
Government1
  • Primbee Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 943
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

Primbee NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Primbee is a small locality in New South Wales within the Wollongong local government area (postcode 2502). It is home to about 1,623 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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 most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

Median house prices in Primbee stand at $1.1 million, having moved higher by 2.8% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $250,000 (-34.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $640. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,904.

Primbee is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 943, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 15 bus stops. The crime rate in the Wollongong LGA is below average at 3,563 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Primbee shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 16.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +2.8% year-on-year. 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
Rental Yield3.0% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.1M/$1.5M· Near Median
Affordability16.1x Stretched
Price Momentum+2.8%· Stable
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,904
Rent · wk(Census)$350
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$640
Gross yield1.6%
Price / income16.1x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q3)13
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 2502ATO
Negatively geared229 (3.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,852/yr
Landlords (rental income)617
Reported capital gains273
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,623
Median age44
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,341
Personal income · wk$669
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops15
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Primbee carries 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 · 2025-Q3 · 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
Available
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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 15 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.

Primbee FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Primbee in?

    Primbee is in the Wollongong Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2502. Council-level context for Wollongong LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Primbee?

    The current median house price in Primbee, NSW is $1.1M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Primbee?

    The median weekly rent in Primbee is $640/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Primbee?

    Rent context available: Primbee 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.

  5. Is Primbee a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Primbee show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Primbee?

    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.

  7. How often is the Primbee 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.