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Wollongbar NSW 2477

Wollongbar is in Ballina LGA, NSW, postcode 2477, with population 3,261.

The read

Growth-momentum

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.

$700/wk
Rising
+12.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → May 2026 · 15 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2477 · May 2026
$750
$600
Mar 2025May 2026
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

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Median house
$1.1M
House median, latest period
↑32.1%YoY D7 vs AU
Median rent
$700/wk
Rent context available
↑12.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.5%
Below investor band
D10 vs AU
Population
3,261
3K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
8h 49m
727.1 km to Sydney CBD · free-flow
Solar
3,938
193 added 12mo · 23MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets

Houses to Q2'26 · Units to Q3'25 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Derived from this suburb's own price, rent and income history
Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2005Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+6.0%
5-yr
+6.2%
10-yr
+7.9%
Indicative cashflow-$477/wk (-$24,780/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Market turnover5.3% of homes traded/yr (66 sales · +25% vs 3-yr avg)
Rent stabilitytypical — rents vary ±5.9% around trend (short window, 15 pts)
Value vs advantage-6% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 7)

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).

Investment grade

Composite · growth · yield · stability
Cgrade · 52/100 · top 48% of 3,605AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 52% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth28
Rental yield66
Stability59
Volatility-10.3ppCycle-2.0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Wollongbar

Owner-occupied 75%Rented 25%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.8%
366 of 1,171 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,852/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,171
Reported capital gains765
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)61.3/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

74% of homes here are owner-occupied and 25% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

74% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 3.5% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

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

Mortgage affordability

RBA rate · ABS Census 2021 household income
71%
of household income to service a new loan
16.4 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $5,036/mo vs median rent $3,033/mo (+66% · +$462/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $4,010/mo (-1,026) · at 6.0% (current): $5,036/mo · at 8.0%: $6,164/mo (+1,127)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Similar-priced suburbs in other council areas that rate higher on a metric.

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
Buying
12.3x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
43%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,842/mo, while renters pay about $3,033/mo — renting runs $1,191/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.05M
Household income · yr
$85K
Median rent · wk
$700
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,842
Gross yield
3.5%

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$85K household · yr+3.5% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$100K
Household
$85K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)9% could service the median house
Under $300
30
$300-649
115
$650-999
172
$1,000-1,499
209
$1,500-1,999
148
$2,000-2,999
252
$3,000-3,999
130
$4,000+
87

Serviceability line: a household needs about $3,874/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 68% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,333/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

ABS Census 2021
Tenure (1,208 households)0.6% social housing
Owned outright
37%
Owned with mortgage
37%
Rented
25%
Dwelling structure5.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
84%
Townhouse / semi
7%
Flat / apartment
8%

Getting to work: 79% drive, 1% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 17% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

ACARA 2025
Total1
Avg ICSEA1028
Students243
Government1
  • Wollongbar Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1028

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
79/ 100 livability index

Top 21% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 79% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access62
Public transport (93 stops)96
Schools & hospitals25

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
1,941
4,049 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

lga
Rate · per 100k4,049
Total incidents1,941· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault34646%
  • Sexual Offences14519%
  • Robbery162%
  • Break And Enter24232%

Bushfire exposure

NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land
Moderate exposure ~18.6%
~18.6% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~2.7% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Short-term rentals

Inside Airbnb
9
active listings · ~2.8 per 1,000 residents
56%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
44%
run by multi-listing operators

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Planning zones

NSW Land Zoning (EPI)
Dominant zone Deferred Matter
Other 48% Rural / Green wedge 40% Residential 10% Public / Open space 1%
Residential density: Low

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

ABS projection · Ballina Surrounds SA2 area · 2022 base
18,611 people · 202222,667 by 2032 (+21.8%)

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

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

Wollongbar (postcode 2477) is a smaller residential area in New South Wales within the Ballina local government area. It is home to about 3,261 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Wollongbar is $1.1 million, having risen steeply by 32.1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $725,000 (+16.6% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $700. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,842.

Wollongbar is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1028, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 93 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ballina LGA is moderate at 4,049 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Wollongbar shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.5%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 12.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +32.1% 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 Yield3.5%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$1.1M/$1.5M· Near Median
Affordability12.3x↓ Stretched
Price Momentum+32.1%↑ Rising
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,842
Rent · wk(Census)$420
Market rent · wk(2026-05)$700
Gross yield2.1%
Price / income12.3x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2026-Q2)7
Population growth · Ballina LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)48,603
5-year growth+1.3% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Ballina LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)153
Houses 74%Units 26%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Ballina LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.7%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2477ATO
Negatively geared4.8%
366 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,852/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,171
Reported capital gains765
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3,261
Median age40
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,639
Personal income · wk$792
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,280 → $1,639
Change+28%
vs NSW median+7.4 pp
Median rent+23.5%
gentrifyingvs NSW 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Professionals355Technicians & Trades214Community & Personal Service211Clerical & Administrative200Managers197
Top industriesCensus
Healthcare291Education194Retail Trade180Construction144Accommodation & Food113
Top ancestryCensus
English1,498Australian1,360Irish431Scottish424German172
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining2
TransportGTFS
Bus stops93
Hospitals · Ballina LGAAIHW
Public1
Private1
Ballina District Hospitalpublic
Ballina Day Surgeryprivate
Aged care · Ballina LGAGEN
Facilities6
Residential places586
Bupa Ballina125 places
St Andrew's Village Ballina123 places
Florence Price Gardens120 places
BaptistCare Maranoa Centre - Alstonville90 places
Crowley Retirement Village77 places
Alstonville Adventist Aged Care Facility51 places
Childcare · Ballina LGAACECQA
Services26
Approved places1,531
Exceeding NQS9
Imagine Childcare and Preschool Ballina144 places
Harmony Early Education Lennox Head98 places
Goodstart Early Learning Ballina90 places
Seeds Early Learning Centre - Ballina88 places
Emmanuel Anglican College Early Learning Centre80 places
St Anne's Long Day Care Centre76 places
+20 more in Ballina LGA
Nearby in Ballina LGA12
West Ballina$1.0M · 3,230Alstonville$1.0M · 5,912Cumbalum$1.3M · 2,211East Ballina$1.4M · 5,882Ballina$980K · 9,735Meerschaum Vale$1.1M · 372Skennars Head$1.7M · 1,303Lennox Head$1.7M · 7,687Rous Mill$1.3M · 204Coolgardie$1.3M · 132Pimlico$868K · 358Keith Hall$970K · 156
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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 · 2026-Q2 · 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 · 2026-05 · 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 · 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 · 93 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.

Wollongbar FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wollongbar in?

    Wollongbar is in the Ballina Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2477. Council-level context for Ballina LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Wollongbar?

    The current median house price in Wollongbar, 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 Wollongbar?

    The median weekly rent in Wollongbar is $700/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Wollongbar?

    Rent context available: Wollongbar 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 Wollongbar a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Wollongbar show: Moderate 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 Wollongbar?

    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 Wollongbar 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.