Wollongong, NSW

Wollongong has 165 suburbs tracked by NestLedger, with an average weekly rent of $706. A single person needs to earn at least $115,267/yr (median) to keep rent below 30% of income.

80 suburbs are in rental stress, where median rent exceeds 30% of median household income.

Across the 165 priced suburbs NestLedger tracks in Wollongong, weekly medians run from $520 in Airds up to $950 in Thirroul, a 1.8× spread. Where you land inside that range matters more to a budget than the citywide average does.

80 of the tracked suburbs sit in rental stress, where the median rent exceeds 30% of the local median household income. Tracked rents rose an average 6.0% over the past year, so figures date quickly.

For the long-form version of how these numbers work, see the NestLedger guides.