Median house price
$1.27M
+15% change
NSW · Wollongong Council
Gwynneville, 2500
Est. population · Jun 2025
3,615
Growth (1 yr)
+1.1%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.4%
Median age
29
Median income
$1,394/wk
Employment rate
53.7%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,275,000
Languages at home
36.9%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Arabic, Urdu
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Café precinct
- Cycling
Suburb profile
Gwynneville is a practical mid-sized suburb in Wollongong Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with family life visible on every street. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Buses make it easy to move between neighbouring suburbs without relying on the car.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Occasional new builds add variety while most of the suburb keeps its established look.
Against similar metro suburbs, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because safety, plus community and employment lag behind, despite relative strength in growth momentum. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Gwynneville snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$650/wk
Houses $720 · Units $620
Population (ERP)
3,615
+1.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.1%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#68
among Metro Sydney · Emerging
Safety
93rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
68th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
79th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 51.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 27% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 1935th in Australia
- State rank
- 569th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #68 among Metro Sydney · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #417 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $620
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $720
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $650
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 758
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,275,000
- Median price change
- +15.4%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
3,615(June 2025)
+1.1% annual · +3.4% over 5 years · 68th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.1%
- 5-year growth
- +3.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +38
- Change in 5 years
- +118
- Growth rank in NSW
- 68th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~3,750), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 3,139
- Median age
- 29
- Median household income / week
- $1,394
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 68 of 1,114
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,250
- Employment rate
- 53.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 597 / 195 / 227 (+ 5 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 558
- Against the person
- 82
- Against property
- 172
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 154.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 38 residents
- State safety percentile
- 93th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -2.4%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions1025
- Malicious Damage To Property396
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault312
- Steal From Retail Store502
- Transport Regulatory Offences1491
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 16
- Median school ICSEA (15 schools)
- 1,083
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 79th
School list
- St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1083 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 175 students · Top SEA quarter 37% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
- Gwynneville Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1065 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 60% · 271 students · Top SEA quarter 34% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
- Para Meadows SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 945 · 23th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 113 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Keiraville Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1103 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 48% · 297 students · Top SEA quarter 44% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Illawarra Hospital SchoolSpecial · Government · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Keira High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 984 · 39th percentile · LBOTE 41% · 723 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Smiths Hill High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1186 · 99th percentile · LBOTE 42% · 736 students · Top SEA quarter 67% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Wollongong High School of the Performing ArtsSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1075 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 1,169 students · Top SEA quarter 34% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Elonera Montessori SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1108 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 187 students · Top SEA quarter 44% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Wollongong Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1084 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 70% · 579 students · Top SEA quarter 40% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
71 public transport stops in this suburb
- Irvine St At Madoline St
- Irvine St At Madoline St
- Irvine St Opp Madoline St
- Irvine St Opp Madoline St
- Wiseman Park Bowling Club, Foley St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
85 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 restaurants · 1 fast food · 1 places of worship · 7 playgrounds · 2 sports centres · 1 petrol stations · 2 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 71 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 11 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 36/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.96
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.91
Food & drink(3)
- Fast food
- Restaurant (2)
Shopping(1)
- Convenience store
Community(2)
- Gwynneville Primary SchoolSchool
10 Acacia Avenue, Gwynneville
- St Brigids Catholic Primary SchoolSchool
2 Vickery Street
Sport & outdoors(18)
- Beaton ParkPark
- Park (4)
- Wiseman ParkPark
- Picnic area
- Playground (7)
- Beaton Park Leisure CentreSports centre
- Snake Pit Basket Ball StadiumSports centre
- Sports field
- Wiseman Park Tennis ClubSports field
Transport(18)
18 bus stops
Other(14)
- Bench (5)
- Bicycle Parking (6)
- Hairdresser
- Motorcycle Parking
- Parking (15)
- AmpolPetrol station
162 Gipps Road, Gwynneville
- Omar MosquePlace of worship
- Gwynneville Post Office, Lotteries & Art HubPost office
- Gwynnville Post OfficePost office
- Public toilets
- Student Accommodation
- Track (7)
- University
- Waste Basket
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Beaton ParkPark
- Wiseman ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Omar Mosque
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Wollongong Hospital (1.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 91
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 25.2
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 11 proposals
July 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure12 MOUNTVIEW AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Additional Information Requested
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure5 MURPHYS AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure7 ACACIA AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Additional Information Requested
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation2 CRAWFORD AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
May 2026
- Demolition; Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure11 JOHN STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Under Assessment
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Garage, carport or carparking space17 EASTERN STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
April 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation5 FAIRY STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
February 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure30 VICKERY STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
January 2026
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)31 CATHERINE STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)26 CRAWFORD AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)12 BERKELEY ROAD GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
2025· 16 proposals
December 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure9 ACACIA AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure9 MOUNTVIEW AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
October 2025
- Attached dwelling; Demolition; Subdivision; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation47 ACACIA AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
September 2025
- Demolition47 ACACIA AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
August 2025
- Subdivision23 MURPHYS AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
July 2025
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)5 ACACIA AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
June 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Entertainment associated with existing premises1-3 FOLEY STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
- Subdivision34 BERKELEY ROAD GWYNNEVILLE 2500Withdrawn
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure24 JOHN STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
April 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure27 FOLEY STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
March 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure51 ACACIA AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
- Demolition15 ACACIA AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
- Demolition; Subdivision; Medium Density Housing; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation17 CATHERINE STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
- Dual occupancy; Subdivision; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)222 GIPPS ROAD GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation15 ACACIA AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
January 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure3 ACACIA AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
2024· 13 proposals
November 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah24 JOHN STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
October 2024
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)26 CRAWFORD AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation57 ACACIA AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation5 22 FRANCES STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space27 FOLEY STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure37 ACACIA AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation5A FAIRY STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
May 2024
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space27 FOLEY STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
March 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation2 CRAWFORD AVENUE GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure28 JOHN STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
- Demolition; Subdivision; Medium Density Housing; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation17 CATHERINE STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
February 2024
- Place of public worship; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure9 FOLEY STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
January 2024
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)13 FRANCES STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
2023· 1 proposal
December 2023
- Boarding house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure19 PAULSGROVE STREET GWYNNEVILLE 2500Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- RoadworksPrinces Motorway, Memorial Drive17 Aug 2026 – 19 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Cunningham
- Member of Parliament
- Alison BYRNES (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 132,139
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +2.5 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 32.5%Labor 67.5%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.2 km away).
Coalition 26.5%Labor 73.5%
5.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- GwynnevilleLabor 76.2% · Coalition 23.8% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- KeiravilleLabor 71.9% · Coalition 28.1% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- Wollongong NorthLabor 71.5% · Coalition 28.5% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- WollongongLabor 73.9% · Coalition 26.1% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- Wollongong SouthLabor 71.7% · Coalition 28.3% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Wollongong Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.