House prices and rents along the coast
Median sale prices for the March quarter 2026 and weekly rents for the June quarter 2026 in every postcode we work in, from the NSW Rent and Sales Report, and who lives in each suburb from the 2021 Census.
At a glance
Median house prices by postcode
Gerringong and Gerroa · 2534
+13.2% on a year earlier
Kiama and Jamberoo · 2533
+14.1% on a year earlier
Berry and Shoalhaven Heads · 2535
+4.3% on a year earlier
Shell Cove and Shellharbour · 2529
+9.7% on a year earlier
The largest rises in median house prices on a year earlier were in Albion Park and Calderwood (2527, +18.8%), Kiama and Jamberoo (2533, +14.1%), Gerringong and Gerroa (2534, +13.2%), Warrawong and Lake Heights (2502, +12.9%).
By postcode
| Area | Postcode | Median house | 1 year | Median unit | Rent, house | 1 year | Rent, unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Cove and Shellharbour | 2529 | $1,275,000 | +9.7% | $850,000 | $810 | +3.2% | $660 |
| Warilla and Lake Illawarra | 2528 | $995,000 | +6.4% | $865,000 | $700 | +2.9% | $495 |
| Albion Park and Calderwood | 2527 | $1,010,000 | +18.8% | $798,000 | $800 | +15.1% | – |
| Warrawong and Lake Heights | 2502 | $920,000 | +12.9% | – | $690 | +11.3% | $500 |
| Kiama and Jamberoo | 2533 | $1,631,000 | +14.1% | $950,000 | $830 | +4.1% | $650 |
| Gerringong and Gerroa · leasing | 2534 | $1,775,000 | +13.2% | – | $850 | +7.6% | – |
| Berry and Shoalhaven Heads | 2535 | $1,618,000 | +4.3% | – | $800 | +23.1% | – |
| Nowra and Bomaderry | 2541 | $780,000 | +9.1% | $609,000 | $570 | +3.6% | $390 |
Sale prices: NSW Rent and Sales Report, March quarter 2026, median price of sales in each postcode (houses are non-strata titles, units are strata). Rents: June quarter 2026, median weekly rent of new bonds lodged with NSW Fair Trading. A dash means the figure wasn't published because there were too few sales or bonds. © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), CC BY 4.0. Medians are a guide, not a valuation.
By suburb
| Suburb | Postcode | People | Median age | Owned outright | Mortgage | Renting | Household income a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Cove and Shellharbour | |||||||
| Shell Cove | 2529 | 7,591 | 40 | 35.4% | 42% | 19.4% | $2,452 |
| Shellharbour | 2529 | 3,520 | 46 | 37.3% | 27.2% | 32.7% | $1,596 |
| Flinders | 2529 | 7,118 | 36 | 28.9% | 45.7% | 24% | $2,103 |
| Dunmore | 2529 | 318 | 41 | 44.1% | 37.8% | 9.9% | $2,214 |
| Oak Flats | 2529 | 6,840 | 42 | 41.6% | 32.1% | 24.1% | $1,488 |
| Blackbutt | 2529 | 3,291 | 43 | 40.6% | 28.6% | 29.4% | $1,604 |
| Shellharbour City Centre | 2529 | 457 | 71 | 20.7% | 14.6% | 33.3% | $949 |
| Warilla and Lake Illawarra | |||||||
| Warilla | 2528 | 6,226 | 45 | 34.7% | 21.3% | 40.4% | $987 |
| Barrack Heights | 2528 | 6,003 | 41 | 36.3% | 28.4% | 33% | $1,340 |
| Barrack Point | 2528 | 725 | 48 | 47.6% | 31.2% | 19% | $1,836 |
| Lake Illawarra | 2528 | 3,288 | 43 | 26.6% | 21% | 48.3% | $1,069 |
| Mount Warrigal | 2528 | 4,880 | 42 | 42.3% | 29.4% | 25.7% | $1,365 |
| Windang | 2528 | 2,610 | 56 | 52.8% | 22.4% | 21.4% | $916 |
| Albion Park and Calderwood | |||||||
| Albion Park | 2527 | 13,826 | 36 | 31.6% | 49.1% | 17.5% | $1,938 |
| Albion Park Rail | 2527 | 6,920 | 41 | 33.9% | 36.6% | 26.5% | $1,411 |
| Calderwood | 2527 | 3,013 | 30 | 13.3% | 65.8% | 19.8% | $2,431 |
| Tullimbar | 2527 | 1,840 | 32 | 21.9% | 56.3% | 19.8% | $2,217 |
| Croom | 2527 | 112 | 38 | 50% | 28.1% | 15.6% | $1,718 |
| Tongarra | 2527 | 141 | 46 | 30.2% | 46.5% | 27.9% | $3,041 |
| Yellow Rock Ridge | 2527 | 226 | 45 | 60% | 25.7% | 12.9% | $2,321 |
| Warrawong and Lake Heights | |||||||
| Warrawong | 2502 | 4,659 | 41 | 32.6% | 15.4% | 47.5% | $908 |
| Lake Heights | 2502 | 4,105 | 36 | 37.5% | 30.8% | 28.8% | $1,356 |
| Primbee | 2502 | 1,623 | 44 | 41.6% | 25.7% | 31% | $1,341 |
| Cringila | 2502 | 2,156 | 38 | 44.5% | 25.9% | 26.1% | $1,117 |
| Kiama and Jamberoo | |||||||
| Kiama | 2533 | 7,904 | 52 | 45.4% | 25.6% | 22.4% | $1,572 |
| Kiama Downs | 2533 | 5,087 | 43 | 46.4% | 38.9% | 13.4% | $2,103 |
| Kiama Heights | 2533 | 878 | 47 | 50% | 36.3% | 12.7% | $1,758 |
| Minnamurra | 2533 | 804 | 50 | 55.6% | 29.3% | 10.4% | $1,577 |
| Bombo | 2533 | 175 | 40 | 27.1% | 42.4% | 23.7% | $2,594 |
| Jamberoo | 2533 | 1,910 | 50 | 53.3% | 32.7% | 10.4% | $2,131 |
| Jerrara | 2533 | 132 | 41 | 52.5% | 27.5% | 0% | $2,899 |
| Curramore | 2533 | 220 | 52 | 62% | 23.9% | 11.3% | $2,178 |
| Saddleback Mountain | 2533 | 67 | 59 | 68% | 28% | 0% | $1,916 |
| Gerringong and Gerroa | |||||||
| Gerringong | 2534 | 4,165 | 46 | 44.1% | 31.7% | 19.5% | $1,899 |
| Gerroa | 2534 | 571 | 56 | 51.9% | 20.3% | 20.3% | $1,919 |
| Berry and Shoalhaven Heads | |||||||
| Berry | 2535 | 3,098 | 57 | 51.5% | 24.1% | 12.3% | $1,495 |
| Shoalhaven Heads | 2535 | 3,248 | 56 | 54.5% | 23.7% | 18.2% | $1,066 |
| Coolangatta | 2535 | 324 | 51 | 53.6% | 41.8% | 6.4% | $2,058 |
| Jaspers Brush | 2535 | 362 | 55 | 64.4% | 20.5% | 12.9% | $1,890 |
| Broughton | 2535 | 85 | 57 | 70.6% | 0% | 11.8% | $2,550 |
| Broughton Vale | 2535 | 180 | 62 | 71.2% | 15.2% | 4.5% | $2,143 |
| Berry Mountain | 2535 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bellawongarah | 2535 | 116 | 62 | 70.5% | 22.7% | 0% | $2,187 |
| Back Forest | 2535 | 91 | 56 | 65.6% | 28.1% | 0% | $1,374 |
| Brogers Creek | 2535 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Budderoo | 2535 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bundewallah | 2535 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Far Meadow | 2535 | 209 | 60 | 61.4% | 27.7% | 10.8% | $1,930 |
| Wattamolla | 2535 | 71 | 61 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 0% | $2,750 |
| Woodhill | 2535 | 94 | 57 | 67.6% | 23.5% | 8.8% | $1,875 |
| Nowra and Bomaderry | |||||||
| Nowra | 2541 | 9,956 | 40 | 28.3% | 21.8% | 45.8% | $1,037 |
| Bomaderry | 2541 | 6,738 | 45 | 37.2% | 25.8% | 34.5% | $1,119 |
| North Nowra | 2541 | 5,856 | 39 | 37.4% | 32.9% | 28.3% | $1,411 |
| South Nowra | 2541 | 3,165 | 33 | 22.4% | 40.2% | 34.8% | $1,789 |
| West Nowra | 2541 | 1,504 | 33 | 25.9% | 34.6% | 37.5% | $1,493 |
| Bangalee | 2541 | 818 | 46 | 45.6% | 46.7% | 7% | $2,181 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census of Population and Housing. © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. A dash means the ABS didn't publish the figure for a very small population. You may reuse these tables with credit to Monique Field Property and the original sources.
Which part of the coast has the highest house prices?
Postcode 2534 (Gerringong and Gerroa), with a median house price of $1,775,000 in the March quarter 2026, according to the NSW Rent and Sales Report.
Where do these figures come from?
Sale prices and rents are from the NSW Rent and Sales Report, published quarterly by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice from sales records and new rental bonds. Population figures are from the ABS 2021 Census. We update this page when new data is published.
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