Warilla real estate
NSW 2528 · Shellharbour City Council · About 4 km from our Shell Cove office
The suburb
Living in Warilla
Warilla sits on the coast just south of the entrance to Lake Illawarra, with Lake Illawarra suburb and Mount Warrigal to the north and west, and Barrack Heights and Barrack Point to the south. Its beach is the northernmost in the City of Shellharbour. Warilla became a township in 1951, and most of its houses were built in the 1950s and 1960s, many by the NSW Housing Commission, when it drew a large share of migrant workers.
Today the streets are a mix of original post-war houses, renovated homes, public housing and newer houses built on older blocks. Much of the original stock is reaching the end of its life, and the council's Warilla Town Centre Plan identifies sites around Warilla Grove for higher-density housing, so the suburb is slowly changing. Buyers range from first-home buyers and families to builders and investors.
The market
Prices and rents in Warilla
Median house price, postcode 2528
+6.4% on a year earlier
Median unit or townhouse price, 2528
+35.4% on a year earlier
Median weekly rent, houses, 2528
+2.9% on a year earlier
Median weekly rent, units, 2528
−1% on a year earlier
Postcode sale prices: NSW Rent and Sales Report, March quarter 2026, sales in postcode 2528. Rents: NSW Rent and Sales Report, June quarter 2026, median of new bonds lodged with NSW Fair Trading for postcode 2528. © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), CC BY 4.0. Medians are a guide, not a valuation. Compare all suburbs.
Living here
The beach, the lake entrance and Warilla Grove
Warilla Beach runs from the entrance of Little Lake at its southern end to the sand spit that reaches toward Windang Island and the mouth of Lake Illawarra in the north. The Warilla-Barrack Point Surf Life Saving Club, which dates from 1960, is at the northern end on Osborne Parade, and a rock seawall built in the 1960s protects the beach-front.
Warilla Grove Shopping Centre on Shellharbour Road and the shops on George Street and Lake Entrance Road cover everyday needs. Warilla Public School is on Leawarra Avenue and Warilla North Public School on Oldfield Street, while Warilla High School is on Keross Avenue in Barrack Heights and Lake Illawarra High School is nearby. Stockland Shellharbour and Shellharbour Hospital are a short drive away.
Public schools in Warilla
- Mount Warrigal Public School · Primary School
- Peterborough School · School for specific purposes
- Warilla North Public School · Primary School
- Warilla Public School · Primary School
The people
Who lives in Warilla
People
Median age
Median household income a week
- Owned outright 34.7%
- Owned with a mortgage 21.3%
- Rented 40.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Warilla (SAL14169). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Tenure shares are of occupied private dwellings and don't add to 100% where some households didn't say.
Selling
Selling in Warilla
Warilla prices turn on distance to the beach and the lake, the condition of the original house and the size of the block. Larger, level blocks that can take a new home or a dual occupancy draw builders and investors as well as owner-occupiers, and streets close to the sand carry a premium. We sell in Warilla from our office in Shell Cove.
Renting it out instead? We manage rental homes in Warilla too, where houses in the postcode lease for around $700 a week.
Questions
About Warilla
What is the median house price in Warilla?
Houses across postcode 2528, which includes Warilla, sold for a median of $995,000 in the March quarter 2026, up 6.4% on a year earlier, according to the NSW Rent and Sales Report. Prices within a postcode vary a lot from street to street, which is what an appraisal accounts for.
How much does it cost to rent a house in Warilla?
The median weekly rent for a house across postcode 2528 was $700 in the June quarter 2026, and $495 for a unit, from new bonds lodged with NSW Fair Trading. Ask us for a rental appraisal of your property for a figure that reflects its size and condition.
Do you sell homes in Warilla?
Yes. Monique Field Property sells and manages homes in Warilla, about 4 km from our office on Harbour Boulevard in Shell Cove. Book a free appraisal and we'll show you recent sales near you and what we'd expect your home to sell for.
What's your Warilla home worth?
A free appraisal from Monique: recent sales near you, what's on the market, and the price range she'd expect.