Austinmer, NSW 2515
Wollongong City Council, New South Wales
Good to Know
Austinmer, NSW 2515 is a high-value, tightly-held house market in the Wollongong City Council area, currently positioned as a long-hold capital growth submarket. Located on the Wollongong coast south of Sydney, it is home to roughly 2,725 adults across 1,188 dwellings, with a vacancy rate of 0.44%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Austinmer is exhibiting mixed supply signals. Stock on Market sits at 0.23% and Inventory at 4.83 months — above the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +6.5% YoY price growth and +4.9% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Austinmer's 1-year price growth of +6.5% outpaces rent growth of +4.9%, which is consistent with a market where capital values are the primary return driver. Indicative gross yield is 2.24%, which is below the recommended minimum of 3%, signalling weak cashflow for buy-to-let investors unless strong capital gains are the strategy.
Supply indicators are mixed: a very low Stock on Market at 0.23% and low vacancy at 0.44% point to tightly-held stock and rental pressure, but Inventory at 4.83 months and Days on Market at 110 days suggest slower transaction turnover — a tension between scarce listings and a deeper sales pipeline. For a visual snapshot, see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Austinmer — and why it matters for investors
Austinmer sits at IRSAD decile 10, indicating a highly advantaged socio-economic profile. The renter/owner split is 19% renters (neutral band) and the units/houses mix is 18% (neutral), which together point to a stable owner-occupied coastal market with a modest private rental pool. High affluence and owner-occupation typically reduce downside volatility but also support premium pricing — see the IRSAD Crossover study for how socio-economic crossover affects long-run growth.
Why suburb-level data matters for Austinmer
Council-level averages can mask pockets like Austinmer: use Austinmer's own metrics to make decisions. Typical house price is $2,360,431, indicative gross yield is 2.24%, Stock on Market is 0.23%, Inventory is 4.83 months and Days on Market are 110. These suburb-level figures drive different strategy outcomes than broader council averages — read more in our LGA vs Suburb research.
Download the full Austinmer data guide for the complete suburb-level pack.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 60
The HtAG RCS™ score of 60 bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into a single composite so you can match markets to strategy. Austinmer's profile (premium prices, low yield, strong price growth) typically scores higher for capital-growth potential but lower for cashflow resilience; inspecting the sub-scores is essential to confirm fit. Learn more about how the RCS™ is built.
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Forward signals to watch
vacancy rate — currently 0.44%: sustained sub-1% vacancy typically supports continued rental-tightness and upside pressure on rents over the next 12–24 months.
building approvals ratio — currently 0.61%: a neutral approvals reading suggests no immediate construction-driven oversupply, but changes here would materially affect medium-term inventory and price momentum.
Sydney cycle phase: a shift in the wider Sydney cycle (into a slowdown or renewed upswing) would strongly influence local demand and capital-growth momentum for Austinmer, so monitor city-wide cycle signals alongside suburb metrics.
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RCS Breakdown
Austinmer's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
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Market Trends
Austinmer's headline values — $2,418K to buy and $1,049PW to rent, a 2.25% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 88.29% and rents 58.88% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$2,418K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$1,049PW today, with rent growth at (+11.03% YoY) compared to price growth (+8.76%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Austinmer in its cycle - and is the 2.25% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
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Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Austinmer's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Austinmer carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
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Supply & Demand
Austinmer's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
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Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
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Fundamentals
Austinmer can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Austinmer genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
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Where do Austinmer prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
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Can you actually buy into Austinmer - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
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Education & Infrastructure
Austinmer looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Austinmer's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Austinmer has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Austinmer shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Austinmer has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.
The total adult population (15 years or older) of Austinmer 2515 NSW is 2,173, with a median age of 42. Of those, 53.01% are married, 9.76% are divorced or separated, 33.50% are single and 3.96% are widowed.
The average household size is 2.8 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $11,820. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $2,726 which is 23.06% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)