Fernhill, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 987
- Median age
- 45
- Household income
- $1,107/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 45%
- Renting
- 50%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 3/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Towradgi Station · 1.2 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Wollongong Hospital · 4.6 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$1.13m
Median unit (5 yr)
$940k
Sales (5 yr)
61
Sales (12 mths)
11
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
94 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 100.0% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Tarrawanna PS
Secondary
Corrimal HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
District population (2025)
22,303
+3% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
91
houses 27 · other 64
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Fernhill:
- Douglas Road (50)
- Pringle Road (41)
- Wallace Road (41)
- Bruce Road (40)
- Charles Road (25)
- Buckland Street (24)
- Princes Highway (21)
- Wright Street (15)
- Caldwell Avenue (10)
- Meares Street (10)
- Ross Street (8)
- Meadow Street (7)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.