Lake Illawarra, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 3,288
- Median age
- 43
- Household income
- $1,069/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 48%
- Renting
- 48%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Oak Flats Station · 4.9 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Shellharbour Hospital · 2.6 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)
$855k
Median unit (5 yr)
$700k
Sales (5 yr)
381
Sales (12 mths)
48
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
299 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 51.0% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Warilla NPS
Secondary
Lake Illawarra 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 · Warilla
District population (2025)
20,725
-1% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
78
houses 30 · other 48
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 Lake Illawarra:
- Pur Pur Avenue (423)
- Peterborough Avenue (246)
- Addison Avenue (217)
- Reddall Parade (127)
- Shellharbour Road (124)
- Osborne Parade (80)
- Commerce Drive (64)
- Thomas Street (58)
- Grove Circuit (57)
- Queen Street (56)
- King Street (54)
- Beaton Street (45)