Port Kembla, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 5,088
- Median age
- 42
- Household income
- $1,308/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 64%
- Renting
- 34%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 2/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Port Kembla Station · 0.9 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Wollongong Hospital · 6.9 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)
$983k
Median unit (5 yr)
$595k
Sales (5 yr)
419
Sales (12 mths)
60
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
885 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 6.9% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Port Kembla PS
Secondary
Warrawong 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 · Port Kembla - Warrawong
District population (2025)
9,681
-4% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
29
houses 23 · other 6
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 Port Kembla:
- Shellharbour Road (241)
- Wentworth Street (204)
- Robertson Street (102)
- Five Islands Road (92)
- Illawarra Street (85)
- Keira Street (79)
- Allan Street (79)
- Military Road (79)
- Third Avenue (79)
- Cowper Street (78)
- Tobruk Avenue (72)
- Donaldson Street (69)
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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.