Keiraville vs North Wollongong

Keiraville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 against 30 in North Wollongong. In Keiraville, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In North Wollongong, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, North Wollongong tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Keiraville

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 3)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (63% vs 17%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (45% vs 26%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

North Wollongong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($775,000 vs $882,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

North Wollongong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (67% vs 40%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Keiraville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 66/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Keiraville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 93/100)
  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 66/100)
  • But North Wollongong has more units and townhouses to downsize into (83% vs 37%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Keiraville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs -11.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Keiraville and North Wollongong drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Keiraville North Wollongong
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Keiraville North Wollongong
Walkability 75 / 66
Keiraville — Walkability: 75/100 North Wollongong — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 43 / 7
Keiraville — Safety: 43/100 North Wollongong — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Keiraville — Low fire risk: 100/100 North Wollongong — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Keiraville has more residents (4,001 vs 2,299); North Wollongong skews older (30 vs 26).

Keiraville North Wollongong
Population 4,001
+43% vs other
 2,299
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.1% -11.8%
Median age 26 30
Median household income $90,428/yr
+11% vs other
 $80,548/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+6% vs other
 $395/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Keiraville North Wollongong
0-4 3.1% / 2.6%
Keiraville — 0-4: 3.1% North Wollongong — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 8.8% / 4.3%
Keiraville — 5-14: 8.8% North Wollongong — 5-14: 4.3%
15-19 16.1% / 9.2%
Keiraville — 15-19: 16.1% North Wollongong — 15-19: 9.2%
20-24 18.9% / 15.9%
Keiraville — 20-24: 18.9% North Wollongong — 20-24: 15.9%
25-34 12.5% / 26.6%
Keiraville — 25-34: 12.5% North Wollongong — 25-34: 26.6%
35-44 8.7% / 9.5%
Keiraville — 35-44: 8.7% North Wollongong — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 9.4% / 9.3%
Keiraville — 45-54: 9.4% North Wollongong — 45-54: 9.3%
55-64 8.0% / 9.5%
Keiraville — 55-64: 8.0% North Wollongong — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 6.2% / 8.7%
Keiraville — 65-74: 6.2% North Wollongong — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 5.6% / 3.5%
Keiraville — 75-84: 5.6% North Wollongong — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 2.6% / 0.9%
Keiraville — 85+: 2.6% North Wollongong — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Keiraville 36.5% lone person
Keiraville — Lone Person: 36.5% Keiraville — Couple Families: 33.8% Keiraville — Group Household: 16.6% Keiraville — One Parent Families: 11.0% Keiraville — Other Families: 2.0%
North Wollongong 52.7% lone person
North Wollongong — Lone Person: 52.7% North Wollongong — Couple Families: 16.3% North Wollongong — Group Household: 20.0% North Wollongong — One Parent Families: 9.7% North Wollongong — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Keiraville 39.7% renting
Keiraville — Owned Outright: 38.4% Keiraville — Mortgage: 21.9% Keiraville — Renting: 39.7%
North Wollongong 67.0% renting
North Wollongong — Owned Outright: 19.7% North Wollongong — Mortgage: 13.3% North Wollongong — Renting: 67.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Keiraville North Wollongong
Bachelor Degree 16.6% / 20.8%
Keiraville — Bachelor Degree: 16.6% North Wollongong — Bachelor Degree: 20.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.7% / 12.6%
Keiraville — Certificate III & IV: 8.7% North Wollongong — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Postgraduate Degree 9.9% / 10.5%
Keiraville — Postgraduate Degree: 9.9% North Wollongong — Postgraduate Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 7.9%
Keiraville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% North Wollongong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.4%
Keiraville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% North Wollongong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Keiraville North Wollongong
England 2.8% / 3.4%
Keiraville — England: 2.8% North Wollongong — England: 3.4%
India 4.0% / 2.0%
Keiraville — India: 4.0% North Wollongong — India: 2.0%
China 3.2% / 1.7%
Keiraville — China: 3.2% North Wollongong — China: 1.7%
Italy 0.5% / 1.5%
Keiraville — Italy: 0.5% North Wollongong — Italy: 1.5%
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.1%
Keiraville — New Zealand: 0.6% North Wollongong — New Zealand: 1.1%
Nepal — / 1.5%
Keiraville — Nepal: not among its largest North Wollongong — Nepal: 1.5%
Pakistan 0.8% / —
Keiraville — Pakistan: 0.8% North Wollongong — Pakistan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Keiraville 16.1% flats / apartments
Keiraville — Flats / Apartments: 16.1% Keiraville — Houses: 63.4% Keiraville — Townhouses: 20.5%
North Wollongong 75.6% flats / apartments
North Wollongong — Flats / Apartments: 75.6% North Wollongong — Houses: 16.8% North Wollongong — Townhouses: 7.6%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Keiraville North Wollongong
Median house price $1,332,500 $1,227,500
Median unit price $882,500 $775,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 39 days
from 7 sales
 23 days
from 3 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Keiraville North Wollongong
2 bed $530K / $772K
Keiraville — 2 bed: $530K (7 sales) North Wollongong — 2 bed: $772K (29 sales)

7 vs 29 sales

3 bed $950K / $1.36M
Keiraville — 3 bed: $950K (8 sales) North Wollongong — 3 bed: $1.36M (8 sales)

8 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

North Wollongong has more industrially zoned land (16% vs 0%).

Keiraville North Wollongong
Residential 42% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 31% 34%
Environmental 12% 19%
Industrial 0% 16%
Parks and recreation 15%
same for both
Planning zones cover 100% of Keiraville and 98% of North Wollongong. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Keiraville North Wollongong
New dwellings approved 1,476
across Wollongong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Keiraville North Wollongong
Houses 2.7%
$600/wk on $1.15M
 —
Units — 3.6%
$700/wk on $1M

Ranking within NSW

Keiraville North Wollongong
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Income Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 17% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 86% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 11% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 13% of NSW

Liveability

Keiraville scores higher overall (69 vs 45); Keiraville is more walkable (75 vs 66).

Keiraville North Wollongong
Grade B C
Score 69/100 45/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

North Wollongong carries more crime risk (93 vs 57).

Keiraville North Wollongong
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
57/100
 High
93/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Keiraville North Wollongong
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
UOW Wollongong, 2.8 km
 1
UOW Wollongong, 2.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 19.8% 15.8%

Schools in Keiraville

  • Keiraville Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Aspect South Coast School, Wollongong University Independent · Combined · Special school

Schools in North Wollongong

  • Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts Government · Secondary at peers
  • Keira High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Para Meadows School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Keiraville North Wollongong
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 8
Parks & reserves 14 3
Childcare 4 2
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Keiraville North Wollongong
Walkability score 75/100 66/100
Distance to Sydney 83.2 km 83.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 79 min
same for both
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 83.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 95.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 2500
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 14
postcode 2500
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Keiraville North Wollongong
Car (driver) 54.7% / 52.6%
Keiraville — Car (driver): 54.7% North Wollongong — Car (driver): 52.6%
Worked from Home 36.5% / 31.9%
Keiraville — Worked from Home: 36.5% North Wollongong — Worked from Home: 31.9%
Walked Only 2.1% / 4.3%
Keiraville — Walked Only: 2.1% North Wollongong — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 3.4%
Keiraville — Car (passenger): 2.6% North Wollongong — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Train 1.3% / 3.9%
Keiraville — Train: 1.3% North Wollongong — Train: 3.9%
Bus 2.1% / 2.6%
Keiraville — Bus: 2.1% North Wollongong — Bus: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.7%).

Setting

Keiraville North Wollongong
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.7 km
2.7 km to a named beach
 612 m
847 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Keiraville North Wollongong
Connectivity score 69/100 58/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
1,470 premises
 24%
1,576 premises

Climate

Keiraville North Wollongong
Annual rainfall 974 mm 1,038 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Keiraville North Wollongong
PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.66 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Keiraville North Wollongong
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Wollongong
same for both

Federal electorate

Keiraville North Wollongong
Division Cunningham
same for both
Member Alison Byrnes
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Keiraville North Wollongong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Keiraville

Coastal Parks Professionals River Students Townhouses

North Wollongong

Apartments Beach Coastal Parks River Students

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