Huntley NSW 2530

Located in New South Wales, Huntley sits 102 km from Sydney CBD, around 1 hour 35 minutes by car. The suburb has 66 residents, a median age of 44, and a median household income of $100,724 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 32.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,600. Huntley is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Huntley's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $958,000, roughly 38% below where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$957,500

last 7 quarters

4% below its 3 neighbours (median $995,000)

↓ −38.1% year-on-year

Based on 58 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 36 days — median across 19 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 6 sales $580K
  • 4 bed 37 sales $1.01M

Land

$505,000

last 5 quarters
↑ +15.0% year-on-year

Based on 47 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 196 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Huntley are currently listed at around $1.1 million on average. Based on 8 houses listed in the past six months.

$1.1M

8 houses listed in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Huntley rent for around $885 a week on average, based on 8 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$885/wk

8 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$732/wk
54 bonds
+42% since 2021
2-bed units
$530/wk
18 bonds
+35% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2530 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

81 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 37% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2530.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
4.2% above the typical range
Top 20% in NSW

$885/week ($46,000 a year) on a $1.1 million median

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

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Huntley killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Wollongong City Council has published 22 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 22 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Huntley is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Huntley.

24
out of 100
Bottom 18% in NSW
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
2.0 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
1.1 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.9 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
32 min
Span of service
13.8 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Huntley.

48
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
26%
Premises covered
27
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 70%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 26%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 4%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Wollongong: council population

The whole council area, not just Huntley · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
224,327
+1.0% in a year
Change
+2,123
people since 2024
Density
328
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+562
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-112
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+1,673
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
10/10
9/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
9/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
4/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Huntley is home to 66 residents, with a median age of 44, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $101,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

66

32.0% since 2016

Median Age

44

7.3% since 2016

Median Household Income

$100,724/yr

6.1% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$350/wk

75.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,600/mo

Avg Household Size

3.3

22.2% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$53,612/yr

39.1% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

20.0%

Total Dwellings

15

11.8% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

75.0%

50.0% since 2016

Houses

93.3%

6.7% since 2016

Rental Stress

18.1%

86.6% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

31.0%

Work From Home

64.3%

459.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 14 (93.3%)
Flats / Apartments 1 (6.7%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 9 (75.0%)
Renting 3 (25.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
62.1%
English Spoken at Home
65.2%
Employment Rate
51.9%
11.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
31.8%

Occupations

Managers 9 (36.0%)
Labourers 7 (28.0%)
Technicians & Trades 5 (20.0%)
Professionals 3 (12.0%)
Sales 3 (12.0%)

Religion

Christianity 34 (51.5%)
No Religion 11 (16.7%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Italy 5 (7.6%)

Age Distribution

0-4 6 (9.1%)
5-14 4 (6.1%)
15-19 6 (9.1%)
20-24 3 (4.5%)
25-34 11 (16.7%)
35-44 5 (7.6%)
45-54 7 (10.6%)
55-64 12 (18.2%)
65-74 6 (9.1%)
75-84 4 (6.1%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 3 (100.0%)

Commute to Work

Worked from Home 9 (64.3%)
Car (driver) 5 (35.7%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 10 (15.2%)
Bachelor Degree 5 (7.6%)
Postgraduate Degree 3 (4.5%)

Cars per Dwelling

3 cars 5 (27.8%)
4+ cars 3 (16.7%)

Council Rates

Wollongong
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,751 a year through Wollongong based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,751/yr
42% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Huntley's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Environmental 70%
  • Residential 18%
  • Rural and farming 9%
  • Parks and recreation 1%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Wollongong

The whole council area, not just Huntley · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 1,476 new dwellings were approved across Wollongong. That mix is 422 houses and 1,054 units. Approvals are down 31.3% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,476dwellings
-31.3% YoY
Houses
422
detached dwellings
Units
1,054
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 5.9 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 19.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.45 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 7 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Kembla Grange monitoring station, 8.0 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Mittagong (Alfred Street), 26.3 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
183 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
12.8 km
Near high-voltage lines
6.3% of addresses
25 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
974 mm
97 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.7%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.04% in 2021
+0.3 points this year

In postcode 2530, 175 of 26,308 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.5% (661 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.2%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.04%
2022
0.08%
2023
0.19%
2024
0.41%
2025
0.66%

Rooftop solar

54
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.4 kW each

In postcode 2530, 7,066 rooftop-solar systems totalling 45.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 13,178 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 431 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
640
2020
841
2021
702
2022
537
2023
569
2024
560
2025
399
2026
288

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,994
Loan amount
$766,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,031,749

8 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2530.

Deposit
$191,500
Stamp duty
$37,274
Cash needed at settlement
$228,774

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Whitlam

Currently held by Carol Berry Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Carol Berry 56.2% 43.8% -2.1
2022 Stephen Jones 60.1% 39.9% +0.8
2019 Stephen Jones 60.9% 39.1% +39.1

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Shellharbour District

Currently held by Anna Watson Labor

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Anna Watson ALP 67.1%
2019 Anna Watson ALP 68.3%
2015 Anna Watson ALP 67.0%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Huntley

What natural hazards affect Huntley?

Huntley has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Huntley?

Huntley, NSW had a population of 66 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Huntley, NSW?

The postcode for Huntley, NSW is 2530.

How far is Huntley from Sydney?

Huntley is 102 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 96 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Huntley?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Huntley was $100,724 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Huntley?

The median advertised rent in Huntley is $885 a week for houses (8 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Huntley?

The median age of residents in Huntley was 44 at the 2021 ABS Census.

What is the air quality in Huntley?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Huntley (Kembla Grange) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.9 µg/m³ and PM10 of 19.8 µg/m³. That puts Huntley below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Huntley?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Huntley, Mittagong (Alfred Street) (26.3 km away), 974 mm of rain a year over 97 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Huntley?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Huntley belong to?

Huntley sits within the Wollongong local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Huntley?

The average residential rates bill through Wollongong is $1,751 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Huntley?

Across Wollongong, 1,476 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 31.3% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Huntley in?

Huntley sits within the federal Division of Whitlam, currently held by Carol Berry (Australian Labor Party).

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