16/8 Macquarie St, Wollongong NSW 2500
Wollongong Unit
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $610,000 in Aug 2026, up $165,000 (37%) on the $445,000 paid in May 2018. That is about 3.9% a year over 8.2 years.
Over the same period the median unit price in Wollongong rose 25%, from $598,500 in 2018 to $750,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 19% below the Wollongong median unit price for that year ($750,000 across 337 sales).
Wollongong medians use NSW Valuer General sales of $50,000 or more, leaving out part-interest transfers and contracts covering several properties, and need at least 10 sales in the period. See Wollongong sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Units in postcode 2500 rented for a median $625 a week, from 1,771 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $610,000 on 8 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 5.3% a year, before costs and vacancies.
Median weekly rents from residential rental bonds lodged with NSW Fair Trading, by postcode. This home's own rent may differ. See rents by bedrooms in Wollongong.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R1 General Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 449 m² For subdividing the whole site, not one unit
- Maximum building height
- 16 m
- Floor space ratio
- 1.5:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
From the Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009 maps on the NSW Planning Portal, looked up at this address's map point on 22 Oct 2026. A control can cover only part of a site and plans change, so the council's planning certificate is the formal record. Planning data from the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, CC BY 4.0.
Related sales
Sale history
Sold is the contract date, when the sale was agreed. Settled is the date ownership transferred.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | $610,000 | - | - | - | 16/SP9565 |
| 24 May 2018 | 6 Jul 2018 | $445,000 | - | - | - | 16/SP9565 |
$610,000 Sold 8 Aug 2026
Settled21 Sep 2026
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Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 16/SP9565
$445,000 Sold 24 May 2018
Settled6 Jul 2018
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Baths-
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Title reference: 16/SP9565
Other sales at 8 Macquarie St
The most recent sales of other units in this building. See every sale in the building.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 8 Oct 2025 | 14 Nov 2025 | $595,000 | - | - | - | 14/SP9565 |
| 1 | 4 Aug 2025 | 15 Sep 2025 | $545,000 | - | - | - | 1/SP9565 |
| 17 | 17 Feb 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | $540,000 | - | - | - | 17/SP9565 |
| 12 | 26 Jan 2025 | 21 Feb 2025 | $550,000 | - | - | - | 12/SP9565 |
| 17 | 20 Mar 2023 | 1 May 2023 | $535,000 | - | - | - | 17/SP9565 |
| 6 | 11 Feb 2022 | 25 Mar 2022 | $486,500 | - | - | - | 6/SP9565 |
| 17 | 11 Jun 2021 | 23 Jul 2021 | $450,000 | - | - | - | 17/SP9565 |
| 5 | 11 Dec 2020 | 25 Jan 2021 | $405,000 | - | - | - | 5/SP9565 |
| 7 | 21 Dec 2017 | 7 Feb 2018 | $445,000 | - | - | - | 7/SP9565 |
| 12 | 18 Mar 2016 | 29 Apr 2016 | $375,000 | - | - | - | 12/SP9565 |
$595,000 Sold 8 Oct 2025
Title reference: 14/SP9565
$545,000 Sold 4 Aug 2025
Title reference: 1/SP9565
$540,000 Sold 17 Feb 2025
Title reference: 17/SP9565
$550,000 Sold 26 Jan 2025
Title reference: 12/SP9565
$535,000 Sold 20 Mar 2023
Title reference: 17/SP9565
$486,500 Sold 11 Feb 2022
Title reference: 6/SP9565
$450,000 Sold 11 Jun 2021
Title reference: 17/SP9565
$405,000 Sold 11 Dec 2020
Title reference: 5/SP9565
$445,000 Sold 21 Dec 2017
Title reference: 7/SP9565
$375,000 Sold 18 Mar 2016
Title reference: 12/SP9565
Recent sales on Macquarie St
Sold in the last two years.
- 2/2 A Macquarie St, Wollongong 2500 $630,000 sold 11 Aug 2026
- 1/2 A Macquarie St, Wollongong 2500 $600,000 sold 12 Aug 2025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 9/27 Hercules St, Wollongong 2500 $820,000 sold 7 Aug 2026
- 2/2 Bligh St, Wollongong 2500 $642,500 sold 5 Jul 2026
- 1/7 Berkeley Rd, Gwynneville 2500 $970,000 sold 2 Jul 2026
- 7/20 Denison St, Wollongong 2500 $680,000 sold 26 Jun 2026
- 6/64 New Dapto Rd, Wollongong 2500 $450,000 sold 24 Jun 2026
- 14 Robinson St, Wollongong 2500 $1,200,000 sold 16 Jun 2026, 696 m²
- 4/20 Vickery St, Gwynneville 2500 $855,000 sold 16 Jun 2026
- 40 Robinson St, Wollongong 2500 $1,125,000 sold 16 Jun 2026, 664 m²