5/71 Smith St, Wollongong NSW 2500

Sold for $960,000 in May 2025, up $260,000 (37%) on the $700,000 paid in Apr 2017. That is about 4.0% a year over 8.1 years.

Over the same period the median unit price in Wollongong rose 23%, from $600,000 in 2017 to $740,000 in 2025.

The 2025 sale was 30% above the Wollongong median unit price for that year ($740,000 across 591 sales).

Since then the median unit price in Wollongong has risen 1%, from $740,000 in 2025 to $750,500 over the last 12 months (448 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.

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 $960,000 on 23 May 2025, that rent is a gross yield of 3.4% 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.