Average rent in Warilla, NSW — 2026
Warilla is part of the Shellharbour council area and sits 83km out from the Sydney CBD, with around 20,397 residents at the 2021 ABS Census. Renters here typically pay $350/week, which is below the New South Wales median of $424/week. About 36% of households rent — the rest are owners or paying down a mortgage.
$350/wk
ABS 2021 Census median
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Suburb at a glance
- Population
- 20,397
- Median age
- 43
- Distance to Sydney
- 83 km
- Households renting
- 36%
- Separate houses
- 78%
- Flats / apartments
- 9%
- Born overseas
- 18%
- Top occupation
- Technicians and Trades Workers
- LGA
- Shellharbour
ABS 2021
Renting in Warilla
Warilla sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $350/week — 17% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 60% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 36% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (78%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 20,397, the median age is 43, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 18% of residents were born overseas. Warilla is 83km from Sydney, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.
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