SHOALHAVEN · WOLLONGONG, NSW
Asking-rent research for this ABS locality in Shoalhaven. Figures describe the selected postcode.
For the week ending 15 September 2026, SQM Research reports asking rents of $650 per week for houses in postcode 2540. Asking rents were 12.8% higher than the comparable year-earlier observation; these figures cover the whole postcode, including other localities, and describe advertised rents rather than signed leases.
ASKING RENTS
Weekly asking rent
$650/wk
All houses
Annual change
+12.8%
Same postcode and property series
Monthly equivalent
$2,817
Calculated as rent × 52 ÷ 12
SQM ResearchWeek ending 2026-09-15Advertised rents, not signed lease prices
Monthly averages of published weekly observations. Missing observations are omitted.
| Month | Houses /wk | Units /wk |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | $651 | $501 |
| Aug 26 | $654 | $523 |
| Jul 26 | $646 | $544 |
| Jun 26 | $630 | $544 |
| May 26 | $637 | $534 |
| Apr 26 | $652 | $538 |
| Mar 26 | $644 | $564 |
| Feb 26 | $622 | $606 |
| Jan 26 | $645 | $534 |
| Dec 25 | $617 | $503 |
| Nov 25 | $589 | $529 |
| Oct 25 | $589 | $493 |
| Sep 25 | $572 | $473 |
| Aug 25 | $567 | $477 |
| Jul 25 | $573 | $500 |
| Jun 25 | $585 | $488 |
| May 25 | $596 | $496 |
| Apr 25 | $598 | $481 |
| Mar 25 | $596 | $527 |
| Feb 25 | $583 | $541 |
| Jan 25 | $572 | $512 |
| Dec 24 | $587 | $500 |
| Nov 24 | $589 | $490 |
| Oct 24 | $570 | $521 |
| Sep 24 | $560 | $505 |
| Aug 24 | $556 | $523 |
| Jul 24 | $565 | $530 |
| Jun 24 | $583 | $544 |
| May 24 | $585 | $530 |
| Apr 24 | $584 | $549 |
| Mar 24 | $588 | $498 |
| Feb 24 | $593 | $481 |
| Jan 24 | $566 | $513 |
| Dec 23 | $555 | $486 |
| Nov 23 | $547 | $503 |
| Oct 23 | $538 | $523 |
| Sep 23 | $537 | $498 |
| Aug 23 | $525 | $505 |
| Jul 23 | $513 | $489 |
| Jun 23 | $526 | $478 |
| May 23 | $540 | $499 |
| Apr 23 | $542 | $557 |
| Mar 23 | $548 | $520 |
| Feb 23 | $534 | $472 |
| Jan 23 | $501 | $479 |
| Dec 22 | $502 | $499 |
| Nov 22 | $511 | $523 |
| Oct 22 | $503 | $510 |
| Sep 22 | $508 | $508 |
| Aug 22 | $531 | $515 |
| Jul 22 | $523 | $554 |
| Jun 22 | $532 | $588 |
| May 22 | $512 | $630 |
| Apr 22 | $500 | $496 |
| Mar 22 | $504 | $540 |
| Feb 22 | $511 | $537 |
| Jan 22 | $504 | $526 |
| Dec 21 | $490 | $489 |
| Nov 21 | $483 | $552 |
| Oct 21 | $476 | $509 |
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