Farmborough Heights, NSW 2526 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Farmborough Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2526, home to 4,179 residents with an established residential profile. Located in the Wollongong local government area (Inner Regional Australia).
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$450 /wk
Population4,179
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGAWollongong
Demographics
- Population
- 4,179
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median household income
- $2,234 /week
- Median personal income
- $887 /week
- Median family income
- $2,450 /week
- Average household size
- 2.8
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.8
- Local government area
- Wollongong
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Illawarra
- Remoteness classification
- Inner Regional Australia
- Federal electorate
- Whitlam
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Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $450 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,008
- Rent share of household income
- 20%
Schools
- Mount Kembla Public School
- Mount Keira Public School
- Nareena Hills Public School
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
- Warmest month: Jan (25.0°C avg max)
- Coolest month: Jul (17.2°C avg max)
- Annual rainfall: 1149 mm
- Reference station: Wollongong (University), 14.1 km away
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
- Recorded offences: 837 across postcode 2526 in the year to Dec 2025 (down 6% on the prior year).
- Most common categories: 249 theft, 164 violent offences, 107 vehicle theft.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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