Free market report · Data to July 2026
Kiama property market
Kiama is one of the 453 council areas we track on the Australian property clock. This page is the plain-numbers read: where it sits in the cycle, who lives there, what's being built, and the suburbs inside it.
Houses · cycle position
Rising
The Kiama house market is accelerating. Growth is building pace rather than fading, which is the phase most investors wish they had caught in hindsight.
-8% to +14%
Modelled 12-month price range
+2.6%
Modelled 12-month rent change
Units · cycle position
Peak
The unit market is growing at its fastest pace in the current cycle. That is a momentum reading, not a crash call: markets can sit at peak growth for a long time before easing.
-6% to +13%
Modelled 12-month price range
+3.9%
Modelled 12-month rent change
The clock measures growth momentum, not price. Peak means growing fastest, not about to fall. See Kiama on the clock.
The people
Who lives in Kiama.
Population · ABS estimates
23,139
People (2025)
+0.2%
Growth per year, last 5 years
Population is close to flat. Demand here comes from turnover, not new arrivals.
Households · Census 2021
48
Median age
$1,834
Median household income per week
78% own or are paying off their home, 18% rent. An owner-occupier market at heart, which tends to steady prices through the cycle.
New supply
What's being approved to build.
Building approvals are tomorrow's supply. A market where approvals are falling while population grows is a market where pressure builds. The reverse deserves caution.
Dwellings approved · ABS
59 of the latest year's approvals were houses. Approvals are trending up: more supply is coming.
Jobs and investment
Who's working, and what's being spent.
Jobs pay mortgages and rents. Government and commercial building spend is where future jobs come from: schools, hospitals, shops and factories all get approved before they get built.
Jobs · SALM, March 2026
11,802
Employed residents
2.2%
Unemployment (national 4.2%)
568 more residents are in work than five years ago (+5.1%). Steady jobs growth, in line with a healthy regional economy.
Non-residential building approved · ABS
$17m
All sectors, FY26
$341k
Public sector (government projects)
| Year | Government | All non-residential |
|---|---|---|
| FY24 | $431k | $22m |
| FY25 | $2m | $11m |
| FY26 | $341k | $17m |
Public building spend has been steady rather than surging. For the named projects behind these numbers, ask for the full report below.
Inside the LGA
The suburbs of Kiama.
All 22 suburbs and localities in Kiama
Barren Grounds · Bombo · Broughton Village · Budderoo · Carrington Falls · Curramore · Foxground · Gerringong · Gerroa · Jamberoo · Jerrara · Kiama · Kiama Downs · Kiama Heights · Knights Hill · Minnamurra · Rose Valley · Saddleback Mountain · Toolijooa · Upper Kangaroo Valley · Werri Beach · Willow Vale
Free · Pulled together by hand
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This page is the public data. The full report is the licensed feed: 10 years of prices, rents and vacancy over time, days on market, demand, and the supply pipeline, for Kiama or any suburb in it. Same data we run for clients. I pull it and email it through, usually within a business day. No charge, and no 14-part email sequence after it.
General information only, not financial or investment advice. Cycle positions and projections are modelled LGA-level figures to July 2026 (licensed market analytics). Population and approvals are ABS estimates; employment is SALM smoothed data; income, age and tenure are Census 2021. None of it can see street quality, flood maps, zoning or the contract, which is where deals are actually won and lost. Get advice on your own situation before acting.
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