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Postcode 2528 covers 6 NSW suburbs: Warilla, Barrack Heights, Lake Illawarra, Windang, Mount Warrigal and Barrack Point. Warilla is the largest, with 28% of the postcode's G-NAF addresses. Most of its addresses fall in Shellharbour LGA. In 2025, 603 new rental bonds were lodged across the postcode, at a median of $630 a week, up 8.6% on $580 the year before. The NSW median for new bonds was $695. By size: 1-bedroom $412, 2-bedroom $520, 3-bedroom $660, 4-bedroom $800. Police recorded 1,844 criminal incidents in postcode 2528 in the 12 months to December 2025, against 1,604 the year before. That is a count, not a rate: it is not adjusted for residents or visitors, and a busy centre or transport hub can account for much of it. Sources: NSW Fair Trading rental bond lodgements, calendar 2025; BOCSAR postcode data, Jan 2025 – Dec 2025; G-NAF localities.
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