Median price trend for houses
Based on 5 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,000,000
Up 11.1% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $1.81m
- 5+ bed
- $2.21m
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The quick read on
Jilliby
NSW 2259 · Central Coast (NSW)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,000,000
- Median unit
- $715,000
- Population
- 1,694
- Postcode
- 2259
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ABS 2021
Jilliby, New South Wales
Property market insights for Jilliby
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Jilliby NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,250 per week
Down 21.9% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Jilliby, NSW is currently $2,000,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Jilliby has a 12-month growth rate of 11.1% for houses and -7.5% for units.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,810,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,210,000 in Jilliby.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Jilliby is $1,250 per week. The median house rent has decreased 21.9% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Jilliby is $715,000, which has decreased 7.5% since the same time last year.
Crime and safety
Is Jilliby safe?
The overall rate for Jilliby is 4,916 offences per 100,000 residents — 43% above the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Jilliby.
Overall crime rate
4,916
offences per 100,000 residents
43% aboveGreater Sydney
JillibyGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Jilliby?
Jilliby NSW 2259 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
1,694 people call Jilliby home, with an average of 3.4 people per household and a median household income of $2,713 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,694
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,564 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $445 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.4%In line
15–3422.9%Below
35–5427.9%In line
55–7425.7%Above
75 and over5.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses99.0%Above
Townhouses0.8%Below
Apartments1.2%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright41.5%Above
Paying a mortgage48.9%Above
Renting9.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car10.3%Below
Two cars32.0%Below
Three or more56.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home25.9%Below
Drove to work49.3%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.2%Below
What stands out in Jilliby
25.9% of workers in Jilliby worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
3.6% of Jilliby residents were born in England.
34.5% of people in Jilliby described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Jilliby
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Jilliby NSW 2259.
Is Jilliby family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.4% of Jilliby's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.
488 family households lived in Jilliby; 50.8% were couple families and 10.7% were one-parent families.
33.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Jilliby?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Jilliby had 1,694 residents at the 2021 Census.
16.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.6% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Jilliby?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 99.0% of occupied private dwellings in Jilliby.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Jilliby?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
41.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
48.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
9.6% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Jilliby?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Jilliby had 3.4 people.
One-person households made up 7.2% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Two-person households represented 32.3%, while 44.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Jilliby?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
25.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
49.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Jilliby?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 10.3% of the total.
88.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Jilliby, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.0% reported a different address.
10.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Jilliby?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
94.8% of residents used only English at home.
2.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Jilliby residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.9% of Jilliby's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.1% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Jilliby?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.1% of ancestry responses in Jilliby.
Australian ancestry made up 48.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Jilliby?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
17.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 17.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.2% of workers, and education and training employed 11.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Jilliby?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 67.2%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
35.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.4%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Jilliby show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
59.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.3% reported asthma, 8.9% arthritis and 4.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Jilliby?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
22.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 43.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Jilliby?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,713 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,564.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $445 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Jilliby compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 25.9% in Jilliby, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 41.5% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 9.6% in Jilliby, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Jilliby
Is Jilliby expensive?
The median house price is $2,000,000, while units and apartments sit at $715,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Jilliby good for families?
The Census counted 488 local families, and 18.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Jilliby?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,810,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Jilliby
46 streets in Jilliby
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Amberwood Cl
- Bailey Rd
- Beaven Ln
- Bloomfield Rd
- Brolga
- Brookfield Cl
- Brothers Rd
- Burlington Ave
- Buttonderry
- Carlyle Cl
- Cedar Mill Drive
- Cottesloe Rd
- Crestwood Rd
- Davenport Ln
- Decora Drive
- Dicksons Rd
- Dunks Ln
- Durren Rd
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- Francis Byrnes Rd
- Grasslands Cl
- Holloway Dr
- Hue Hue Rd
- Inopina Close
- Jascaren Cl
- Jilliby Rd
- Kiar Ridge Rd
- Kiera Ln
- Little Jilliby Rd
- Marion Pl
- Parkridge Dr
- Peacock Ave
- Pedaman Pl
- Sandra St
- Smiths Rd
- Song Bird Ln
- Sparks Rd
- St Johns Rd
- The Downs
- The Knoll
- Tinnula Drive
- Tracey Lea Cl
- Treelands Dr
- Triandra Drive
- Watagan Forest Dr
- Woods Rd
- Woodville Road
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