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Suburb profile ·Sutherland Shire LGA · NSW ·2229

Lilli Pilli NSW 2229

Lilli Pilli is in Sutherland Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2229, with population 1,405.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$852/wk
Rising
+7.5% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2229 · Jun 2026
$865
$720
Jun 2025Jun 2026
What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$852/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
7.5%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,405
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
34 min
28.2 km to Sydney CBD · free-flow
Transit to city
79 min
Public transport to Sydney CBD · weekday 8am
Solar
2,829
244 added 12mo · 25MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$4,000
Median rent · wk$900

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilitytypical — rents vary ±5.4% around trend (short window, 13 pts)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Affordability

24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $4,000/mo, while renters pay about $3,692/mo — owning runs $308/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$189K
Median rent · wk
$852
Owner mortgage · mo
$4,000

Household income

$189K household · yr+129% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$62K
Family
$192K
Household
$189K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1113
Students323
Government1
  • Lilli Pilli Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1113Zoned

1 of 1 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
4,056
1,700 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,700
Total incidents4,056· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault1,22868%
  • Sexual Offences29216%
  • Robbery181%
  • Break And Enter25914%

Development screen

Could a secondary dwelling be worth investigating?

secondary dwelling / granny flat screening context Low broad constraint context

Policy position

Official policy reviewed

Permitted in residential zones under the Housing SEPP; may be approved by consent or as complying development when Housing SEPP and Codes SEPP standards are met.

Rental use: Secondary dwelling rental use is allowed as a dwelling use, subject to planning and tenancy rules.

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Separate houses

Not staged

Housing-structure evidence is not staged.

Residential-zone context

Not staged

A comparable planning-zone layer is not staged for this state.

Rental households

Not staged

Rental-demand context is not staged.

Mapped hazards

Not staged

No broad-area layer staged for this suburb. No broad-area layer staged for this suburb.

Approval pathway

Four checks, each with a different evidence threshold.

This is an investigation sequence, not a guarantee that every step applies or that approval will be granted.

  1. 01 Source reviewed

    State policy position

    QuickProperty reviewed the official secondary dwelling / granny flat policy source.

  2. 02 Property dependent

    Planning pathway

    Test consent or complying-development eligibility, including the 450 m² lot marker and all other standards.

  3. 03 Design dependent

    Building approval

    Confirm the building approval route after the design, site classifications, services and construction requirements are known.

  4. 04 Check separately

    Intended use

    Confirm long-term rental, short-stay or family-use rules separately from permission to construct the dwelling.

Property due diligence

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Site controls

Lot area and dimensions

Confirm title dimensions, usable site area and any minimum lot threshold.

Status for Lot area and dimensions
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Setbacks and site coverage

Test setbacks, private open space, landscaping and maximum site coverage against a concept plan.

Status for Setbacks and site coverage
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Slope and ground conditions

Check survey levels, soil classification, retaining needs and likely earthworks.

Status for Slope and ground conditions
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Title and planning

Zoning and overlays

Obtain current property-level zoning, overlays and applicable planning controls.

Status for Zoning and overlays
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Title, easements and covenants

Review the title for easements, covenants, restrictions and common property.

Status for Title, easements and covenants
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Services and access

Sewer and stormwater

Locate assets and connection points, then confirm capacity, clearances and discharge requirements.

Status for Sewer and stormwater
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Power, water and metering

Confirm service routes, upgrade needs and whether separate metering is permitted or practical.

Status for Power, water and metering
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Vehicle access and parking

Test driveway width, gradients, turning, parking and emergency access requirements.

Status for Vehicle access and parking
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Construction constraints

Bushfire exposure

Order an address-level bushfire assessment and determine any BAL construction response.

Status for Bushfire exposure
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Flood and overland flow

Obtain property flood information and check floor levels, flow paths and drainage constraints.

Status for Flood and overland flow
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Wind, corrosion and termite

Confirm site classifications that affect structural design, materials and durability.

Status for Wind, corrosion and termite
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Approval and use

Planning approval pathway

Confirm exemption, complying pathway or permit requirements with the responsible authority.

Status for Planning approval pathway
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Building approval and consultants

Identify required survey, design, engineering, energy, certification and inspection evidence.

Status for Building approval and consultants
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Rental and intended use

Confirm occupation, rental, short-stay and family-use rules plus insurance and tax implications.

Status for Rental and intended use
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Lilli Pilli, NSW 2229 · Local browser record

Investigation aid only. Confirm current planning, building, title, service and hazard requirements with qualified professionals and responsible authorities.

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Lilli Pilli NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Lilli Pilli (postcode 2229) is a small locality in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area. With a population of 1,405, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $189K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $852. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $4,000.

Lilli Pilli is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1113, which is well above the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,700 incidents per 100,000 population.

Market & money
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$4,000
Rent · wk(Census)$900
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$852
Property investors · Postcode 2229ATO
Negatively geared9.1%
1,815 of filers
Avg rental loss$10,360/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,782
Reported capital gains2,489
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,405
Median age44
Household size3.2
HH income · wk$3,625
Personal income · wk$1,186
Persons / bedroom0.8
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$3,297 → $3,625
Change+9.9%
vs NSW median-10.7 pp
Median rent-5.3%
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Sutherland Shire LGAAIHW
Public1
Private5
Sutherland Hospitalpublic
Kareena Private Hospitalprivate
Miranda Eye Surgical Centreprivate
President Private Hospitalprivate
Ramsay Surgical Centre Mirandaprivate
Southside Cancer Care Centreprivate
Aged care · Sutherland Shire LGAGEN
Facilities25
Residential places2,674
IRT Thomas Holt Kirrawee253 places
St Vincent's Care Services Heathcote213 places
Moran Sylvania183 places
Anglicare Goodhew Gardens & Bay Breeze171 places
Pathways Cronulla Pines169 places
Moran Engadine156 places
+19 more in Sutherland Shire LGA
Childcare · Sutherland Shire LGAACECQA
Services200
Approved places11,958
Exceeding NQS53
SCECS OSHC St John Bosco Engadine311 places
Gymea Bay Care & Leisure Centre Inc.180 places
ORCHARD EARLY LEARNING CENTRE KIRRAWEE164 places
Anzac Road Before & After School Care Incorporated155 places
Chapter 1 Early Learning150 places
St Catherine Laboure Before and After School Care144 places
+194 more in Sutherland Shire LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Lilli Pilli is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Lilli Pilli is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals.

The lighter areas here are hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Lilli Pilli feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

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Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Greenhills Beach better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent +$773/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Taren Point better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

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Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Lilli Pilli FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Lilli Pilli in?

    Lilli Pilli is in the Sutherland Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2229. Council-level context for Sutherland Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Lilli Pilli?

    The median weekly rent in Lilli Pilli is $852/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Lilli Pilli?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Lilli Pilli rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Lilli Pilli?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Lilli Pilli data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.