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17 Melaleuca Ave, Avondale NSW 2530

House

$742,500

Last sold

17 Jan 2023

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

655 m²

Land

125 m²

Building

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

What should you know about this lot before spending serious money?

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $742,500 (17 Jan 2023).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationLand 655 m² against a 125 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Avondale (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,277/m² of land (n=23). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.
  • FactZoned Infrastructure (SP2) under the Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.

What should you verify next?

No verification items generated for this record.

Each line above is labelled. A fact is quoted from the named source, with its date. A calculation is worked out by Districts from those facts — you can check the arithmetic. An interpretation is Districts' opinion of what the evidence means, not a fact, a valuation, or advice. Anything we haven't retrieved yet is marked as missing rather than treated as a pass.

Price evidence

What this lot has actually traded at

Last sold

$742,500

17 Jan 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Avondale (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,277/m² of land (n=23). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Avondale at a glance

1,668

People

$1,025,050

Median sale

$505/wk

Median rent

2.56%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Avondale report →

Vs Avondale

-27.6%

Median sale

Suburb $1,025,050

+0.98 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.56%

Suburb median $1,025,050 from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009

Zone

Infrastructure

SP2

Jurisdiction

Wollongong

Wollongong, NSW

Planning overlays

  • heightDetected
  • heritageNot detected

Planning constraints

  • 109

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer
  • Dataset: Planning Portal Principal Planning — Land Zoning Map
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 101086490

Planning facts are copied from official government GIS where available. Where an official property PDF exists (VicPlan, PlanBuild), Districts stores and serves that original document. Neither is a planning certificate, survey, or advice.

Site

Terrain

Terrain has not been calculated for this property yet.

Slope is calculated on a projected metric grid from a public DEM clip of the official parcel. This is not a survey, engineering, or insurance assessment.

Flood, bushfire and heritage

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Flood

Not retrieved

Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Bushfire

Not retrieved

Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Heritage

Not detected — official

The official layer was queried and no heritage listed area was detected on this parcel (NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer, retrieved 31 Aug 2026). Mapped layers change — this is the strongest all-clear Districts can give, not a certificate.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$742,50017 Jan 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted3 Jan 2023
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted3 Jan 2023

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

NSW

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: medium

Zoned Infrastructure · SP2 (Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009). Official parcel area about 658 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate. Zoning and lot facts are a starting point, not proof this lot outperforms the suburb. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $505/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.

What competition will it face?

Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded. Suburb vacancy or leased-tape days are not this property’s competition.

What does the yield actually look like?

Confidence: low

Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Verdict

What this means for this property

Districts view

Not enough official evidence yet to underwrite this as an investment.

Detail

The same ten questions apply to every property. Missing flood, nearby DAs, achieved rents, or lot geometry is unknown — not “no.”

Read more

Do not treat a suburb median, an advertised yield, or a listing score as the case for this lot.

The evidence loaded so far isn't enough on its own to change a buy, offer, or walk-away decision for this property.

Evidence

What is known for this property

Districts asks the same ten questions of every property. If one shows as unknown, that data isn't published for this state or hasn't been loaded yet — the question stays visible so you can see exactly what's missing.

3 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned Infrastructure · SP2 (Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009). Official parcel area about 658 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Honest achievable rent

    Knownlow

    This is not “bond data says this address leases for $X.” The comparable figure is a suburb advertised/median rent, not this property. Official bond files (postcode or suburb × type × bedrooms) are not loaded yet.

  • Rental supply pressure

    Unknown

    Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.

  • Why is this cheap?

    Knownmedium

    Official parcel about 658 m² — land size can look like optionality. No material overlays were returned that would explain a discount. That is not proof the price is fair. Nearby DAs, easements, and flood-layer gaps can still explain a cheap-looking listing — those are not all loaded.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”

  • Catalyst exposure

    Unknown

    Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

  • This lot's DA history

    Unknown

    No DA adapter returned applications for this parcel.

  • Statutory land value versus ask

    Unknown

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Avondale in one glance

Avondale at a glance

1,668

People

$1,025,050

Median sale

$505/wk

Median rent

2.56%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Avondale report →

Keep researching

  • Why Avondale? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Avondale →
  • Other records on Melaleuca Ave →

Listing material

Listed by Harcourts Dapto | Albion Park | Shellharbour

Family Perfection

Wonderfully peaceful in a popular neighbourhood, this brick-built home provides an excellent launching pad for young family life. Showcasing a comfortable single-storey design complete with dual living areas, it also boasts low-maintenance tile and timber floors, sensational outdoor entertaining and a versatile studio in the sunny backyard –‌ all within footsteps of the local kids' playground and Wollongong CBD bus stop.

- Functional layout, neat finishes, A/C unit plus wood-fuelled fireplace

- Flexible front formal lounge or media room with cosy study nook

Read the full description

- Rear rumpus flows to huge tiled pergola, level lawn and studio/retreat

- Large saltwater pool set against a leafy backdrop –‌ just in time for summer

- Central kitchen with dishwasher and superb scope for future renovation

- Well-kept bathroom with tub; separate laundry with yard access

- Three discreetly positioned bedrooms, 2 displaying built-in wardrobes

- Wide frontage with lock-up garage to side and generous carport in front

- Studio at rear of garage with bathroom

All this located in a quiet street close to parks, childcare and Mount Brown Public School, an easy 20-minute commute to Wollongong CBD for ultimate convenience.

Listing description written by Michael Garside, Harcourts Dapto | Albion Park | Shellharbour — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Built-in Robes
  • In-Ground Pool
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