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Wollongong NSW 2500

18,414 addresses · 109 streets

Cunningham Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Wollongong · 68 km from Sydney

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Living Here

The civic and university heart of the Illawarra, south of Sydney, Wollongong combines a coastal setting with a city centre. Households average 2.0 people and the median age is 35. Median household income is $1,549 a week, with rent around $410.

Wollongong is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 20,446 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,549 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 42% of households own their home and 55% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

20,446Population
35Median age
$1,549Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wollongong statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wollongong itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wollongong, 550 m south-west · Railway halt: Lysaghts, 3.7 km south-west · Bus interchange: Station St opp Wollongong Station, 550 m south-west · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 17.8 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs9/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wollongong

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Wollongong NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 60.1%

Population by age in Wollongong
Population by age, Wollongong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4756
5-141,031
15-19727
20-242,722
25-344,887
35-442,228
45-541,975
55-642,273
65-741,942
75-841,328
85+578
Dwelling types in Wollongong
Dwelling types, Wollongong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,318
Townhouse702
Apartment7,365
Other108
Households by weekly income in Wollongong
Households by weekly income, Wollongong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,697
$650-1,4992,683
$1,500-2,9993,004
$3,000+1,612
Top ancestries in Wollongong
Top ancestries, Wollongong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English6,228
Australian5,192
Other3,356
Irish2,116
Scottish1,795
Ancestry NS1,269
Housing tenure in Wollongong
Housing tenure, Wollongong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,297
Mortgage1,685
Rented5,194
Other240
Cars per household in Wollongong
Cars per household, Wollongong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
01,401
14,747
22,474
3513
4+255
Commute to work in Wollongong
Commute to work, Wollongong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,382
Train152
Bus161
Tram/ferry0
Walked895
Bicycle55
Home3,037
Top countries of birth in Wollongong
Top countries of birth, Wollongong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England654
China621
India576
North Macedonia309
Philippines225
New Zealand217
Languages used at home in Wollongong
Languages used at home, Wollongong NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin697
Macedonian479
Arabic462
Greek266
Serbian255
Italian251

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

142,759 bird observations recorded near Wollongong — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wollongong

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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