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New South Wales council

Wollongong

224,327 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 684 km², 66 suburbs. Council website: wollongong.nsw.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

224,327

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.0% in a year

Density

328/km²

684 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$1.0M

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$104

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

6.9 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

8 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

66

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
39
Median household income
$1,682/week
Median rent
$390/week
Median mortgage repayment
$2,167/month
Households renting
31.0%
Average household
2.5 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 8 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 7 of 10

Suburbs

66 suburbs where Wollongong holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Wollongong20,446All$1.3MDec 20250% / <1%8
Woonona12,374All$1.4MDec 20250% / 33%8
Figtree12,335All$1.1MDec 20250% / 34%9
Dapto10,954All$830kDec 20254% / 22%3
Horsley9,437All$900kDec 202528% / 48%7
Berkeley7,798All$808kDec 20250% / 41%1
Fairy Meadow7,512All$1.3MDec 20250% / 1%5
Corrimal6,972All$1.2MDec 20250% / 41%6
Bulli6,798All$1.7MDec 20250% / 65%10
Helensburgh6,576All$1.3MDec 20250% / 92%9
Thirroul6,348All$1.8MDec 20250% / 50%10
Balgownie5,722All$1.4MDec 20250% / 47%8
Kanahooka5,698All$898kDec 20250% / 14%5
Unanderra5,476All$880kDec 20250% / 19%2
West Wollongong5,223All$1.1MDec 20250% / 6%7
Port Kembla5,088All$990kDec 2025– / 13%3
Warrawong4,659All$820kDec 20250% / 3%1
Cordeaux Heights4,460All$1.3MDec 20250% / 56%10
Farmborough Heights4,179All$993kDec 20250% / 60%9
Lake Heights4,105All$883kDec 20250% / 1%3
Bellambi4,039All$1.2MDec 20250% / 20%1
Keiraville4,001All$1.2MDec 20250% / 18%9
Koonawarra3,732All$770kDec 20250% / 48%1
East Corrimal3,432All$1.7MDec 20250% / 20%6
Towradgi3,241All$1.3MDec 20250% / 1%7
Gwynneville3,139All$1.3MDec 20250% / 4%6
Mangerton2,862All$1.4MDec 20250% / 23%10
Austinmer2,725All$1.7MDec 20250% / 77%10
Windang2,610All$1.1MDec 20250% / 50%2
North Wollongong2,299All$988kDec 20240% / 33%
Coniston2,267All$1.0MDec 20250% / 3%5
Tarrawanna2,184All$1.4MDec 20250% / 75%5
Cringila2,156All$700kDec 20250% / 57%1
Avondale (NSW)1,695All$830kDec 2025<1% / 96%3
Mount Keira1,691All$1.3MDec 20250% / 93%10
Primbee1,623All$1.1MDec 20250% / 41%3
Mount Ousley1,611All$1.2MDec 20250% / 27%10
Russell Vale1,593All$1.3MDec 20250% / 44%5
Stanwell Park1,532All$2.4MDec 20250% / 82%10
Kembla Grange1,452All$1.1MDec 202316% / 72%9
Mount Saint Thomas1,449All$935kDec 20250% / 33%7
Mount Pleasant (NSW)1,397All$1.5MDec 20250% / 65%10
Coledale1,372All$2.0MDec 20250% / 72%10
Haywards Bay1,280All$1.2MDec 20250% / 47%9
Wongawilli1,213All$1.2MDec 20254% / 75%10
Mount Kembla1,083All$1.3MDec 20250% / 94%10
Fernhill987All$1.3MDec 20250% / 0%3
Wombarra944All$1.9MDec 20250% / 71%10
Brownsville524All$885kDec 20250% / 65%2
Stanwell Tops517All$1.6MDec 20250% / 100%10
Otford396All$1.3MDec 20240% / 99%10
Scarborough (NSW)325All$1.7MDec 20230% / 94%10
Coalcliff212All$1.8MDec 20250% / 96%10
Marshall Mount177All$2.8MDec 20250% / 100%8
Dombarton130All2% / 100%9
Yallah122All0% / 82%9
Darkes Forest9583%0% / 98%9
Spring Hill (Wollongong - NSW)92All– / 0%3
Kembla Heights88All0% / 100%9
Huntley (Wollongong - NSW)66All5% / 93%10
Clifton (NSW)35All0% / 86%10
Cleveland (NSW)22All49% / 98%8
Lilyvale (NSW)11All0% / 98%9
Maddens Plains8All0% / 99%9
Avon (NSW)31%0% / 100%
CordeauxAll0% / 97%
Woronora Dam74%0% / 99%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

2%

Over 65 of 67 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

34%

Over 67 of 67 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

2%

Over 67 of 67 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 54 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$700k
Median of suburb medians
$1.2M
Highest suburb median
$2.8M

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 33 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter
570
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
200
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
1,257
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
2,066
per 100k · NSW 2025

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Cunningham · Alison BYRNES (ALP)83%
  • Whitlam · Carol BERRY (ALP)17%

State districts

  • Wollongong · Paul Scully (ALP)40%
  • Keira · Ryan Park (ALP)33%
  • Shellharbour · Anna Watson (ALP)13%
  • Heathcote · Maryanne Stuart (ALP)13%
  • Kiama · Gareth Ward (IND)1%
  • Wollondilly · Judy Hannan (IND)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.