Wollongong, NSW 2500 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Wollongong is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2500, home to 20,446 residents with a balanced age mix. Located in the Wollongong local government area (inner regional australia).
Snapshot
Demographics
- Population
- 20,446
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median household income
- $1,549 /week
- Median personal income
- $836 /week
- Median family income
- $2,034 /week
- Average household size
- 2.0
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.9
- Local government area
- Wollongong
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Sydney - Sutherland
- Remoteness classification
- Inner Regional Australia
- Federal electorate
- Cunningham
Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $410 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,950
- Rent share of household income
- 26%
Schools
School data refreshes annually from ACARA and state education departments.
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
Climate normals from the Bureau of Meteorology.
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
Crime data refreshes quarterly from state police open-data feeds.
Frequently asked questions
Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.