WOLLONGONG suburb profile

Wollongong NSW 2500

This Wollongong suburb profile includes demographic data and planning information to help you make an informed property decision.

An average home in Wollongong is rented by couples without children. The average age in Wollongong is 35. Units and Apartments are common in Wollongong and the area is mostly General Residential (18.32%), Environmental Living (18.06%) and Low Density Residential (14.26%).

Wollongong demographics

Population

20446

Average Age

35

Age Distribution

Employment Type

Median Weekly Income

Traveled to Work

Car

71.2%

Tram

0.0%

Bicycle

1.0%

Train

2.6%

Walking

15.5%

Bus

2.8%

Wollongong property information

Number of Bedrooms

Tenure Type

Property Types in Wollongong

Separate house

Semi detached house

Unit/Apartment

Median monthly mortgage repayments

$1,950

Median weekly rental payments

$410

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

2.3

Average number of people per household

2

Household Composition

Family Composition

Couple family without children

One parent family

Couple family with children

WOLLONGONG planning zones

Zone Code	Zone Name	Percentage Covered	Area Covered
C2	Environmental Conservation	0.24%	14,420.42㎡
E1	Local Centre	0.06%	3,827.5㎡
E2	Commercial Centre	10.37%	614,799.85㎡
E3	Business Development	9.79%	580,327.04㎡
E4	General Industrial	1.36%	80,842.59㎡
MU1	Mixed Use	5.85%	346,836.75㎡
R1	General Residential	18.32%	1,085,548.65㎡
R2	Environmental Living	18.06%	1,070,074.43㎡
R3	Medium Density Residential	0.17%	10,315.34㎡
RE1	Low Density Residential	14.26%	845,232.12㎡
RE2	Private Recreation	2.32%	137,437.7㎡
SP1	Infrastructure	4.35%	257,978.23㎡
SP2	Infrastructure	10.59%	627,718.42㎡
SP3	Tourist	1.16%	68,476.31㎡
W2	Recreational Waterways	0.19%	11,528.14㎡
W3	Working Waterways	0.27%	16,195.02㎡
W4	Working Waterfront	0.44%	25,928.55㎡

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Data Source - ABS