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 34. Units and Apartments are common in Wollongong and the area is mostly General Residential (18.32%), Environmental Living (18.06%) and Low Density Residential (14.33%).

Wollongong demographics

Population

18442

Average Age

34

Age Distribution

Employment Type

Median Weekly Income

Traveled to Work

Car

64.6%

Tram

0.0%

Bicycle

1.4%

Train

5.1%

Walking

16.7%

Bus

5.1%

Wollongong property information

Number of Bedrooms

Tenure Type

Property Types in Wollongong

Separate house

Semi detached house

Unit/Apartment

Median monthly mortgage repayments

$1,751

Median weekly rental payments

$350

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

2.4

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
R1	General Residential	18.32%	1,085,549㎡
R2	Environmental Living	18.06%	1,070,029㎡
RE1	Low Density Residential	14.33%	848,946㎡
SP2	Infrastructure	10.53%	624,000㎡
E2	Commercial Centre	10.37%	614,800㎡
E3	Business Development	9.79%	580,327㎡
MU1	Mixed Use	5.85%	346,837㎡
SP1	Infrastructure	4.35%	257,978㎡
RE2	Private Recreation	2.32%	137,438㎡
E4	General Industrial	1.36%	80,843㎡
SP3	Tourist	1.16%	68,476㎡
W4	Working Waterfront	0.44%	25,929㎡
W3	Working Waterways	0.27%	16,195㎡
C2	Environmental Conservation	0.24%	14,420㎡
W2	Recreational Waterways	0.19%	11,528㎡
R3	Medium Density Residential	0.17%	10,315㎡
E1	Local Centre	0.06%	3,827㎡

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Data Source - ABS