West Wollongong bushfire risk
Of West Wollongong’s 2,694 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 1.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, West Wollongong’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific West Wollongong address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in West Wollongong
Flood and bushfire areas across West Wollongong. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near West Wollongong
West Wollongong sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 18,971 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,971 total. Figures are for the whole Wollongong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in West Wollongong
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so West Wollongong shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in West Wollongong
West Wollongong is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Tourist
School catchments in West Wollongong
West Wollongong can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in West Wollongong
At the 2021 Census, 24.5% of West Wollongong’s 5,223 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near West Wollongong
Wollongong council approved 1,605 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just West Wollongong). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11 Immarna Avenue, West Wollongong NSW 2500
- 25 Booyong Street, West Wollongong NSW 2500
- 29 Stanleigh Crescent, West Wollongong NSW 2500
- 2 Therry Street, West Wollongong NSW 2500
- 3/2 Buckle Crescent, West Wollongong NSW 2500
- 46 Yellagong Street, West Wollongong NSW 2500
- 4 The Mall, West Wollongong NSW 2500
- 7 England Street, West Wollongong NSW 2500
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Wollongong
Compare West Wollongong with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.