Wollongong bushfire risk
Of Wollongong’s 20,116 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, 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 Wollongong address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Wollongong
Flood and bushfire areas across Wollongong. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Wollongong
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 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 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 Wollongong
Wollongong is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Commercial Core
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
School catchments in Wollongong
Wollongong can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Wollongong
At the 2021 Census, 32% of Wollongong’s 20,446 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 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 Wollongong). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/2 Globe Lane, Wollongong NSW 2500
- 29/6 Crana Place, Wollongong NSW 2500
- 3 Dean Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
- 3 South Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
- 6/1 Darling Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
- 67/27A Stewart Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
- 7/27 Rawlinson Avenue, Wollongong NSW 2500
- 8 Station Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Wollongong
Compare 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.