# Wollondilly vs Wollongong — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 57 km apart

Wollondilly and Wollongong are both in New South Wales but offer very different layouts. Wollongong is very walkable with a score of 6.0, while Wollondilly is mostly car-dependent with a score of 3.7. This is seen in how many people can walk to a school within 15 minutes — 82.8% in Wollongong compared to 38.7% in Wollondilly. Wollongong also has far more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with 6,945 residents compared to 2,318 in Wollondilly.

Both areas are similar in that about 3% of their residents speak a First Nations language. While they share this connection, they differ in outcomes for First Nations people. First Nations household income is well higher in Wollondilly at $2,205, while the unemployment rate for this group is well higher in Wollongong at 9.8%.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Wollondilly | Wollongong | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 2,318 | 6,945 | 4,627 larger in Wollongong |  |
| Median age | 21 yrs | 23 yrs | 2 yrs older in Wollongong |  |
| Year 12 | 37.5% | 41.9% | 4.4 pts higher in Wollongong |  |
| Unemployment | 5.9% | 9.8% | 3.9 pts higher in Wollongong |  |
| Median income | $732 | $605 | $127 higher in Wollondilly |  |
| Household income | $2,205 | $1,602 | $603 higher in Wollondilly |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.5% | 3.1% | 0.4 pts higher in Wollondilly |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Wollondilly | Wollongong | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.7 | 6.0 | 2.3 higher in Wollongong |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.7 | 5.8 | 2.1 more in Wollongong |  |
| 15-min city | 42.0% | 73.5% | 31.5 pts higher in Wollongong |  |
| Walk to shops | 37.1% | 61.2% | 24.1 pts higher in Wollongong |  |
| Walk to transit | 67.5% | 94.2% | 26.7 pts higher in Wollongong |  |
| Walk to school | 38.7% | 82.8% | 44.1 pts higher in Wollongong |  |
| Walk to a park | 69.8% | 93.3% | 23.5 pts higher in Wollongong |  |
| Walk to health | 25.0% | 38.3% | 13.3 pts higher in Wollongong |  |
| Intersections/km² | 2 | 43 | 42 higher in Wollongong |  |
| Mean slope | 6.3% | 7.2% | 0.9 pts higher in Wollongong |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE107029/wollondilly/vs/IARE107030/wollongong