20,446 ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16,718
- 2016: 18,442
- 2021: 20,446
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wollongong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wollongong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wollongong is just 35 years old, making the area noticeably younger than the national average. With over 20,000 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region, though it has far fewer children than most other places.
20,446
▲ +22.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wollongong — higher than 90% of areas.
| Wollongong | 20,446 |
|---|---|
| 2500, NSW | 43,472 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wollongong is one of the largest areas at this level with 20,446 people. Residents are noticeably younger than those in the rest of Australia, where the typical age is 38.
35 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the biggest group at 34.8%. There are far fewer children under 15 here than across the state, while the proportion of seniors is a little above the national figure.
18.7% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.8% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wollongong, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of residents have never been married, and those in de facto relationships are well above the national average at 14.8%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.9% of the population.
1.9% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +43.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wollongong, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (33%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14376/wollongong/topic/demographics-identity