Best suburbs to live in Wollongong
Every suburb in the Wollongong urban area.
Median house and unit prices, asking rents, population and school quality for every Wollongong suburb, side by side.
Wollongong median house prices range from $752,000 to $1.96 million.
The Wollongong urban area had 322,343 residents at 30 June 2025: +5.8% over five years and +1.1% in the last year (ABS estimates).
20,446 residents
5,187 sales, Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Median house price by suburb
Each suburb is shaded by its median sold house price, in five equal-sized bands. Suburbs with no recent recorded sales are shown in grey — they are not the cheapest, they are unknown.
Boundaries: ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021, simplified for display.
Top-Rated Suburbs in Wollongong
Popular rankings for Wollongong
- Best Wollongong suburbs for families with good primary schoolsRanked top-15 · family + primary schools
- Best Wollongong suburbs for families with good high schoolsRanked top-15 · family + high schools
- Best Wollongong suburbs for electric-vehicle adoptionRanked top-15 · EV-friendly suburbs
- Best Wollongong suburbs to rent inRanked top-15 · best suburbs to rent
- Best Wollongong suburbs for public transportRanked top-15 · transit-friendly suburbs
- Fastest growing Wollongong suburbs (2016-2021)Ranked top-15 · fastest growing
- Sportiest Wollongong suburbsRanked top-15 · most sport facilities
- Most walkable Wollongong suburbsRanked top-15 · most walkable
- Best Wollongong suburbs for NBN internetRanked top-15 · best NBN connectivity
- Best Wollongong suburbs for rental yieldRanked top-15 · highest rental yield
- Best Wollongong suburbs for property investorsRanked top-15 · investor-friendly suburbs
- Best Wollongong suburbs for owner-occupiersRanked top-15 · owner-occupier suburbs
- Best Wollongong suburbs for young professionalsRanked top-15 · young professionals
- Best Wollongong suburbs for first-home buyersRanked top-15 · first-home buyer picks
- Wollongong suburbs where young families liveRanked top-15 · where young families live
- Wollongong suburbs where seniors liveRanked top-15 · where seniors live
- Wollongong's most educated suburbsRanked top-15 · most educated suburbs
- Wollongong's highest-income suburbsRanked top-15 · highest household income
- Safest suburbs in WollongongRanked top-15 · safest suburbs
- Most liveable suburbs in WollongongRanked top-15 · most liveable suburbs
- Suburbs to avoid in WollongongRanked top-15 · suburbs to avoid
- Best beachside suburbs in WollongongRanked top-15 · beachside suburbs
- Greenest suburbs in WollongongRanked top-15 · greenest suburbs
- Suburbs with the biggest blocks in WollongongRanked top-15 · biggest blocks
- Suburbs where rents are rising fastest in WollongongRanked top-15 · rents rising fastest
- Best Wollongong suburbs for rooftop solarRanked top-15 · rooftop solar suburbs
- Wollongong suburbs where homes are owned outrightRanked top-15 · homes owned outright
- Wollongong suburbs people moved to from the cityRanked top-15 · moved from the city
- Wollongong suburbs with the most apartmentsRanked top-15 · most apartments
Community demographics in Wollongong
- Wollongong suburbs with the largest Muslim communityRanked top-15 · largest Muslim community
- Wollongong suburbs with the largest Hindu communityRanked top-15 · largest Hindu community
- Wollongong suburbs with the largest Buddhist communityRanked top-15 · largest Buddhist community
- Wollongong suburbs with the largest Sikh communityRanked top-15 · largest Sikh community
- Wollongong suburbs with the largest non-religious populationRanked top-15 · largest non-religious population
Suburbs with the largest religious communities, from the 2021 Census.
Where communities live in Wollongong
- Where the Chinese community lives in WollongongRanked top-15 · Chinese community
- Where the Indian community lives in WollongongRanked top-15 · Indian community
- Where the Vietnamese community lives in WollongongRanked top-15 · Vietnamese community
- Where the Lebanese community lives in WollongongRanked top-15 · Lebanese community
- Where the Macedonian community lives in WollongongRanked top-15 · Macedonian community
- Where the Turkish community lives in WollongongRanked top-15 · Turkish community
- Where the Serbian community lives in WollongongRanked top-15 · Serbian community
Suburbs with the largest ancestry communities, showing ancestry, country of birth and language together, from the 2021 Census.
Most Populated Suburbs
Fastest Growing Suburbs
Most New Housing
Best Schools Quality
Most Expensive Houses
Most Affordable Houses
Highest Rental Yield (Houses)
Common questions about Wollongong
How many suburbs are there in Wollongong?
SuburbScan indexes 94 suburbs in Wollongong, covering the Wollongong urban area, home to 306,035 residents.
What is the largest suburb in Wollongong?
Wollongong is the most populated suburb in Wollongong with a population of 20,446 (ABS Census 2021).
What are the best Wollongong suburbs?
The top-rated Wollongong suburbs on SuburbScan are Mount Ousley, Cordeaux Heights, and Kiama Downs, ranked by our composite Liveability grade combining school quality, safety, SEIFA socio-economic advantage, walkability and CBD access.
Which are the most affordable Wollongong suburbs?
The most affordable Wollongong suburbs by median house price are Cringila, Koonawarra, and Warrawong, based on the last six months of public property listings.
What is the median house price range in Wollongong?
Wollongong median house prices range from $752,500 to $1,957,500, based on the last six months of public property listings.
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City boundaries are ABS Significant Urban Areas (Edition 3, 2021) — an urban centre, or group of connected urban centres, with a population of 10,000 or more. All cities