Wollongong - East

NSW

Wollongong - East is a growing region in NSW with 18,274 residents.

SA2 code: 107041548
State: NSW

Population

18,274

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+14.8%

3yr: +9.3% · 10yr: +28.3%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$410/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,578/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Wollongong - East (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +9.3%5yr: +14.8%10yr: +28.3%Total: +87.2%

Population grew from 9,764 to 18,274 over 24 years, averaging 2.6% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 5.1%

Almost entirely apartments (87.1%), rental-heavy (54.2% renting), built for families (55% are 2 bed).

Dwelling mix

Apartments 87.1%

658 houses331 townhouses6,671 apartments

Tenure

Owned 24.8%

Mortgage 17.3%

Renting 54.2%

Owned 24.8%Mortgage 17.3%Renting 54.2%Other / NS 3.7%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

942 (12.3%)

2 bed

4,245 (55.4%)

3 bed

2,121 (27.7%)

4 bed

266 (3.5%)

5 bed

56 (0.7%)

6+ bed

35 (0.5%)