Wollongong - West

NSW

Wollongong - West is a growing region in NSW with 17,595 residents.

SA2 code: 107041549
State: NSW

Population

17,595

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+3.1%

3yr: +4.8% · 10yr: +3.2%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$380/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,595/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Wollongong - West (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +4.8%5yr: +3.1%10yr: +3.2%Total: +18.7%

Population grew from 14,827 to 17,595 over 24 years, averaging 0.7% 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 6.5%

Mostly detached houses (47.9%), mixed tenure (51.0% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 47.9%

Townhouses 16.7%

Apartments 35.4%

3,124 houses1,086 townhouses2,307 apartments

Tenure

Owned 26.0%

Mortgage 25.0%

Renting 46.4%

Owned 26.0%Mortgage 25.0%Renting 46.4%Other / NS 2.6%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

465 (7.3%)

2 bed

2,266 (35.4%)

3 bed

2,382 (37.2%)

4 bed

978 (15.3%)

5 bed

246 (3.8%)

6+ bed

58 (0.9%)