North Wollongong, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 2,299
- Median age
- 30
- Household income
- $1,549/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 32%
- Renting
- 66%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 7/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- North Wollongong Station · 0.4 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Wollongong Hospital · 1.8 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$1.30m
Median unit (5 yr)
$750k
Sales (5 yr)
306
Sales (12 mths)
44
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
509 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 21.2% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Wollongong PS
Secondary
Keira HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Wollongong - East
District population (2025)
18,274
+28% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Apr 2026)
657
houses 10 · other 647
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in North Wollongong:
- Virginia Street (346)
- Bourke Street (258)
- Pleasant Avenue (255)
- Hindmarsh Avenue (93)
- Montague Street (90)
- Noel Street (87)
- Bode Avenue (76)
- Porter Street (62)
- Ralph Black Drive (59)
- Edward Street (41)
- Blacket Street (39)
- Bessell Avenue (29)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.