City profile · Australia · Oceania
Wollongong
City population
280,153
#13
in Australia
#4
in New South Wales
#2,042
worldwide
-34.424, 150.893 · 187 km from Canberra
About Wollongong
Wollongong is a city in New South Wales, Australia with a population of 280,153. It is the 13th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Australia, and the 2,042nd largest worldwide. It lies 187 km from Canberra.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 23
Elevation
29 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Australia/Sydney
Coordinates
-34.424, 150.893
Record updated
2026-06-24
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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