Australian Demographic Profile
Wollongong, NSW 2500
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~20,488
Median age
37
Median income
Mid-high
$800-$999/wk
Top profile
Young
23%
Profile composition (top three)
- Young singles and non-workers23%
- Established partnered households22%
- High-earning professionals21%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~20,488
- Sex split
- F 50% / M 50%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 41%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)8.8%
- Young adults (15-24)17%
- Early career (25-39)30%
- Mid career (40-59)20%
- Senior (60+)24%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Wollongong: Mid-high ($800-$999/wk).
- No / not stated21%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)21%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)39%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)17%
- Very high ($3k+)3.6%
Top occupations
- Professionals32%
- Community and Personal Service Workers13%
- Managers12%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to NSW and Australia
| Wollongong | NSW avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 41% | 21% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
Nearby suburbs
Explore demographics for areas close to Wollongong:
Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →