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Population Wollongong (Australia)
302 739
people
As of January 1, 2025 the population (permanent residents) Wollongong is 302 739 people, including children under the age of 6 - 30 690 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 35 307 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 36 745 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 129 762 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 56 915 people, and the centenarians Wollongong over 80 years old - 13 321 people.
Population size Wollongong by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 30 690 / 10.14% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 35 307 / 11.66% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 36 745 / 12.14% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 129 762 / 42.86% |
| Elderly over 60 | 56 915 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 13 321 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Wollongong
Total Wollongong permanent residents 144 407 men (47.7%) and 158 332 women (52.3%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 9 445 / 6.1% | 7 557 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 9 445 / 6.1% | 7 411 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 8 428 / 5.4% | 6 685 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 7 120 / 4.5% | 5 813 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 8 428 / 5.4% | 6 976 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 12 497 / 8.2% | 10 463 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 12 206 / 8% | 10 463 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 11 189 / 7.3% | 10 172 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 10 317 / 6.7% | 9 591 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 9 445 / 6.1% | 8 865 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 10 753 / 7% | 10 754 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 11 334 / 7.4% | 12 352 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 9 445 / 6.1% | 11 044 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 6 539 / 4.1% | 8 719 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 2 761 / 1.5% | 4 650 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 3 487 / 2% | 7 266 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 2 470 / 1.3% | 6 540 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Wollongong: have higher education 22.7% (68 722 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (8 779 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (108 078 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (47 530 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (26 338 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (24 825 people), have no education — 0.4% (1 211 people), illiterate — 0.6% (1 816 people).
| Higher education | 68 722 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 8 779 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 108 078 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 47 530 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 26 338 / 8.7% |
| High school | 24 825 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 1 211 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 1 816 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Wollongong
Total Wollongong the number of officially employed population is 197 991 people (65.4%), pensioners 81 740 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 13 926 people (4.6%).
| Employed population | 197 991 / 65.4% |
| Unemployed | 13 926 / 4.6% |
| Pensioners | 81 740 / 27% |
Disability
Total Wollongong have a disability 28 851 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 4 450 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 11 262 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 10 808 (3.57.%), disabled children 2 331 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 28 851 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 4 450 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 11 262 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 10 808 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 2 331 / 0.77% |