Wollongong, Australia Metro Area Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Wollongong, Australia metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Wollongong in 2025 is 319,000, a 1.27% increase from 2024.
- The metro area population of Wollongong in 2024 was 315,000, a 0.96% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Wollongong in 2023 was 312,000, a 0.65% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Wollongong in 2022 was 310,000, a 0.98% increase from 2021.
| Other Cities in Australia |
| City Name |
Population |
| Melbourne |
5,392,000 |
| Sydney |
5,249,000 |
| Brisbane |
2,568,000 |
| Perth |
2,169,000 |
| Adelaide |
1,393,000 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed Head |
753,000 |
| Canberra |
483,000 |
| Newcastle-Maitland |
470,000 |
| Sunshine Coast |
376,000 |
| Central Coast |
347,000 |
| Wollongong |
319,000 |
|
Wollongong - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
319,000 |
1.27% |
| 2024 |
315,000 |
0.96% |
| 2023 |
312,000 |
0.65% |
| 2022 |
310,000 |
0.98% |
| 2021 |
307,000 |
0.66% |
| 2020 |
305,000 |
0.66% |
| 2019 |
303,000 |
0.66% |
| 2018 |
301,000 |
0.67% |
| 2017 |
299,000 |
1.01% |
| 2016 |
296,000 |
1.02% |
| 2015 |
293,000 |
1.03% |
| 2014 |
290,000 |
1.05% |
| 2013 |
287,000 |
1.06% |
| 2012 |
284,000 |
0.71% |
| 2011 |
282,000 |
1.44% |
| 2010 |
278,000 |
1.09% |
| 2009 |
275,000 |
1.10% |
| 2008 |
272,000 |
1.12% |
| 2007 |
269,000 |
1.13% |
| 2006 |
266,000 |
0.38% |
| 2005 |
265,000 |
0.38% |
| 2004 |
264,000 |
0.38% |
| 2003 |
263,000 |
0.38% |
| 2002 |
262,000 |
0.38% |
| 2001 |
261,000 |
0.38% |
| 2000 |
260,000 |
0.39% |
| 1999 |
259,000 |
0.39% |
| 1998 |
258,000 |
0.39% |
| 1997 |
257,000 |
0.39% |
| 1996 |
256,000 |
0.79% |
| 1995 |
254,000 |
1.20% |
| 1994 |
251,000 |
0.80% |
| 1993 |
249,000 |
0.81% |
| 1992 |
247,000 |
0.82% |
| 1991 |
245,000 |
1.24% |
| 1990 |
242,000 |
0.83% |
| 1989 |
240,000 |
0.84% |
| 1988 |
238,000 |
1.28% |
| 1987 |
235,000 |
0.86% |
| 1986 |
233,000 |
0.00% |
| 1985 |
233,000 |
0.43% |
| 1984 |
232,000 |
0.00% |
| 1983 |
232,000 |
0.00% |
| 1982 |
232,000 |
0.43% |
| 1981 |
231,000 |
1.76% |
| 1980 |
227,000 |
1.79% |
| 1979 |
223,000 |
1.83% |
| 1978 |
219,000 |
1.86% |
| 1977 |
215,000 |
1.90% |
| 1976 |
211,000 |
2.43% |
| 1975 |
206,000 |
2.49% |
| 1974 |
201,000 |
2.55% |
| 1973 |
196,000 |
2.62% |
| 1972 |
191,000 |
2.69% |
| 1971 |
186,000 |
2.76% |
| 1970 |
181,000 |
2.84% |
| 1969 |
176,000 |
2.33% |
| 1968 |
172,000 |
2.99% |
| 1967 |
167,000 |
2.45% |
| 1966 |
163,000 |
4.49% |
| 1965 |
156,000 |
4.00% |
| 1964 |
150,000 |
4.90% |
| 1963 |
143,000 |
4.38% |
| 1962 |
137,000 |
3.79% |
| 1961 |
132,000 |
5.60% |
| 1960 |
125,000 |
5.93% |
| 1959 |
118,000 |
5.36% |
| 1958 |
112,000 |
4.67% |
| 1957 |
107,000 |
5.94% |
| 1956 |
101,000 |
5.21% |
| 1955 |
96,000 |
5.49% |
| 1954 |
91,000 |
5.81% |
| 1953 |
86,000 |
4.88% |
| 1952 |
82,000 |
6.49% |
| 1951 |
77,000 |
5.48% |
| 1950 |
73,000 |
0.00% |
