Wollongong, Australia Metro Area Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Wollongong, Australia metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Wollongong in 2024 is 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.
- The metro area population of Wollongong in 2021 was 307,000, a 0.66% increase from 2020.
| Other Cities in Australia |
| City Name |
Population |
| Melbourne |
5,316,000 |
| Sydney |
5,185,000 |
| Brisbane |
2,536,000 |
| Perth |
2,143,000 |
| Adelaide |
1,379,000 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed Head |
743,000 |
| Canberra |
478,000 |
| Newcastle-Maitland |
465,000 |
| Sunshine Coast |
371,000 |
| Central Coast |
344,000 |
| Wollongong |
315,000 |
|
Wollongong - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 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% |
