Last official estimated population of Wollongong City (as Local Government Area) was 213 132 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 0.86% of total Australian population and 2.679% of NSW population. Area of Wollongong is 684.00 km², in this year population density was 311.60 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+1.3%/yr), Wollongong population in 2024 would be 233 322. [0]
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Population [people], population density [p./kmĀ²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[1996-2001] +0.52 %/Y
[2001-2002] +0.84 %/Y
[2002-2003] +0.33 %/Y
[2003-2004] +0.09 %/Y
[2004-2005] +0.04 %/Y
[2005-2006] +0.10 %/Y
[2006-2007] +0.97 %/Y
[2007-2008] +1.38 %/Y
[2008-2009] +1.25 %/Y
[2009-2010] +1.30 %/Y
[2010-2011] +0.80 %/Y
[2011-2012] +0.48 %/Y
[2012-2013] +0.82 %/Y
[2013-2014] +0.83 %/Y
[2014-2015] +0.92 %/Y
[2015-2016] +1.00 %/Y
[2016-2017] +1.30 %/Y
[0] Calculated with linear interpolation from officially estimated population
[1] Read more about LGA and Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) on abs.gov.au
[2] Population data from Australian Bureau of Statistics (Population and density: 2017; change: 2016-2017)
[3] Digital Boundaries: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016.