Wollongong - East

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 2
Area code 107041548
People 16,020
Male 49.1%
Female 50.9%
Median age 36
Families 3,910
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.5
for all households (a) 0.3
All private dwellings 9,352
Average number of people per household 1.9
Median weekly household income $1,578
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,987
Median weekly rent (b) $410
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 7,870 49.1 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 8,148 50.9 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 331 2.1 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 14,993 93.6 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 696 4.3 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 36 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 534 3.3 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 349 2.2 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 357 2.2 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 490 3.1 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 2,002 12.5 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 2,264 14.1 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,591 9.9 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 990 6.2 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 743 4.6 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 734 4.6 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 816 5.1 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 948 5.9 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 977 6.1 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 877 5.5 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 770 4.8 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 646 4.0 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 457 2.9 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 464 2.9 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 4,953 33.5 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 469 3.2 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,441 9.8 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 731 4.9 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 7,181 48.6 2,358,844 35.7 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 4,483 33.6 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 2,070 15.5 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 6,782 50.9 2,532,544 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 151 3.4 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 338 7.7 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 73 1.7 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 44 1.0 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 458 10.4 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 212 4.8 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 122 2.8 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 51 1.2 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 388 8.8 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 522 11.9 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 1,828 41.6 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 2,352 53.5 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 145 3.3 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 908 20.7 465,268 19.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 5,434 36.8 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,375 9.3 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 539 3.6 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 1,540 10.4 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 2,156 14.6 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 300 2.0 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,119 7.6 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 8 0.1 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 718 4.9 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 430 2.9 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 80 0.5 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 1,069 7.2 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 5,249 32.8 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 4,253 26.5 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 1,813 11.3 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 1,497 9.3 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6
Italian 1,034 6.5 301,829 3.7 1,108,364 4.4

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 10,560 65.9 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 566 3.5 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 432 2.7 247,595 3.1 549,618 2.2
India 330 2.1 208,962 2.6 673,352 2.6
New Zealand 187 1.2 118,527 1.5 530,492 2.1
Italy 173 1.1 47,197 0.6 163,326 0.6

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 6,132 38.3 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,220 7.6 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 869 5.4 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 6,874 42.9 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 923 5.8 481,824 6.0 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 7,768 48.5 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
England 1,033 6.4 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 516 3.2 362,065 4.5 784,594 3.1
Italy 484 3.0 130,127 1.6 477,065 1.9
India 413 2.6 288,030 3.6 935,066 3.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 8,126 50.7 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
England 936 5.8 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 517 3.2 362,744 4.5 787,673 3.1
Italy 421 2.6 106,001 1.3 391,399 1.5
India 404 2.5 282,630 3.5 917,541 3.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 6,578 41.1 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 3,180 19.9 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 1,461 9.1 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 1,012 6.3 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Eastern Orthodox 689 4.3 202,018 2.5 535,470 2.1

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Wollongong - East, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (45.1%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 477 3.0 270,685 3.4 685,274 2.7
Arabic 340 2.1 227,243 2.8 367,159 1.4
Macedonian 255 1.6 28,091 0.3 66,173 0.3
Italian 222 1.4 64,039 0.8 228,042 0.9
Spanish 172 1.1 71,868 0.9 171,370 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 11,453 71.5 5,457,982 67.6 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 1,849 23.7 856,911 29.5 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 8,883 60.1 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 5,079 34.4 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 813 5.5 386,728 5.9 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,759 53.6 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 2,624 29.5 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 1,026 11.6 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 463 5.2 189,852 4.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 921 10.9 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,228 14.6 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 892 10.6 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 505 6.0 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,872 22.2 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,618 19.2 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 1,266 15.0 617,176 16.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,728 32.4 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 1,108 13.2 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,102 13.1 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,038 12.3 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 845 10.0 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Sales Workers 647 7.7 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Labourers 507 6.0 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 316 3.8 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 500 5.9 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Cafes and Restaurants 368 4.4 72,942 2.0 268,005 2.2
Higher Education 312 3.7 46,076 1.3 158,526 1.3
Other Social Assistance Services 278 3.3 87,430 2.4 278,221 2.3
Secondary Education 204 2.4 64,612 1.8 205,360 1.7

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $892 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,098 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,578 N/A $1,829 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,306 39.3 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 660 7.8 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 204 2.4 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Bus 114 1.4 34,408 0.9 175,085 1.5
Train 109 1.3 62,460 1.7 170,326 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 1,207 14.3 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 2,540 30.2 1,141,467 31.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 294 3.5 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 3,580 42.5 1,737,359 47.2 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 10,174 68.9 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 2,000 13.5 1,669,763 25.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,488 10.1 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,038 13.8 857,891 13.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 3,450 23.3 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 4,484 30.3 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 1,452 9.8 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 792 5.4 588,433 8.9 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,530 9.6 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,243 7.8 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 541 3.4 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 161 1.0 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 653 4.1 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 674 4.2 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 176 1.1 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 269 1.7 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,802 11.2 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 176 1.1 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,443 9.0 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 9,390 58.6 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,126 7.0 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 10,073 62.9 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 3,225 20.1 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 1,060 6.6 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 536 3.3 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,126 7.0 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 61 0.4 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 280 1.9 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 13,589 92.0 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 843 5.7 399,351 6.0 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,445 62.5 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 857 21.9 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 521 13.3 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 84 2.1 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 21.1 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 80.0 N/A 81.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 643 19.5 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 182 5.5 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 484 14.6 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 377 11.4 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 234 7.1 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 954 28.9 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 350 10.6 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 77 2.3 64,433 3.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 7,790 87.0 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,156 12.9 299,524 9.4 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 658 8.4 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 331 4.2 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 6,671 85.6 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 104 1.3 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 36 0.5 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 942 12.1 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 4,245 54.5 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 2,121 27.2 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 355 4.6 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 87 1.1 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.3 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 1.9 N/A 2.6 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 1,112 14.3 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 3,977 51.1 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 2,033 26.1 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 569 7.3 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 99 1.3 43,732 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,870 49.7 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 3,069 39.4 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 852 10.9 111,646 3.8 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,932 24.8 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,345 17.3 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 4,221 54.2 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 210 2.7 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 79 1.0 42,613 1.5 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
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Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.7 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.8 N/A 26.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 410 N/A 420 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 2,384 56.5 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 1,508 35.7 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 327 7.7 79,448 8.4 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,987 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 1,002 74.5 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 235 17.5 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 106 7.9 102,255 10.8 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 173 51.8 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 161 48.2 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 27 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.2 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,683 N/A 1,558 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Wollongong - East % Wollongong - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 400 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,015 N/A 1,755 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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