City of Wollongong
City of Wollongong | |||||||||||||
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Location in the Illawarra | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 34°25′S 150°53′E / 34.417°S 150.883°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Illawarra | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1942 (as the City of Wollongong) | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Wollongong | ||||||||||||
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| • Lord Mayor | Tania Brown | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 684 km2 (264 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 214,564 (2021) (19th) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 313.69/km2 (812.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Wollongong | ||||||||||||
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The City of Wollongong is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated adjacent to the Tasman Sea, the Princes Motorway and the Illawarra railway line.
Located 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Sydney, the City of Wollongong covers 684 square kilometres (264 sq mi) and occupies a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra escarpment to the west.
Councillor Tania Brown was elected as Lord Mayor of the City of Wollongong in the New South Wales local government elections, held in September 2024.