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SEIFA in Wollongong (2500)

Where does Wollongong sit on the socio-economic spectrum? The SEIFA score below is sourced from the most recent ABS Census and expressed as an Australia-wide decile, so a decile of 8 means Wollongong is in the top 30% of Australian suburbs by socio-economic advantage. The Wollongong LGA context shows whether Wollongong is above or below the average for its local government area.

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Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA 2021 · SEIFA · Wollongong

Wollongong sits in the 8th decile nationally for socio-economic advantage — highly advantaged, around the 72nd percentile of Australian suburbs.

National ranking

Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)8th decile72nd percentile · rank #10,325
Education & occupation (IEO)9th decile86th percentile · rank #12,440

Within NSW

IRSAD (NSW)7th decilerank #2,820 of NSW suburbs
IEO (NSW)9th decilerank #3,579 of NSW suburbs

Raw scores

IRSAD score1,024mean 1000 · sd 100
IEO score1,062mean 1000 · sd 100
Population20,446usual residents

ABS SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0) · Released 27 Apr 2023 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

A rising SEIFA decile over successive Censuses is one of the clearest signals of gentrification. It captures the demographic shift in who lives in a suburb rather than just what they are paying for housing. If Wollongong has moved up a decile or more between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses, it is undergoing the kind of socio-economic transition that has historically accompanied above-average capital growth in Sydney.

SEIFA in nearby suburbs

Corrimal 2518Wollongong West 2500Figtree 2525Fairy Meadow 2519Thirroul 2515

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