Wollongong is a coastal city in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia, occupying a narrow plain between the Pacific Ocean and the Illawarra Escarpment about 85 kilometers south of Sydney. The area's first European settlers, Charles Throsby Smith and Sarah Broughton Smith, arrived in 1823, and the town was formally gazetted in 1834 after earlier visits by explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders. Long built on coal mining and steel production at nearby Port Kembla, Wollongong is today New South Wales's third-largest city and home to the University of Wollongong, with a metropolitan population of about 305,691 at the 2021 census.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude34.427222 degrees south 1 Longitude150.893889 degrees east 1 Sources
1. Wollongong (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, Area
572.2 km2 (220.9 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
History section
In 1823, Charles Throsby Smith and Sarah Broughton Smith became the first settlers in what is now Wollongong.
Infobox, coordinates
34°25′38″S 150°53′38″E
Infobox, Population
280,153 (UCL 2021)
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