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North Wollongong NSW: property data & flags

Suburb-level context for North Wollongong from official sources, and the address-level red, yellow and green flags we check before you make an offer or sign a lease.

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Property crime: North Wollongong vs NSW

Break-ins to homes435NSW 212.3Car theft522NSW 171.2Theft from cars1348.4NSW 295.4Theft from homes826.4NSW 196.2Malicious property damage1522.4NSW 553.8
Incidents per 100,000 residents, latest 12 months. Coloured bar: North Wollongong (red = above the NSW average, green = below). Grey bar: NSW average.
Break-ins to homes435 incidents per 100,000 residents · 105% above the NSW rate (212.3) · higher than 87% of NSW suburbs
Car theft522 incidents per 100,000 residents · 205% above the NSW rate (171.2) · higher than 96% of NSW suburbs
Theft from cars1348.4 incidents per 100,000 residents · 356% above the NSW rate (295.4) · higher than 99% of NSW suburbs
Theft from homes826.4 incidents per 100,000 residents · 321% above the NSW rate (196.2) · higher than 98% of NSW suburbs
Malicious property damage1522.4 incidents per 100,000 residents · 175% above the NSW rate (553.8) · higher than 94% of NSW suburbs

Property offences only, per 100,000 residents, latest 12 months (Apr 2025Mar 2026). Population 2,299 (2021 Census). Percentile computed across the 945 NSW suburbs with 2,000+ residents. Suburb-wide figures, not any one street. Violent-crime categories are deliberately not shown. Data sourced from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), CC BY 4.0, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0), snapshot 2026-07-24.

Development applications in North Wollongong, last 12 months

15 development applications lodged for North Wollongong addresses between 2025-08-26 and 2026-08-26, with a combined stated cost of $24.5 million and 26 new dwellings proposed.

Largest by stated cost:

10 PLEASANT AVENUE NORTH WOLLONGONG 2500$15,416,500 · Demolition, Residential flat building · Determined
26 AJAX AVENUE NORTH WOLLONGONG 2500$5,632,327 · Demolition, Multi-dwelling housing · Determined
12 EXETER AVENUE NORTH WOLLONGONG 2500$1,278,000 · Demolition, Subdivision · Under Assessment

Source: NSW Planning Portal Online DA data (public record), applications by lodgement date, snapshot 2026-08-26. Costs are applicant-stated estimates. The paid address report checks applications around a specific address, not just this suburb-wide list.

What we check at the address level

Suburb averages can't tell you about one specific property. The full PropertyFlags report checks the address itself against official government layers (flood and bushfire mapping, zoning and height controls, development applications nearby, EPA contamination records, defect orders, aircraft and road noise, school catchments and more) and turns them into red, yellow and green flags with the questions to ask the real estate agent.

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Common questions about North Wollongong

Is North Wollongong safe?

There is no single answer to that for any suburb, but the official numbers say this: across 5 property crime categories, North Wollongong sits above the NSW average in 5 and below it in 0, on BOCSAR figures for Apr 2025 to Mar 2026. These are rates for the whole suburb, not any one street, and safety also depends on things no crime table shows. The table above lists each category against the NSW rate.

Is North Wollongong flood prone?

A suburb page cannot honestly answer that: flood planning areas are mapped lot by lot, and two houses on the same street can differ. The free PropertyFlags check looks up the actual address against the NSW flood planning layer, along with bushfire, contamination and other hazard maps.

Is North Wollongong growing?

No population projection matches North Wollongong exactly in the DPHI dataset we carry, so we do not print one. The paid address report checks growth area boundaries and the development pipeline around the specific address.

What does a property report for North Wollongong include?

For one address: flood and bushfire mapping, zoning and height controls, EPA contamination records, serious defect orders, development applications within 500 m, aircraft, rail and road noise, school catchments, winter sun and more, each finding named with the government register it came from, as red, yellow and green flags.

Nearby suburbs

Coniston · Gwynneville · Keiraville · Mangerton · West Wollongong · Wollongong

Suburbs sharing or adjoining postcode 2500; each page carries the same official crime and growth data as this one.