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Best places to live in Greater Wollongong

10 places with 307,491 residents within about 20 km of Wollongong, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional data: official figures on affordability and jobs and economy, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Wollongong, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Wollongong
    New South Wales, 280,153 residents    45
  2. 2Windang
    New South Wales, 2,626 residents    31
  3. 3Barrack Heights
    New South Wales, 5,834 residents    30
  4. 4Albion Park Rail
    New South Wales, 6,809 residents    30
  5. 5Shell Cove
    New South Wales, 5,497 residents    29
  6. 6Shellharbour
    New South Wales, 3,552 residents    28

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For retired couples

  1. 1Wollongong
    New South Wales, 280,153 residents    74
  2. 2Albion Park Rail
    New South Wales, 6,809 residents    65
  3. 3Shell Cove
    New South Wales, 5,497 residents    65
  4. 4Barrack Heights
    New South Wales, 5,834 residents    65
  5. 5Shellharbour
    New South Wales, 3,552 residents    64
  6. 6Windang
    New South Wales, 2,626 residents    64

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For remote workers

  1. 1Wollongong
    New South Wales, 280,153 residents    63
  2. 2Albion Park Rail
    New South Wales, 6,809 residents    48
  3. 3Shell Cove
    New South Wales, 5,497 residents    47
  4. 4Barrack Heights
    New South Wales, 5,834 residents    47

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For commuters

  1. 1Wollongong
    New South Wales, 280,153 residents    78
  2. 2Windang
    New South Wales, 2,626 residents    55
  3. 3Barrack Heights
    New South Wales, 5,834 residents    55
  4. 4Albion Park Rail
    New South Wales, 6,809 residents    54
  5. 5Shell Cove
    New South Wales, 5,497 residents    54
  6. 6Shellharbour
    New South Wales, 3,552 residents    54

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For single professionals

  1. 1Wollongong
    New South Wales, 280,153 residents    67
  2. 2Barrack Heights
    New South Wales, 5,834 residents    30
  3. 3Albion Park Rail
    New South Wales, 6,809 residents    29

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Wollongong
    New South Wales, 280,153 residents    25
  2. 2Windang
    New South Wales, 2,626 residents    11
  3. 3Shell Cove
    New South Wales, 5,497 residents    7
  4. 4Albion Park Rail
    New South Wales, 6,809 residents    7
  5. 5Barrack Heights
    New South Wales, 5,834 residents    7
  6. 6Shellharbour
    New South Wales, 3,552 residents    6

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Towns in Greater Wollongong