City of Wollongong

City of Wollongong New South Wales
Location in the Illawarra
Coordinates	34°25′S 150°53′E / 34.417°S 150.883°E / -34.417; 150.883
Population	214,564 (2021)[1] (19th)
• Density	313.69/km2 (812.5/sq mi)
Established	1942 (as the City of Wollongong)
Area	684 km2 (264.1 sq mi)
Lord Mayor	Gordon Bradbery
Council seat	Wollongong[2]
Region	Illawarra
State electorate(s)	Wollongong Keira Shellharbour Heathcote
Federal division(s)	Cunningham Whitlam
Website	City of Wollongong
LGAs around City of Wollongong: Campbelltown, Wollondilly Sutherland Tasman Sea Wingecarribee City of Wollongong Tasman Sea Wingecarribee Shellharbour Tasman Sea

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 714 square kilometres (276 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.

The Lord Mayor of the City of Wollongong Council is Councillor Gordon Bradbery, an independent politician.^[3]