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The suburb of Balgownie is located in the Local Government area of Wollongong and covers an area of approximately 3.6 Sq Km.

The surrounding suburbs include Fernhill, Mount Pleasant and Mount Keira.

In 2006, the population of Balgownie was 5,041 people, with the main age group being people between 40 and 49 years of age.

The largest segment of the population is Not in Labour Force, in general those in employment work as Professionals with most people travelling to work by driving a car.

There are approximately 1,820 dwellings, with the majority of these (77%) being house. 47.3% of properties in the area are fully owned, with 28.4% of the properties being purchased and 78% being owner occupied.

Married people account for 77% of the population and households in Balgownie are mainly Couples with no children.

There are 9 Parks, 4 Child Care Centres and a Primary School. Local Amenities include 2 Clubs, a Post Office and 2 Churches of different denominations.

Currently, the median sale price of Houses, Units and Vacant Land in Balgownie is $454,543 compared to $387,055 for the Local Government Area of Wollongong.

Balgownie is a small suburb of Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia.

Balgownie lies to the north-west of the Wollongong CBD. It stretches from the lower slopes of Mount Keira along the Illawarra escarpment to the base of the Broker's Nose promontory. To the east, Balgownie is bordered by the light industrial and commercial suburb of Fairy Meadow.

The main street, Balgownie Road, connects the suburb to the nearby Princes Highway. Balgownie is mostly residential with a small commercial centre known as the Balgownie Village.

Balgownie has a similar history to many towns on the NSW south coast. When first settled in the 19th century, Balgownie was the centre of local logging, coal mining and farming industries. With the economic and population growth of the 20th century Balgownie was overtaken by the expanding urban sprawl and transformed from a small country hamlet to a residential suburb.

Balgownie is home to citizens right across the socioeconomic spectrum, from public housing estates in the east to multi-million dollar mansions on the escarpment.

Sites of interest include the Balgownie Public School's museum, The Bally Pub, Balgownie Village Patisserie (formerly Kristian's Bakery), the Urban Grind Cafe and the war memorial. This war memorial will have extensive developments during the next few years. There are also several fine eateries in the suburb including Il Porcellino and Il Nido which serve Australian and Italian cuisine.

Over the last five years, the Australian property market has exploded and as a result many of the open spaces and paddocks that once greened the suburb have been turned into town house or "villa" developments.

The area features the oldest active football (soccer) club in Australia, Balgownie Rangers, founded in 1883.