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The suburb of North Wollongong is located in the Local Government area of Wollongong and covers an area of approximately 2.5 Sq Km.

The surrounding suburbs include Fairy Meadow, Mount Ousley and Gwynneville.

In 2006, the population of North Wollongong was 2,956 people, with the main age group being people between 20 and 29 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 1,192 dwellings, with the majority of these (51%) being Unit or Apartment. 25.3% of properties in the area are fully owned, with 18.2% of the properties being purchased and 46% being owner occupied.

Married people account for 47% of the population and households in North Wollongong are mainly couples with no children.

There are 3 Parks and a High School. Local Amenities include a Post Office.

Currently, the median sale price of Houses, Units and Vacant Land in North Wollongong is $450,667 compared to $387,055 for the Local Government Area of Wollongong.

North Wollongong is the immediate northern coastal suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. North Wollongong is used to refer to the northern area of Wollongong as well as North Wollongong by locals, despite the official suburb not including the northern apartment areas of Wollongong and North Beach, known as North Wollongong. The suburb has a beach, North Wollongong Beach, or simply North Beach, with adjacent cafes and restaurants as well as the Novotel Northbeach Hotel, a major local hotel. It features the locally well-known Bathers Pavilion and the Continental Baths.

The suburb achieved tourist popularity in the 1920s and many planted Norfolk Island Pines remain from that era. North Beach is a popular surfing and swimming destination and is the beginning of the Heartcare Foundation section of the Wollongong to Thirroul Bike Track which runs adjacent to the coast to Thirroul to the north. North Wollongong has a beachside recreation ground, Stuart Park, and faces the southern side of Stuart Park/Fairy Lagoon. It is south of Puckeys Estate Reserve. West of North Beach is a small strip of park along the cliff that runs between Cliff Road and the bike track. This is the location of Smiths Hill Fort with two remaining out of the three original canons. It was completed in 1893 to fend off possible Russian attack. Most of North Wollongong is commercial or residential with many of Wollongong's high-rises situated there. The main commerce is along a strip on the Princes Highway near North Wollongong Station and the overpass as well as another strip on the north (western) side of the overpass including food stores. North Wollongong is the terminal of Mount Ousley Road, the main route to Sydney.