Tourism information

Welcome to Wollongong, Australia’s ninth largest city with a population approaching 200,000.

Wollongong is located 80 kilometres south of Sydney on 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 primary city of the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Wollongong enjoys a magnificent natural environment ranging from rainforests to spectacular sea cliffs and unspoilt beaches.

If you are a visitor, the Tourism Wollongong website will tell you everything you need to know about accommodation, restaurants, and other features of our city.

Visitors and residents alike can enjoy Wollongong’s great shopping facilities and the many recreational activities on offer, from our 17 patrolled beaches, parks and cycleways to cultural experiences such as the Nan Tien Temple and Wollongong Science Centre.

The Grand Pacific Drive encompasses 140km of some of NSW’s most spectacular scenery and coastline. From the Royal National Park (world’s second oldest) to Wollongong and beyond, the route takes you through coastal rainforests, spectacular driving scenery, coastal villages, the bustling coastal city of Wollongong, and beautiful coastal towns of Shellharbour and Kiama. The drive ends in the spectacular Shoalhaven region and from here you can experience the Southern Highlands, greater South Coast and Canberra!

Throughout the year Wollongong also hosts a busy calendar of community events. Follow the link on the right for more information.