Wollongong is a vibrant coastal city that is home to a supportive environment, and a growing number of businesses with increasingly global footprints.

Just an hour south of Sydney, Wollongong is the regional capital of the Illawarra-Shoalhaven and offers a rare blend of opportunity and balance.

Our Economic Development Strategy

Our Economic Development Strategy for 2025-2035 sets a vision for Wollongong as a diverse, resilient economy that fosters innovation and growth, attracts investment and supports a thriving business community.

This strategy builds on the success of the previous Economic Development Strategy 2019–2029, which saw the jobs target of 10,500 net new jobs achieved within its first six years. The updated Strategy sets a new target of 20,500 net additional new jobs by 2035. It also outlines five priority areas, 10 momentum-building projects and 52 specific actions items that will help guide our work with business and industry, entrepreneurs, investors, education and government partners.

You can download the full or summary version of the strategy below:

Wollongong Economic Development Strategy 2025-2025  PDF, 16344.22 KB

Wollongong Economic Development Strategy 2025-2035 Executive Summary  PDF, 12137.01 KB

Economic Insights Report

Wollongong City Council's Economics Insights Reports provide an update on the Wollongong economy. This includes commentary on a range of economic indicators and data such as unemployment data, local jobs numbers, GRP, spending data and more.

You can download recent reports below.

Local business resources

We've prepared a fact sheet of Local Business Resources PDF, 267.91 KB, including information on Government assistance and local business networks and chambers available to small businesses in Wollongong.

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