Is Wollongong safe? Australia travel risk
Is Wollongong safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Wollongong scores 27/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Australia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Wollongong scores 27/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Australia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Wollongong: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (41/100) and security (23/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Australia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 34.4331° S, 150.8831° E place Wollongong within New South Wales at an elevation of 29 meters. Heading to Canberra: 186.6 km WSW.
New South Wales
34.4331° S, 150.8831° E
29 m
Australia/Sydney
261,896
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Australia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Wollongong happened in April and June (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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