NameWollongongTypeCityDescriptionThe City of Wollongong is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The City covers the northern and central suburbs of Wollongong, bounded by Helensburgh in the north, the Illawarra escarpment to the west, and by Macquarie Rivulet (Yallah, Haywards Bay) and the Lake Illawarra entrance (Windang) to the south.