NSW · Wollongong Council
Cringila, NSW, 2502
Suburb snapshot
Cringila is a smaller suburban community in the Wollongong area, home to around 2,156 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,726 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+14%), roughly 800.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $598 (flats $500, houses $650), 1 school and preschool site in the area, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 2,156
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,117
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 79 of 796
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,614
- Employment rate
- 38.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 65 / 3 / 39
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $500
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $650
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $598
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 80
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 1,726
- Against the person
- 340
- Against property
- 695
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 800.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 6 residents
- State safety percentile
- 30.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +13.6%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order111
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment121
- Malicious Damage To Property126
- Steal From Retail Store176
- Transport Regulatory Offences131
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 936
- Cringila Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
60 planning-related records
2026· 3 proposals
March 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)12 NEWCASTLE STREET CRINGILA 2502Additional Information Requested
February 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure5 DORMAN STREET CRINGILA 2502Withdrawn
January 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool170 LAKE AVENUE CRINGILA 2502Determined
2025· 9 proposals
October 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure36 BIRMINGHAM STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
August 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure35 CRINGILA STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
July 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Food and drink premise17 LAKE AVENUE CRINGILA 2502Determined
June 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home16 GRATTAN STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure11 LAKE AVENUE CRINGILA 2502Determined
March 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool170 LAKE AVENUE CRINGILA 2502Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure18 JARVIE ROAD CRINGILA 2502Withdrawn
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool33 FITZGERALD STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)6 LOCKWOOD STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
2024· 11 proposals
October 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure36 BIRMINGHAM STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
August 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Shop17 LAKE AVENUE CRINGILA 2502Determined
July 2024
- Home business; Home occupation; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia21 GRATTAN STREET CRINGILA 2502Under Assessment
- Business premises; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia5 LAKE AVENUE CRINGILA 2502Determined
May 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure36 BIRMINGHAM STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
April 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure28 LACKAWANNA STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure6 AUBURN PARADE CRINGILA 2502Withdrawn
January 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure36 BIRMINGHAM STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure9 GRATTAN STREET CRINGILA 2502Withdrawn
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure43 CRINGILA STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure6 AUBURN PARADE CRINGILA 2502Withdrawn
2023· 13 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation11 MONTEITH STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Supporting Development54 AUBURN PARADE CRINGILA 2502Determined
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Centre-based child care41 LAKE AVENUE CRINGILA 2502Withdrawn
November 2023
- Shed; Erection of a new structure36 BIRMINGHAM STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
September 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Light industry133-143 FIVE ISLANDS ROAD CRINGILA 2502Pending Court Appeal
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development8 CRINGILA STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
June 2023
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations and additions to residential development11 MONTEITH STREET CRINGILA 2502Withdrawn
- Dwelling; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Demolition; Earthworks / change in levels; Retaining walls, protection of trees; Garages, carports and car parking spaces8 GREGORY STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
- Secondary dwelling28 LACKAWANNA STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
- Shop top housing7-9 Lake Avenue CringilaDetermined
May 2023
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs24 MERRETT AVENUE CRINGILA 2502Determined
- Industrial development133-143 FIVE ISLANDS ROAD CRINGILA 2502Withdrawn
March 2023
- Industrial development133-143 FIVE ISLANDS ROAD CRINGILA 2502Determined
2022· 6 proposals
October 2022
- Dual occupancy5a and 5b Lockwood Street, Cringila NSW 2502Withdrawn
June 2022
- Demolition25 STEEL STREET CRINGILA 2502Determined
March 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing; Shed22 LAKE AVENUE CRINGILA 2502Determined
February 2022
- Dual occupancy; Subdivision of land19 Malcom Avenue, Cringila, NSW, 2502Determined
2021· 15 proposals
15 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 3 proposals
3 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
8 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Lake Ave at Merrett AveBus stop
- Lake Ave before Flagstaff RdBus stop
- Lake Ave before Steel StBus stop
- Lake Ave opp Auburn PdeBus stop
- Lake Ave opp Cringila Public SchoolBus stop
- Lake Ave opp Gorrell StBus stop
- Drinking water
- Shelter
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Recent changes
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Food and drink premiseplanning17 LAKE AVENUE CRINGILA 2502Lodged 25 Jul 2025 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Shopplanning17 LAKE AVENUE CRINGILA 2502Lodged 02 Aug 2024 · Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahsplanning24 MERRETT AVENUE CRINGILA 2502Lodged 17 May 2023 · Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning8 CRINGILA STREET CRINGILA 2502Lodged 06 Sep 2023 · Determined
- Business premises; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australiaplanning5 LAKE AVENUE CRINGILA 2502Lodged 01 Jul 2024 · Determined
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Centre-based child careplanning41 LAKE AVENUE CRINGILA 2502Lodged 01 Dec 2023 · Withdrawn
- Demolitionplanning25 STEEL STREET CRINGILA 2502Lodged 15 Jun 2022 · Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning18 JARVIE ROAD CRINGILA 2502Lodged 10 Mar 2025 · Withdrawn
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Supporting Developmentplanning54 AUBURN PARADE CRINGILA 2502Lodged 06 Dec 2023 · Determined
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming poolplanning33 FITZGERALD STREET CRINGILA 2502Lodged 08 Mar 2025 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
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