Illawarra Escarpment
The steep, bush-covered wall to the west appears as a clear limit to the street pattern, with only a few roads climbing toward the plateau above.
Minimalist map poster · Australia
34.4240° S / 150.8935° E
A long strip of suburbs pressed between a forested escarpment and the Pacific, with beaches along its whole edge

One city, five moods
Tap a style to see it on the wall. Every style costs the same — printed, framed or as HD files.
Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
This is a 100% crop of the real print file. Every poster — printed, framed or downloaded — is rendered on our servers at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, so even the smallest lanes stay crisp on a 24 × 36″ print.
On the wall



The map
Wollongong is shaped by two walls. To the west the Illawarra Escarpment rises steeply, dark with forest, and to the east the Pacific Ocean runs along a chain of beaches and rocky points. The city fills the narrow coastal plain between them, a ribbon of suburbs stretching north and south of the central business district, held together by the railway and the main coastal road.
The centre sits near a small harbour and headland, where lighthouses stand above Flagstaff Point. To the south, Port Kembla's steelworks and port have long anchored the local economy, and beyond them Lake Illawarra opens behind the coast. Up north, the Sea Cliff Bridge carries the road out over the water along a stretch of sheer cliffs.
Because of that shape, a Wollongong map poster works well in portrait: sea on one side, escarpment on the other, city in between. Buy the $9 digital HD files, with six print sizes as 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF, or order a matte printed poster with an optional wooden frame from print partners in more than 30 countries.
The steep, bush-covered wall to the west appears as a clear limit to the street pattern, with only a few roads climbing toward the plateau above.
An almost continuous line of beaches, headlands and rock platforms runs the full length of the city, broken by the harbour and small creek mouths.
South of the centre, this large coastal lagoon spreads inland behind a narrow entrance, adding a broad area of water to the lower part of the map.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Wollongong
Wollongong draws people for its university, its beaches and a coastline that feels far from Sydney despite being close. A map on the wall is a reminder of the escarpment at your back and the sea in front, whether you still live there or not.
Change the title, add a subtitle with a suburb or date, and set your own coordinates line. Five styles are available, and Blueprint or Classic black & white suit the coastline, while Sand gives it a softer, beach-house feel.
Order the Wollongong poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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