Wollongong Showground
Wollongong Showground is a multi purpose in Wollongong, Australia that opened in 1911. Its recorded capacity is 23,750.
Key facts
Wollongong Showground is a multi purpose in Wollongong, Australia that opened in 1911. Its recorded capacity is 23,750. It is owned by Venues NSW and Government of New South Wales. It is operated by Venues NSW. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Illawarra Steelers, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Wellington Phoenix Wollongong Greyhound Racing Association, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Wollongong Wolves FC, Illawarra Steelers, 2003 Rugby World Cup.
- Location
- Wollongong, Australia
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 23,750
- Opened
- 1911
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Venues NSW, Government of New South Wales
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Wollongong Showground is at latitude -34.427778, longitude 150.9025, in Wollongong, Australia. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | -34.427778 |
| Longitude | 150.9025 |
| City | Wollongong |
| Region | Wollongong |
| Country | Australia |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Wollongong Showground has carried 1 recorded name. Steelers Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers Stadium | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Government of New South Wales | 1911 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Venues NSW | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Venues NSW | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illawarra Steelers | National Rugby League | Present | Current | Source |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | National Rugby League | Present | Current | Source |
| Wellington Phoenix Wollongong Greyhound Racing Association | National Rugby League | Present | Current | Source |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | National Rugby League | 1911 to present | Current | Source |
| Wollongong Wolves FC | National Rugby League | 1911 to present | Current | Source |
| Illawarra Steelers | National Rugby League | 1911 to present | Current | Source |
| 2003 Rugby World Cup | National Rugby League | 1911 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
16 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3486 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Steelers Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43622 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43621 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43620 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43619 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43618 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40359 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40358 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40357 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40356 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40355 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 23000 | 23750 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1376795584 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Wollongong_Showground | Wollongong Showground | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 900 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: