#1
Patch & Purr Pet Cremations Illawarra
4.8
Read 51 reviews · Score: 72/100
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Best Funeral Directors in Wollongong
Compare the top funeral directors in Wollongong, NSW, ranked by our composite reputation score.
Updated October 2026 · Based on 204 real Google reviews across the 10 funeral directors
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Top Funeral Directors in Wollongong, NSW
The short answer
As of October 2026, the 3 highest-ranked funeral directors in Wollongong, NSW on the Starworks directory are Patch & Purr Pet Cremations Illawarra (4.8 stars from 51 Google reviews), H.Parsons Funeral Directors (4.9 stars from 51 Google reviews) and Tender Funerals Illawarra (5.0 stars from 48 Google reviews).
Starworks ranks 10 funeral directors in Wollongong, NSW, holding 204 Google reviews between them. Across the 10 the median rating is 5.0 stars from a median of 10 reviews. Of the 10, 9 are rated 4.5 or better.
Every figure here is computed from Google review data that Starworks collects for funeral directors in Wollongong, NSW, recalculated when this page rebuilds. Placement on this list cannot be bought.
#7
Simplicity Funerals Wollongong
5.0
Read 1 reviews · Score: 57/100
342 Crown Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
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#8
Celebrations by Robyn
5.0
Read 1 reviews · Score: 48/100
36 Sanderson Rd, Kanahooka NSW 2530
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#9
Hansen & Cole Funerals Kembla Grange
4.7
Read 31 reviews · Score: 46/100
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What customers wrote about funeral directors in Wollongong
Real Google reviews of businesses ranked on this page. Reviewer names are never shown.
“We recently lost our beloved cat, Penny, and during such a heartbreaking time, Patch & Purr Pet Cremations were absolutely incredible. From start to finish, they treated Penny — and our family — with such care…”
“I had never had to organise a funeral and it was my first loss of a loved one. I found H Parsons to be flexible, helpful, caring, empathetic. Even at the last minute when we had dramas with a family member not being…”
“We recently used Tender Funerals for my husband’s cremation. They were absolutely wonderful. Amy came to my daughter’s home as logistically that was the easiest meet point for my children, and from the moment we sat…”
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about funeral directors in Wollongong.
Who are the best funeral directors in Wollongong?
As of October 2026, the 3 highest-ranked funeral directors in Wollongong, NSW on the Starworks directory are Patch & Purr Pet Cremations Illawarra (4.8 stars from 51 Google reviews), H.Parsons Funeral Directors (4.9 stars from 51 Google reviews) and Tender Funerals Illawarra (5.0 stars from 48 Google reviews). Every figure here is computed from Google review data that Starworks collects for funeral directors in Wollongong, NSW, recalculated when this page rebuilds. Placement on this list cannot be bought.
How many funeral directors does Starworks rank in Wollongong?
Starworks ranks 10 funeral directors in Wollongong, NSW, holding 204 Google reviews between them. Across the 10 the median rating is 5.0 stars from a median of 10 reviews. Of the 10, 9 are rated 4.5 or better.
What star rating should I expect from a good funeral director in Wollongong?
The median Google rating across the 10 funeral directors Starworks ranks in Wollongong, NSW is 5.0 stars, and 9 of them sit at 4.5 or above. A rating at or near that median is ordinary for funeral directors in Wollongong, NSW rather than a warning sign on its own, and a rating well above it only means much when enough reviews stand behind it.
How many Google reviews does an established funeral director in Wollongong have?
The median funeral director Starworks ranks in Wollongong, NSW carries 10 Google reviews.
How does Starworks rank funeral directors in Wollongong?
Starworks gives every funeral director in Wollongong, NSW a reputation score out of 100 from three things: its Google star rating (up to 47 points), how many reviews back that rating (up to 35), and whether customers can reach it by website and phone number (up to 18). Review volume is the one part that can subtract: below 15 reviews it costs points, because a near-empty review record gives a stranger very little to go on. No score falls below 0 and placement cannot be bought. The score measures the strength of a business's public review record rather than the quality of its work, so it is worth reading the reviews as well, and every listing links to them on Google.
Why does a funeral director in Wollongong with all 5-star reviews score lower than one with a lower rating?
Because review volume counts as well as rating, and below 15 reviews it counts against you. Five perfect reviews are encouraging but thin evidence; three hundred reviews averaging 4.7 tell a stranger far more about what to expect on the day. That is a judgement about how much proof exists, not about the quality of the work, and a newer funeral director with a handful of excellent reviews may still be the right choice in Wollongong, NSW. The star rating and review count sit next to every score so you can weigh both yourself.
Why does the same funeral director not appear several times on this list?
Some businesses run more than one Google listing, often one per suburb they service. Those are the same company, so Starworks groups them and shows the business once, using the listing with the strongest review record. That is why this page opens with 10 distinct funeral directors in Wollongong, NSW rather than a longer list of repeats.
How often is this list of funeral directors in Wollongong updated?
This ranking of funeral directors in Wollongong, NSW rebuilds on a 30-day cycle and prints the date of its last rebuild above the list, which for the current version is October 2026. Ratings and review counts are re-read from Google over time rather than on a fixed schedule, so an individual figure here can be older than the rebuild date.
How can I improve my funeral director business ranking in Wollongong?
Collect genuine customer reviews consistently, and keep a working website and phone number on your Google listing, because those are the three inputs the score reads. There is no placement to buy on this page. For scale: the median funeral director Starworks ranks in Wollongong, NSW carries 10 Google reviews at 5.0 stars.
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