Bombo, New South Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids BomboNew South Wales |
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Panorama of Bombo, on the shorefront of Bombo Beach
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Population | 112 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2533 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Municipality of Kiama | ||||||||||||||
County | Camden | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Kiama | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Kiama | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Gilmore | ||||||||||||||
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Bombo is a suburb of the Municipality of Kiama, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Kiama.
Infrastructure
Bombo is the gateway between Kiama and its northern suburbs, Kiama Downs and Minnamurra. The Princes Highway runs through Bombo. In November 2005 a new six lane road opened replacing the original two lane road.
Bombo railway station opened in 1887 as the terminus of the Illawarra railway line. In 1893 the line was extended to Kiama. It is the closest railway station to the Pacific Ocean in New South Wales.
In the 1950s the New South Wales Government Railways established a ballast quarry. Boral operated an adjoining quarry from the 1970s until 2014.
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