Warrawong, New South Wales Facts for Kids

Warrawong
Wollongong, New South Wales

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Population:

5,091

Postcode:

2502

LGA:

City of Wollongong

State District:

Wollongong

Federal Division:

Whitlam

Suburbs around Warrawong:
Cringila	Port Kembla	Port Kembla
Lake Heights	Warrawong	Kemblawarra
	Primbee

Warrawong is a suburb of Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the northeast corner of Lake Illawarra.

Warrawong is home to Warrawong Plaza, one of three major regional shopping centres. Other facilities include the Port Kembla Hospital, Hoyts cinemas, and the Gala cinemas.

History

Two meanings are given for the aboriginal word Warrawong, "a whiting" and the "side of a hill".

Long a farming area, after the first land grants were made in the area in 1815, Warrawong began to be developed as a suburb only in the 1930s.

Demographics

Warrawong has a high proportion of immigrants. Of a population of 5,091, 1,951 (39.0%) were born overseas.

Country of Birth	Number	Percentage of total inhabitants
Australia	2,695	53.9%
Italy	388	7.8%
Macedonia	356	7.1%
Portugal	254	5.1%
England	122	2.4%
Spain	94	1.9%
Malta	90	1.7%

Suburbs and localities of Wollongong, New South Wales

Towns, suburbs and localities	Albion Park Albion Park Rail Austinmer Avon Avondale Balarang Balgownie Barrack Heights Barrack Point Bellambi Berkeley Blackbutt Bombo Broughton Village Brownsville Bulli Burning Palms Calderwood Carrington Falls Cleveland Clifton Coalcliff Coledale Coniston Cordeaux Cordeaux Heights Corrimal Cringila Croom Curramore Dapto Darkes Forest Dombarton Dunmore East Corrimal Fairy Meadow Farmborough Heights Fernhill Figtree Flinders Foxground Gerringong Gerroa Gwynneville Haywards Bay Helensburgh Horsley Huntley Jamberoo Jerrara Kanahooka Keiraville Kembla Grange Kembla Heights Kemblawarra Kiama Kiama Downs Kiama Heights Knights Hill Koonawarra Lake Heights Lake Illawarra Lilyvale Macquarie Pass Maddens Plains Mangerton Marshall Mount Minnamurra Mount Keira Mount Kembla Mount Ousley Mount Pleasant Mount Saint Thomas Mount Warrigal North Macquarie North Wollongong Oak Flats Otford Penrose Port Kembla Primbee Rose Valley Russell Vale Saddleback Mountain Scarborough Shell Cove Shellharbour Shellharbour City Centre Spring Hill Stanwell Park Stanwell Tops Tarrawanna Thirroul Tongarra Toolijooa Towradgi Tullimbar Unanderra Upper Kangaroo Valley Warilla Warrawong Werri Beach West Wollongong Willow Vale Windang Wollongong Wombarra Wongawilli Woonona Yallah Yellow Rock

Rivers and other bodies of water	Lake Illawarra Minnamurra River Port Kembla Shoalhaven River

National parks and other nature reserves	Budderoo National Park Royal National Park Five Islands

Other places and points of interest	Bulli Pass Illawarra escarpment Kangaroo Valley Macquarie Pass The port of Port Kembla Saddleback Mountain

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Demographics