Warrawong, New South Wales facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Warrawong Wollongong, New South Wales
Warrawong Location in New South Wales
Population	4,752 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2502
LGA(s)	City of Wollongong
State electorate(s)	Wollongong
Federal Division(s)	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 74 kilometers from Sydney CBD.

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 4,752, (43.5%) were born overseas at the 2016 census.

Country of Birth	Number	Percentage of total inhabitants
Australia	2,669	56.5%
Macedonia	260	5.5%
Italy	257	5.4%
Portugal	180	3.8%
England	84	1,8%
New Zealand	73	1.5%

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.4% of the population.
• 56.1% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Macedonian 8.8%, Italian 6.7%, Portuguese 4.5% and Arabic 2.4%.
• The most common responses for religion were Catholic 32.8%, No Religion 21.0%, Anglican 10.4% and Eastern Orthodox 9.1%.