Warrawong, New South Wales

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
Wollongong, New South Wales
Warrawong
Coordinates34°29′04″S 150°53′15″E
Population4,752 (2016 census)[1]
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 home to Warrawong Plaza, one of three major regional shopping centres. Other facilities include the Port Kembla Hospital, Hoyts cinemas, and the Gala cinemas.

The name Warrawong is said to organate from the word warragul, meaning a whiting or side of a hill.

History

Various meanings are given for the aboriginal word "Warrawong"

including , "a whiting", "side of a hill", " a windy place on a hill", " wind swept" and "windy hills".[2]

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.[3]

The Warrawong area has been known variously as Steeltown, Kembla Estate, New Kembla and finally, Warrawong.

Demographics

Warrawong has a high proportion of immigrants. Of a population of 4,752, (43.5%) were born overseas at the 2016 census.[1]

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%.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Warrawong (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. "Place Names of the Wollongong Region". Wollongong City Library. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  3. "Warrawong History". Wollongong City Library.


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