Warrawong, New South Wales

34°29′04″S 150°53′15″E / 34.48444°S 150.88750°E / -34.48444; 150.88750Population4,752 (2016 census)^[1]Postcode(s)2502Elevation12 m (39 ft)Location

• 90 km (56 mi) S of Sydney
• 8 km (5 mi) S of Wollongong
• 25 km (16 mi) N of Kiama

LGA(s)City of WollongongState electorate(s)WollongongFederal 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 90 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

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]

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