Wombarra, New South Wales
| Wombarra Wollongong, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 View of Wombarra from the Illawarra Escarpment | |||||||||||||||
  Wombarra | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°16′30″S 150°57′12″E / 34.27500°S 150.95333°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 944 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2515 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Wollongong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Heathcote | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Cunningham | ||||||||||||||
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Wombarra (/wɒmbærə/) is a northern seaside suburb of Wollongong, on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. Its main street is Lawrence Hargrave Drive. Wombarra is a Dharawal term meaning 'black duck'.[2]
Wombarra has a cemetery, lawn bowling club, Catholic church and a railway station.
Notable residents
- Kathy Jackson, former national secretary of the Health Services Union and Fair Work Commissioner Michael Lawler[3]
- Anh Do, a Vietnamese-born Australian author, actor, comedian, and painter.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wombarra (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Wombarra, NSW".
- ^ Union moves to block Kathy Jackson's Wombarra property transfer Illawarra Mercury 18 June 2015
- ^ Anh Do