Wombarra, New South Wales

Wombarra
Wollongong, New South Wales
Wombarra; Wollongong, New South Wales
	View of Wombarra from the Illawarra Escarpment
	Wombarra
Coordinates	34°16′30″S 150°57′12″E / 34.27500°S 150.95333°E
Population	872 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2515
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Location	66 km (41 mi) S of Sydney ; 19 km (12 mi) N of Wollongong ;
LGA(s)	City of Wollongong
State electorate(s)	Heathcote
Federal division(s)	Cunningham
	Suburbs around Wombarra:

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]^{[circular reference]}

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wombarra (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
^ https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/wombarra-nsw
^ Union moves to block Kathy Jackson's Wombarra property transfer Illawarra Mercury 18 June 2015
^ Anh Do

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wombarra (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

[2] ttps://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/wombarra-nsw

[3] Union moves to block Kathy Jackson's Wombarra property transfer Illawarra Mercury 18 June 2015

[4] Anh Do

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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 Nature Reserve
Other places and points of interest	Bulli Pass Illawarra escarpment Kangaroo Valley Macquarie Pass Saddleback Mountain

Wombarra, New South Wales

Notable residents

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