Bellawongarah

Bellawongarah
Bellawongarah
Town
	Bellawongarah with Illawarra escarpment in the background
	Bellawongarah Location in New South Wales
	Coordinates: 34°45′57″S 150°37′02″E / 34.76583°S 150.61722°E
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South Coast
LGA	City of Shoalhaven;
Location	160 km (99 mi) S of Sydney ; 23 km (14 mi) N of Nowra ; 34 km (21 mi) WSW of Kiama ; 50 km (31 mi) SE of Bowral ;
Government
• State electorate	Kiama;
• Federal division	Gilmore;
Elevation	508 m (1,667 ft)
Population
• Total	127 (2016 census)
Postcode	2535
County	Camden
Parish	Cambewarra
	Localities around Bellawongarah

Bellawongarah is a locality in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia.^[3]^[4] It lies west of the Princes Highway on the Kangaroo Valley Road between Berry and Kangaroo Valley. It lies about 23 km north of Nowra and about 160 km south of Sydney. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 127.^[2] It lies on a ridge and is partly covered by temperate rain forest and partly by grasslands that were formerly used for dairying, but are now mainly used for rural residences.

History

Bellawongarah takes its name from a nearby country-style inn, located next to Church Cottage, a heritage-registered cottage.

Bellawongarah had a state school from 1874 to 1944. It was variously described as a "public", "provisional" or "half-time".^[5]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bellawongarah (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bellawongarah". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "Bellawongarah". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "Bellawongarah". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "Bellawongarah in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bellawongarah (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[census-2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bellawongarah". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[3] "Bellawongarah". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[4] "Bellawongarah". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[5] "Bellawongarah in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

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City of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
Nowra suburbs	Nowra Bangalee Bomaderry Cambewarra Cambewarra Village Mundamia North Nowra Nowra Hill South Nowra Tapitallee Terara West Nowra Worrigee Badagarang
Suburbs near Jervis Bay	Basin View Bream Beach Callala Bay Callala Beach Comberton Erowal Bay Huskisson Hyams Beach Myola Old Erowal Bay Sanctuary Point St Georges Basin Vincentia Woollamia Worrowing Heights Wrights Beach
North of Shoalhaven River	Back Forest Barrengarry Beaumont Bellawongarah Berry Berry Mountain Bolong Brogers Creek (part) Broughton Broughton Vale Broughton Village (part) Browns Mountain Budgong Bundewallah Coolangatta Far Meadow Illaroo Jaspers Brush Kangaroo Valley Meroo Meadow Shoalhaven Heads Upper Kangaroo River Watersleigh Wattamolla Woodhill
South of Shoalhaven River	Bamarang Barringella Beecroft Peninsula Bewong Brundee Burrier Comerong Island Coolumburra Culburra Beach Currarong Falls Creek Greenwell Point Jerrawangala Kinghorne Longreach Mayfield Numbaa Orient Point Parma Pyree Sassafras Tianjara Tolwong Tomerong Tullarwalla Wandandian Wollumboola Yalwal Yerriyong
Sussex Inlet	Sussex Inlet Berrara Cudmirrah Swanhaven
Ulladulla	Ulladulla Croobyar Burrill Lake Dolphin Point Kings Point Little Forest Milton Mollymook Mollymook Beach Narrawallee Woodburn Woodstock
Far South	Bawley Point Bendalong Berringer Lake Brooman Cockwhy Conjola Conjola Park Cunjurong Point Currowan (part) Depot Beach Durras North East Lynne Fishermans Paradise Kioloa Lake Conjola Manyana Mogood Mount Kingman Pebbly Beach Pointer Mountain Pretty Beach Tabourie Lake Termeil Yatte Yattah
Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales

South Coast, New South Wales
Cities	Nowra
Towns & Townships	Basin View Batehaven Batemans Bay Bawley Point Bega Bemboka Bendalong Bermagui Berry Bodalla Boydtown Broulee Brogo Burrill Lake Callala Bay Candelo Cobargo Congo Culburra Beach Dalmeny Eden Fishermans Paradise Frogs Hollow Greenwell Point Huskisson Hyams Beach Kianga Kioloa Lake Conjola Malua Bay Manyana Merimbula Milton Mogo Mollymook Moruya Mossy Point Mystery Bay Narooma Narrawallee Nelligen Nerrigundah Numbugga Pambula Pambula Beach Potato Point Pyree Quaama Rosedale Sanctuary Point South Durras St Georges Basin Sussex Inlet Tabourie Lake Tathra Tilba Tomakin Tomerong Towamba Tura Beach Tuross Head Ulladulla Vincentia Wandandian Wolumla Wonboyn Wyndham
Local government areas	Bega Valley Shire City of Shoalhaven Eurobodalla Shire Jervis Bay Territory
National parks	Beowa Biamanga Booderee Bournda Budawang Clyde River Conjola Deua Eurobodalla Gulaga Jerrawangala Jervis Bay Kooraban Mimosa Rocks Monga Morton Mount Imlay Murramarang South East Forest Wadbilliga
Rivers and other waterbodies	Bega Bemboka Bermagui Bimberamala Brogo Buckenbowra Clyde Deua Dry Genoa Merrica Moruya Murrah Nadgee Nullica Nunnock Pambula Queens Pound Shoalhaven St Georges Basin Tomaga Towamba Tuross Wadbilliga Wallagaraugh White Rock Wog Wog Lake Wollumboola Wonboyn Yadboro Yowaka Yowrie