Mount Saint Thomas, New South Wales
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| Coordinates: 34°26′31″S 150°52′16″E / 34.44194°S 150.87111°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Wollongong | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,449 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2500 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Saint Thomas is a suburb of Wollongong in New South Wales, lying east of Figtree and South west of Wollongong.[3] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,449.[2]
During World War II, the Drummond Battery was constructed in the suburb as part of the defences for Port Kembla.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Saint Thomas (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Saint Thomas". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Mount Saint Thomas". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Fort Drummond". Office of Environment and Heritage. NSW Government. Retrieved 9 January 2021.