Tarrawanna, New South Wales

Tarrawanna
Suburb
Overlooking Tarrawanna (bottom right) and surrounding suburbs from the west.
Tarrawanna
Coordinates: 34°22.7′S 150°53.3′E / 34.3783°S 150.8883°E / -34.3783; 150.8883
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
CityWollongong
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 • Total2,184 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
2518
Suburbs around Tarrawanna
Corrimal Corrimal
Tarrawanna Towradgi
Balgownie Fernhill Towradgi

Tarrawanna is a northern suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, extending westward from the Princes Highway over the Illawarra Escarpment. Tarrawanna's main street Meadow Street has a few shops including cafes, a brewery, a Thai restaurant, a post office, a fish and chips shop and a grocer.

Education

Tarrawanna has a primary school, Tarrawanna Public School on Kendall Street.

Culture

The Australian stoner rock band Tumbleweed was formed in Tarrawanna in 1990.[3]

Seminal Australian punk rock band The Proton Energy Pills named its 2003 anthology "Rocket To Tarrawanna" in honour of the suburb where its members lived and met.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarrawanna (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarrawanna (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Whammo Homepage". www.whammo.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2025.


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