Wongawilli, New South Wales
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| Coordinates: 34°28.5′S 150°45.5′E / 34.4750°S 150.7583°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Wollongong | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,213 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2530 | ||||||||||||
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Wongawilli is a southern suburb of Wollongong, Australia at the foot hills of the Illawarra escarpment. The word "Wonga" is a native Aboriginal word meaning native pigeon.[3]
It contains a mixture of small rural properties and family homes. It has a New South Wales Rural Fire Service station and a small community hall where the Wongawilli colonial dance club meets regularly.[4] The community has had a long history with coal mining, with the Wongawilli colliery opening in 1916 by the Hoskins brothers,[5] and later being taken over by BHP.[6] Since this time the mine has expanded and has had multiple owners, and is currently owned and operated by the Indian company Jindal Steel and Power.[7]
Notable residents
- Actor John Jarratt, born 1952
- Australian Rugby League player Robert Smithies, born 1948
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wongawilli (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wongawilli". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Wongawilli History, Wollongong Library, 2011
- ^ Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club
- ^ Mining in New South Wales
- ^ Wongawilli Collery
- ^ "Jindal Steel Power || Home".