Wombarra, New South Wales
Wombarra (/wɒmˈbɑːrə/) 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 an Aboriginal term meaning "Black Duck". The Bowls &Recreation club have a delicious Thai/oz bistro which is named 'Black Duck'[2]
| Wombarra Wollongong, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 View of Wombarra from the Illawarra Escarpment | |||||||||||||||
  Wombarra | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°16′30″S 150°57′12″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 872 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2515 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Wollongong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Heathcote | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Cunningham | ||||||||||||||
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Wombarra has a cemetery, a Lawn Bowls club, Catholic Church and a railway station. & a superb rock pool
Notable residents
- Kathy Jackson, former national secretary of the Health Services Union and Fair Work Commissioner Michael Lawler[3]
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References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wombarra (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- "Place names of the Wollongong region". Wollongong Pity Council. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
- Union moves to block Kathy Jackson's Wombarra property transfer Illawarra Mercury 18 June 2015
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