West Wollongong, New South Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids West WollongongWollongong, New South Wales |
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 West Wollongong
Location in New South Wales
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| Population | 4,827 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2500 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 2 km (1 mi) from Wollongong | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Wollongong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wollongong | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Cunningham | ||||||||||||||
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West Wollongong is the innermost western suburb of the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is mainly a residential area, serviced by a small commercial strip with a music store, chicken shop, electric goods store and carpet store along the Princes Highway with several petrol stations, two restaurants, a liquor store, a chemist and a flower shop.
Schools in the area include West Wollongong Public School, St Therese Primary School, and Edmund Rice College (an all-boys secondary college).
It is the location of the Mount Keira Road turnoff from the Princes Highway, incidentally the westernmost end of Crown Street.
Illawarra Institute of TAFE also has a campus at West Wollongong with a focus on Information Technology, Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy, Arts and Media, Fashion Technologies, Meat and Allied Trades. It includes Karoona Gallery.
