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Wombarra
WollongongNew South Wales
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View of Wombarra from the Illawarra Escarpment
Wombarra is located in New South Wales
Wombarra
Wombarra
Location in New South Wales
Population 872 (2016 census)
Postcode(s) 2515
LGA(s) City of Wollongong
State electorate(s) Heathcote
Federal Division(s) Cunningham
Suburbs around Wombarra:
Scarborough
Wombarra
Coledale

Wombarra 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".

Wombarra has a cemetery, lawn bowling club, Catholic church and a railway station.

Notable residents

  • Kathy Jackson, former national secretary of the Health Services Union and Fair Work Commissioner Michael Lawler
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