Wongawilli, New South Wales

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.[2]

Wongawilli
Wollongong, New South Wales
Wongawilli
Coordinates34°28.5′S 150°45.5′E
Population141 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2530
Elevation24 m (79 ft)
LGA(s)City of Wollongong
State electorate(s)Shellharbour
Federal Division(s)Whitlam
Suburbs around Wongawilli:
Avon Dombarton Kembla Grange
Avon Wongawilli Brownsville
Huntley Huntley Horsley

It contains a mixture of small rural properties and family homes. It has a NSW Rural Fire Service station and a small community hall where the Wongawilli colonial dance club meets regularly.[3] The community has had a long history with coal mining, with the Wongawilli colliery opening in 1916 by the Hoskins Brothers,[4] and later being taken over by BHP Billiton.[5] 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 Ltd.[6]

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