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The Wollongong area extends from Helensburgh in the north to Windang and Yallah in the south. ... and is a regional centre for the South Coast fishing industry.
The City of Wollongong is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.The area is situated adjacent to the Tasman Sea, the Princes Motorway and the Illawarra railway line.
The area, especially around Port Kembla and Wollongong, was once known for its mainly industrial jobs, but since the 1990s commerce has played an increasing role in the city, overtaking industry in many areas. Illawarra cattle were originally bred in Illawarra and are now Australia's 3rd largest breed in population. They are large dark red cows ...
Satellite photo of the Sydney (centre) area at night, facing west by northwest. Regional NSW areas can be seen on this map such as Wollongong in the Illawarra region can be seen at the bottom left, Bowral and Moss Vale in the Southern Highlands region can be seen in the far left, as well as Gosford in the Central Coast region is visible at the far right.
This is listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Wollongong metropolitan area in alphabetical order. Suburbs are listed here if they are inside the Wollongong metropolitan area and are listed in the Geographical Names Register as suburbs or localities, with some exclusions. (Excl.) For this list the Wollongong metropolitan area is considered to be the Australian Bureau of ...
Wollongong's location Wollongong Harbour at dusk. The city of Wollongong has a distinct geography.It lies on a narrow coastal plain flanked by the Pacific Ocean to the east and a steep sandstone precipice known as the Illawarra Escarpment to the west, most notably Mount Keira, joined to the escarpment by a high saddle.
The Six Cities Region serves as a frame for regional planning in New South Wales, and broadly separates the metropolitan areas from the rural areas of the state. A discussion paper was released in September 2022 regarding the Six Cities Region. [3]
These regional structures derive from the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (AGSC). The AGSC defines at the very smallest level, the Census Collection District (CCD). These CCD's aggregate to form the Statistical Local Area (SLA), which is the common base unit for each of the larger regional structures. [4]