Koonawarra
in Wollongong of New South Wales, Australia
-
Canberra International Airport (9.293 mi) - Moruya Airport (9.302 mi)
- Goulburn Airport (9.338 mi)
- Nowra Airport (9.364 mi)
- Wollongong Airport (9.393 mi)
- Bathurst Airport (9.402 mi)
- Camden Airport (9.415 mi)
- Sydney Bankstown Airport (9.432 mi)
- Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (9.439 mi)
- Kangaroo Valley Golf and Country Resort (Golf course, 9.374 mi)
- Bowral Golf Club (Golf course, 9.382 mi)
- Gibraltar Golf Club (Golf course, 9.383 mi)
- Gerringong Golf Club (Golf course, 9.385 mi)
- Highlands Golf Club (Golf course, 9.386 mi)
- Jamberoo Golf Club (Golf course, 9.388 mi)
- Calderwood Valley Golf Course (Golf course, 9.391 mi)
- Illawarra Golf Course (Golf course, 9.393 mi)
- Wollongong Golf Club (Golf course, 9.404 mi)
- Boomerang Public Golf Course (Golf course, 9.414 mi)
- Oxford Lookout (observation point, (9.419 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.000 and 0.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 0' 0" and E 0° 0' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 02:40 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:41 am and 6:48 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 38.434 and -28.455 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Sao Mateus - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Touring Koonawarra
The district Koonawarra of in Wollongong (New South Wales) with it's 3,630 residents Koonawarra is a subburb located in Australia about 109 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital place.
Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Parramatta, Sydney, Katoomba, Canberra and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 69 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 72% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Lakeview Hotel Motel
Lake Illawarra Bed and Breakfast
Comfort Inn Fairways
Flinders Motel
MANTRA WOLLONGONG
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Dapto Skatepark (NSW, Australia)
Dapto Skatepark - see the full review at: www.skatin.it.
Dapto Dogs 20Sept2012 Greyhound Races & Presentation
A night-out at the Dapto Dogs racing track with some races and presentation. Other acceptance speeches left-out unless requested.
Dapto Hail Storm 5/10/2009
Dapto 5th October 2009. Some wind, some rain, some hail, some thunder.
4mins Dapto Dogs
First cut thought you might comment - sound not attempted yet .
monster trucks at dapto 19/9/09 Tour of Destruction
all the monster trucks at dapto.
Tour da Country training - Dale hit by bird
A quick clip of Dale getting hit by the bird on Saturday's training ride. Dale is the rider to the left of camera. If you follow the shadow of the bird you'll see it clip his helmet.
cat hotel
This video is about the Companion Animal Veterinary Hospital Cat Hotel located on the Princes Hwy in Dapto, NSW, Australia. The Cat hotel is somewhere safe, secure and comfortable for your...
Round 2 final
Round 2 final of elite watercooled at the Australian Mini Moto Championships at Wollongong City Raceway on 28/6/2009.
Finding the Flow - by Doug Prosser (a digital story from the Lake Illawarra MAP Project)
SYNOPSIS: Dougs passion for the Lake has taken him on a journey spanning many years and countless volunteer hours. SCRIPT: Someone once said Volunteering is not a choice, it's a responsibility.
Growing Up in a Fishing Family by Leo Massey (a digital story from the Lake Illawarra MAP Project)
MENTOR WRITER: Rie Natalenko SYNOPSIS: To Leo, growing up in a fishing family was to have a magic childhood, and the things he learnt have stayed with him all through his life, even though...
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners. 
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Lake Illawarra
Lake Illawarra is a large coastal lagoon located in the city of Wollongong about 100 km south of Sydney, New South Wales. The lake receives runoff from the Illawarra escarpment through Macquarie Rivulet and Mullet Creek, and has a narrow tidal entrance to the sea at Windang. It is shallow with an average depth of two to three metres. The reason is shallow is because of infilling by sand which has been eroded from the surrounding catchments.
Dapto, New South Wales
Dapto is a southern suburb of Wollongong in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the western side of Lake Illawarra and covering an area 7.15 square kilometres in size. According to the 2006 ABS Census, the suburb currently has a total population of 10,480.
Mount Kembla
Mount Kembla is a mountain in New South Wales, Australia, as well a semi-rural township of Wollongong, which gets its name from the mountain. Kembla is an Aboriginal word meaning "plenty of game". It is a coal mining area, notable for the Mount Kembla Mine disaster of 1902 in which 96 people lost their lives.
Nan Tien Temple
Nan Tien Temple is a Buddhist temple complex located in the industrial suburb of Berkeley, on the southern outskirts of the Australian city of Wollongong, approximately 80 km south of Sydney. Nan Tien is a Chinese term which means "southern paradise". Nan Tien is one of the branch temples of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun, which has over 120 branches worldwide. The temple is one of the largest Buddhist temples in the southern hemisphere.
Unanderra, New South Wales
Unanderra is a suburb of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 10 km south-west of the Wollongong CBD. It is bordered to the west by Farmborough, Cordeaux Heights and Farmborough Heights in the Mount Kembla foothills, the north by Figtree, the east by Berkeley and Flagstaff Hill, site of the Nan Tien Temple, and the south by Kembla Grange. Unanderra is both a residential suburb, mostly to the west of the Princes Highway and industrial, to the east.
Horsley, New South Wales
Horsley is a suburb in Wollongong previously known as West Dapto. It is the location of the new Dapto Primary school and a community centre. This suburb has expanded since 1999 and contains many newly developed houses. As of the 2006 Census Night there were 6,798 persons counted in Horsley, 49.6% were males and 50.4% were females. Of the total population 1.5% were of Indigenous Origin. The previous Dapto primary school was moved here in 2004. Horsley has a small shop area.
Windang, New South Wales
Windang is a suburb of Wollongong in New South Wales on the southern tip of the peninsula guarding the ocean entrance to Lake Illawarra. Windang is popular for its fishing, prawning, boating, windsurfing and yachting. Windang is about 103 km south of Sydney, approximately 20 minutes drive south of the Wollongong CBD and about seven minutes from Shellharbour city. Windang has a carnival which comes every year near Lake Illawarra.
Dapto railway station
Dapto is a CityRail railway station on the South Coast railway line. It serves the suburb of Dapto the southernmost suburb of Wollongong. The original Dapto railway station was constructed in 1880. In November 2000, it was added to the state heritage list. The station has three platforms; two side platforms and a dock platform for terminating trains. Many trains from Sydney terminate at this station, as well as a limited number of electric and diesel services from Kiama and Bomaderry.
Kembla Grange Racecourse railway station
Kembla Grange Racecourse (also known as Kembla Grange) is a CityRail railway station in Kembla Grange on the South Coast railway line. It serves the adjacent horse racing course. The station is on a single line section of the South Coast line, and has one side platform. The station is served only on weekends, and only by demand (an 'a' station). Until 2005 a limited number of trains previously serviced Kembla Grange on Monday to Fridays. The station is not near any housing.
Unanderra railway station
Unanderra railway station is located on the South Coast (Illawarra) railway line in the Wollongong suburb of Unanderra, New South Wales, Australia. It is served by 'intercity' trains of CityRail's South Coast line. Opened in 1887, the station consists of an island platform with access via an overbridge across the rail tracks. The station marks the end of the double track section of the South Coast line, and the junction with the Unanderra-Moss Vale railway line is located to the south.
Oak Flats, New South Wales
Oak Flats is a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia situated on the south western shores of Lake Illawarra and within the South Coast region of New South Wales. It is a residential area of 6,400 people (2006 census) Oak Flats is one of the 324 suburbs that sits within the Wollongong Statistical District which covers the local authority areas of Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama. Oak Flats is locally governed by the Shellhabour City Council which governs 22 suburbs within the area.
Kanahooka High School
Kanahooka High School is a comprehensive public high school located in the suburb of Kanahooka, 15 kilometres southwest of the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Opening in 1974, the school's catchment area covers the southwestern part of the City of Wollongong and, as at Semester 2, 2007, the school has an enrolment of 616 students between Year 7 and Year 12.
Macquarie Rivulet
Macquarie Rivulet is a river in New South Wales which is 23 kilometres long. It rises near Robertson, New South Wales and drains the eastern edge of the Southern Highlands plateau and part of the Illawarra escarpment. It flows through Albion Park Rail, then goes into Lake Illawarra and indirectly into the Pacific Ocean. The towns of Tullimbar and Albion Park Rail, New South Wales are near the river.
Farmborough Heights, New South Wales
Farmborough Heights is a southern, medium-high wealth suburb in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated to the west of Unanderra in the foothills of Mount Kembla. The suburb mainly consists of separate residential dwellings, but also has a general store and a take away. The take away and many other stores were demolished in 2010 to make room for more housing. Farmborough Heights is situated on two ridges, both are the lesser slopes of Mount Kembla.
Mount Warrigal, New South Wales
Mount Warrigal is a large suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. The population, according to the 2006 Australian Census, was 5,181. The suburb is in the Shellharbour City LGA.
Lake Illawarra High School
Lake Illawarra High School is a high school offering a wide selection of courses. Located on Reddall Parade, which follows the shores of Lake Illawarra, the school is bordered by the suburbs of Mount Warrigal, Warilla and Lake Illawarra. It is in close proximity to Windang and Warilla beaches, Stockland Shellharbour and Warilla Grove shopping centres, Shellharbour TAFE College and Shellharbour Hospital. The school offers a broad curriculum.
Balarang, New South Wales
Balarang is a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, located on the southern shore of Lake Illawarra. It is officially designated an urban place, and forms the eastern end of the suburb of Oak Flats. The name said to mean "place of swamp oak".
Dapto High School
Dapto High School is a high school located in Dapto, New South Wales, Australia. It was opened in 1958 and has around 935 students enrolled. The current principal is Mr Andrew FitzSimons. The high school celebrated its 50th year of teaching by having a whole school photo taken containing every student and faculty member. The picture was featured on the cover of the Illawarra Mercury. The High School held its 50th anniversary celebrations in May 2008.
Berkeley, New South Wales
Berkeley is a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales. The suburb is located in Wollongong's southern suburbs, on the northern shore of Lake Illawarra. Historically a farming community situated between the hills and Lake Illawarra, Berkeley became one of the Illawarra's solutions to a public housing shortage in the early years. Subsequently several public housing developments commenced and most of these are still in existence today in certain parts of the suburb.
Kanahooka, New South Wales
Kanahooka is a southern suburb in Wollongong City Council. It has a couple of shops and a playground. Thirroul road has Kanahooka High School which is close to Dapto.
Koonawarra, New South Wales
Koonawarra is a southern suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the western shore of Lake Illawarra. Koonawarra, or Exmouth, as it was then called, was one of the first five land grants located in the Illawarra. It was a grant of 1300 acres made to Richard Brooks in 1817. The grant faced Lake Illawarra and extended from Brook's Creek to Mullet Creek. Koonawarra was the aboriginal name for the area.
Yallah, New South Wales
Yallah is a southern suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, located on the western shore of Lake Illawarra. It contains a mixture of rural, commercial and light industrial areas and is home to the Tallawarra Power Station.
Wongawilli, New South Wales
Wongawilli is a southern suburb of Wollongong, Australia and is located at the foot hills of the Illawarra escarpment. The word 'Wonga' is a native aboriginal word meaning native pigeon. It contains a mixture of small rural properties and family homes. It houses a NSW Rural Fire Service station and a small community hall where the Wongawilli colonial dance club meets regularly.
Dombarton, New South Wales
Dombarton is a rural locality north west of Dapto in the Wollongong LGA, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the western side of Lake Illawarra. It is also known for the Maldon-Dombarton missing rail link.
Lake Heights, New South Wales
Lake Heights is a coastal suburb east of Berkeley in the Wollongong LGA.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of .