Koonawarra is a 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. "Exmouth" was later secured by Henry Osborne and became part of his central Illawarra estate, extending from Macquarie Rivulet to Mullet Creek, and from Lake Illawarra to the mountains. The name Koonawarra is from the aboriginal word "Koonawarra” meaning "swan”
koonawarra, south, wales, koonawarra, suburb, wollongong, south, wales, australia, located, western, shore, lake, illawarra, koonawarra, exmouth, then, called, first, five, land, grants, located, illawarra, grant, 1300, acres, made, richard, brooks, 1817, gran. Koonawarra is a 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 Exmouth was later secured by Henry Osborne and became part of his central Illawarra estate extending from Macquarie Rivulet to Mullet Creek and from Lake Illawarra to the mountains The name Koonawarra is from the aboriginal word Koonawarra meaning swan Koonawarra Wollongong New South WalesKoonawarraCoordinates34 30 1 S 150 48 5 E 34 5017 S 150 8083 E 34 5017 150 8083Population3 667 2016 census 1 Postcode s 2530Elevation16 m 52 ft Location97 km 60 mi SSW of Sydney16 km 10 mi SW of Wollongong25 km 16 mi N of KiamaLGA s City of WollongongRegionIllawarraCountyCamdenParishCalderwoodState electorate s ShellharbourFederal division s WhitlamSuburbs around Koonawarra Dapto Kanahooka KanahookaDapto Koonawarra Lake IllawarraDapto Yallah Lake IllawarraReferences edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Koonawarra State Suburb 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 17 July 2017 nbsp nbsp This Wollongong geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Koonawarra New South Wales amp oldid 1145887058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
