Warrawong, New South Wales
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Warrawong
| city = Wollongong
| state = nsw
| image = 300px
| caption =
| lga = City of Wollongong
| postcode = 2502
| coordinates = {{coord|34|29|04|S|150|53|15|E|display=inline,title}}
| est =
| pop = 4,659
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL14185| name = Warrawong (State Suburb)|quick=on|access-date=31 July 2024}}
| elevation = 12
| area =
| stategov = Wollongong
| fedgov = Whitlam
| near-nw = Cringila
| near-n = Port Kembla
| near-ne = Port Kembla
| near-w = Lake Heights
| near-e = Kemblawarra
| near-sw =
| near-s = Primbee
| near-se =
| dist1 = 90
| dir1 = S
| location1 = Sydney
| dist2 = 8
| dir2 = S
| location2 = Wollongong
| dist3 = 25
| dir3 = N
| location3 = Kiama
}}
Warrawong is a suburb of Wollongong in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the northeast corner of Lake Illawarra.
Warrawong is 90 kilometers from Sydney CBD.
Warrawong is home to Warrawong Plaza, one of three major regional shopping centres. Other facilities include the Port Kembla Hospital, Hoyts cinemas, and the Gala cinemas.
History
Various meanings are given for the aboriginal word "Warrawong" including "a whiting", "side of a hill", " a windy place on a hill", " wind swept" and "windy hills".{{cite web|title=Place Names of the Wollongong Region |publisher=Wollongong City Library |url=http://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/library/placenames.asp |access-date=2009-01-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230205748/http://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/library/placenames.asp |archive-date=December 30, 2008 }}
Long a farming area, after the first land grants were made in the area in 1815, Warrawong began to be developed as a suburb only in the 1930s.{{cite web | title = Warrawong History | publisher = Wollongong City Library | url = http://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/library/localinfo/warrawong/history.html }}
The Warrawong area has been known variously as Steeltown, Kembla Estate, New Kembla and finally, Warrawong.
Demographics
Warrawong has a high proportion of immigrants. Of a population of 4,659, 42.8% were born overseas at the {{CensusAU|2021}}.[https://atchongkho.com.au/ Thai Restaurant Warrawong]
| class="wikitable"
! Country of Birth ! Number ! Percentage of total inhabitants |
| Australia
| 2,665 | 57.2% |
| North Macedonia
| 263 | 5.6% |
| Italy
| 197 | 4.2% |
| Portugal
| 178 | 3.8% |
| England
| 69 | 1.5% |
| New Zealand
| 66 | 1.4% |
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.4% of the population.
- 56.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Macedonian 8.0%, Italian 5.2%, Portuguese 3.9% and Arabic 2.2%.
- The most common responses for religion were Catholic 28.1%, No Religion 25.9%, Eastern Orthodox 9.4% and Anglican 6.7%.