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Tarrawanna, New South Wales

Coordinates: 34°22.7′S 150°53.3′E / 34.3783°S 150.8883°E / -34.3783; 150.8883
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Tarrawanna
WollongongNew South Wales
Overlooking Tarrawanna (bottom right) and surrounding suburbs from the west.
Tarrawanna is located in New South Wales
Tarrawanna
Tarrawanna
Coordinates34°22.7′S 150°53.3′E / 34.3783°S 150.8883°E / -34.3783; 150.8883
Population2,184 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2518
Elevation21 m (69 ft)
Location
LGA(s)City of Wollongong
State electorate(s)Keira
Federal division(s)Cunningham
Suburbs around Tarrawanna:
Corrimal Corrimal
Tarrawanna Towradgi
Balgownie Fernhill Towradgi

Tarrawanna is a northern suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, extending westward from the Princes Highway over the Illawarra Escarpment. Tarrawanna's main street Meadow Street has a few shops including cafes, a brewery, a Thai restaurant, a post office, a fish and chips shop and a grocer.

Education

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Tarrawanna has a primary school, Tarrawanna Public School on Kendall Street.

Culture

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Seminal Australian grunge band The Proton Energy Pills named its 2003 anthology "Rocket To Tarrawanna" in honour of the suburb where its members lived and met.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarrawanna (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
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