Berkeley, New South Wales
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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
.
The suburb is generally disadvantaged, with an unemployment rate of 11.2%, more than double the national average, and a median household income more than one-third less than the national average. Nearly one in four dwellings consist of public housing
owned by Housing NSW. The suburb is also home to a small shopping precinct that contains a supermarket, petrol station, post office and a community swimming pool. There are also several primacy schools in the area and a high school, the Illawarra Sports High.
Public transport is provided by Premier Illawarra, a bus company contracted by the New South Wales Ministry of Transport to provide services to most of the Illawarra
region. Responding to Berkeley's history as a drug capital for the Illawarra, several drug & alcohol treatment centres are based there, including the Wollongong Crisis Centre and Kedesh House.
Wollongong, New South Wales
Wollongong is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometres south of Sydney...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. The suburb is located in Wollongong's southern suburbs, on the northern shore of Lake Illawarra
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...
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The suburb is generally disadvantaged, with an unemployment rate of 11.2%, more than double the national average, and a median household income more than one-third less than the national average. Nearly one in four dwellings consist of public housing
Public housing
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the...
owned by Housing NSW. The suburb is also home to a small shopping precinct that contains a supermarket, petrol station, post office and a community swimming pool. There are also several primacy schools in the area and a high school, the Illawarra Sports High.
Public transport is provided by Premier Illawarra, a bus company contracted by the New South Wales Ministry of Transport to provide services to most of the Illawarra
Illawarra
Illawarra is a region in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a coastal region situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the Shoalhaven or South Coast region. It encompasses the cities of Wollongong, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven and the town of Kiama. The central region contains Lake...
region. Responding to Berkeley's history as a drug capital for the Illawarra, several drug & alcohol treatment centres are based there, including the Wollongong Crisis Centre and Kedesh House.