Warrawong is a suburb of Wollongong

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...

, in 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 of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

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. It is situated on the northeast corner 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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Warrawong is home to Westfield Warrawong

Westfield Warrawong

Westfield Warrawong is a major shopping centre located in Warrawong, a suburb of Wollongong. With a retail floor area of , it is currently the largest shopping centre in the Illawarra region.-History and Development:...

, one of three major regional shopping centres. Other facilities include the Port Kembla Hospital, Hoyts cinemas and the Gala cinemas.

History

Two meanings are given for the aboriginal word Warrawong, "a whiting" and the "side of a hill".

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.

Demographics

Warrawong has a high proportion of immigrants. Of a population of 5,091, 1,951 (39.0%) were born overseas.

Country of Birth	Number	Percentage of total inhabitants
Australia	2,695	53.9%
Italy	388	7.8%
Republic of Macedonia	356	7.1%
Portugal	254	5.1%
Kingdom of England	122	2.4%
Spain	94	1.9%
Malta	90	1.7%