Wooloweyah is a small village located on the Northern Coast of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

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. It is approximately five kilometres south of Yamba

Yamba, New South Wales

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 and approximately two kilometres west of Angourie. At the 2006 census

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, Wooloweyah had a population of 436.

Wooloweyah is named for the lake that the village backs onto. The word 'Wooloweyah' translates roughly to 'big cedar trees' in the regional Aboriginal dialect.

Wooloweyah also has a skate park, tennis court, children's playground, small soccer field as well as a community hall which is sometimes used to hold various types of functions.

Public transport is available to Wooloweyah. It has two bus stops. The bus company is called Busways.