Tarrawanna, New South Wales

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Tarrawanna
Wollongong,  New South Wales
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Overlooking Tarrawanna (bottom right) and surrounding suburbs from the west.
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Tarrawanna
Coordinates 34°22.7′S150°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:
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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.

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Education

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

Culture

The Australian stoner rock band Tumbleweed was formed in Tarrawanna in 1990. [2]

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

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarrawanna (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Whammo Homepage". www.whammo.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2025.


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