Yellow Rock, New South Wales (Shellharbour)

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Yellow Rock
Wollongong,  New South Wales
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Yellow Rock
Yellow Rock, New South Wales (Shellharbour)
Coordinates 34°35′52.8″S150°43′51.6″E / 34.598000°S 150.731000°E / -34.598000; 150.731000
Population226 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2527
LGA(s) City of Shellharbour
State electorate(s) Kiama
Federal division(s) Whitlam

Yellow Rock Ridge is a suburb of Wollongong in the City of Shellharbour in New South Wales, Australia. [2]

On 1 March 2024 the name was changed from "Yellow Rock" to "Yellow Rock Ridge" to avoid confusion with a village of the same name. [3]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yellow Rock Ridge (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 July 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Yellow Rock". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . New South Wales Government . Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. "Yellow Rock Ridge". kiama.nsw.gov.au. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.