🇦🇺 Wollongong, informally referred to as "The Gong", is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Wollongong lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 68 km south of central Sydney. Wollongong is the third-largest city in New South Wales and the tenth-largest city in Australia.
The Wollongong area extends from Helensburgh in the north to Windang and Yallah in the south. Geologically, the city is located in the south-eastern part of the Sydney basin, which extends from Newcastle to Nowra.
Wollongong is noted for its heavy industry, its port activity and the quality of its physical setting, occupying a narrow coastal plain between an almost continuous chain of surf beaches and the cliffline of the rainforest-covered Illawarra escarpment. It has two cathedrals, churches of many denominations and the Nan Tien Temple. Wollongong has a long history of coal mining and industry. The city attracts many tourists each year and is a regional centre for the South Coast fishing industry. The University of Wollongong has around 38,000 students.
1Economy The main industries in the Illawarra area have traditionally been farming, coal mining and steel making. Australia's largest steel-works, BlueScope, operates at Port Kembla. The area, especially around Port Kembla and Wollongong, was once known for its mainly industrial jobs, but since the 1990s commerce has played an increasing role in the city, overtaking industry in many areas.
Illawarra cattle were originally bred in Illawarra and are now Australia's 3rd largest breed in population. They are large dark red cows sometimes with white patches. They produce large amounts of high butter fat and high protein milk and are suited to the Australian climate. The Illawarra Central Co-operative Dairy Factory was used by the Illawarra Central Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. for the intake of milk and cream from dairy farmers in the local area.
Coal mining has been a key part to the Illawarra's economy for over 200 years.
1Transport The Illawarra region is linked to Sydney in the north by several passes, a motorway (Southern Freeway) and an electric railway (see Illawarra railway line); to the west by the Illawarra Highway and Picton Road; and to the south by the Princes Highway. At Albion Park Rail the Illawarra Regional Airport serves the region.
1Wollongong was ranked #519 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Wollongong has a population of over 240,000 people. Wollongong also forms part of the wider Illawarra Region which has a population of over 293,494 people. Wollongong is the #380 hipster city in the world, with a hipster score of 1.8802 according to the Hipster Index which evaluates and ranks the major cities of the world according to the number of vegan eateries, coffee shops, tattoo studios, vintage boutiques, and record stores. Wollongong is ranked #520 for startups with a score of 0.346.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Wollongong has links with:
🇩🇪 Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany 🇯🇵 Kawasaki, Japan 🇨🇳 Longyan, China 🇲🇰 Ohrid, North Macedonia 🇺🇸 Palm Desert, USA🇿🇦 Overstrand -34.417
🇦🇷 Belén de Escobar -34.333
🇦🇷 San Antonio de Areco -34.25
🇦🇺 Georges River -34.217
🇦🇷 San Fernando de la Buena Vista -34.433
🇦🇷 San Fernando -34.44
🇺🇾 Colonia del Sacramento -34.467
🇦🇷 San Isidro -34.467
🇦🇷 Grand Bourg -34.483
🇦🇷 Boulogne Sur Mer -34.5
🇦🇺 Fairfield City 150.917
🇦🇺 Merrylands 150.983
🇦🇺 Parramatta 151.001
🇦🇺 Canterbury-Bankstown 151.031
🇦🇺 City of Auburn 151.033
🇦🇺 Sutherland 151.058
🇦🇺 Campbelltown 150.817
🇦🇺 Hawkesbury 150.8
🇦🇺 Georges River 150.798
🇦🇺 Rockhampton 150.504
Locations Near: Wollongong 150.893,-34.4234
🇦🇺 Georges River 150.798,-34.217 d: 24.6
🇦🇺 Campbelltown 150.817,-34.067 d: 40.3
🇦🇺 Picton 150.6,-34.183 d: 37.9
🇦🇺 Sutherland 151.058,-34.033 d: 46
🇦🇺 Camden 150.683,-34.05 d: 45.8
🇦🇺 Bowral 150.417,-34.467 d: 43.9
🇦🇺 Liverpool 150.923,-33.921 d: 55.9
🇦🇺 Canterbury-Bankstown 151.031,-33.934 d: 55.9
Antipodal to: Wollongong -29.107,34.423
🇵🇹 Angra do Heroísmo -27.217,38.65 d: 19515.7
🇵🇹 Terceira Island -27.2,38.717 d: 19508.3
🇵🇹 Ponta Delgada -25.673,37.736 d: 19534.6
🇵🇹 Funchal -16.905,32.648 d: 18867.8
🇮🇨 Arona -16.667,28.1 d: 18641
🇮🇨 San Cristóbal de La Laguna -16.314,28.478 d: 18634.8
🇮🇨 Santa Cruz de Tenerife -16.25,28.467 d: 18628.8
🇮🇨 San Bartolomé de Tirajana -15.573,27.926 d: 18540.6
🇮🇨 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria -15.44,28.13 d: 18541.7