Koonawarra, New South Wales

Koonawarra is a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the western shore of Lake Illawarra. Koonawarra, or Exmouth, as it was then called, was one of the first five land grants located in the Illawarra. It was a grant of 1300 acres made to Richard Brooks in 1817. The grant faced Lake Illawarra and extended from Brook's Creek to Mullet Creek. Koonawarra was the aboriginal name for the area. "Exmouth" was later secured by Henry Osborne and became part of his central Illawarra estate, extending from Macquarie Rivulet to Mullet Creek, and from Lake Illawarra to the mountains. The name Koonawarra is from the aboriginal word "Koonawarra” meaning "swan".

Koonawarra
Suburb
Koonawarra
Coordinates: 34°30.1′S 150°48.5′E
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Illawarra
City	Wollongong
LGA	City of Wollongong
Location	97 km (60 mi) SSW of Sydney 16 km (9.9 mi) SW of Wollongong 25 km (16 mi) N of Kiama
Government
• State electorate	Shellharbour
• Federal division	Whitlam
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population
• Total	3,732 (2021 census)
Postcode	2530
County	Camden
Parish	Calderwood
Suburbs around Koonawarra Dapto Kanahooka Kanahooka Dapto Koonawarra Lake Illawarra Dapto Yallah Lake Illawarra