Demographics

Koonawarra is approximately 2.23 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Koonawarra was 3667. The population is 49% male and 51% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Koonawarra are $1400 to $1799. The most common weekly income bracket is $300 to $399 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $350 to $449.

Description

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.

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