Port Kembla, New South Wales
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This article is about the suburb. For the body of water and cargo port, see Port Kembla (New South Wales). For other uses, see Port Kembla (disambiguation).
Port Kembla is a suburb of Wollongong 10 km south of the CBD and part of the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The suburb comprises a seaport, industrial complex (one of the largest in Australia), a small harbour foreshore nature reserve, and a small commercial sector. It is situated on the tip of Red Point: its first European sighting was by Captain James Cook in 1770. The name "Kembla" is an Aboriginal word meaning "plenty [of] wild fowl".[2]
Quick Facts Port Kembla Wollongong, New South Wales, Coordinates ...
Port Kembla Wollongong, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°28′32″S 150°54′01″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 5,014 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2505 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Wollongong | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Wollongong | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Whitlam | ||||||||||||||
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