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Port Kembla, New South Wales
Suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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