Brownsville, New South Wales

Brownsville is a suburb of the City of Wollongong.^[2]

Brownsville Wollongong, New South Wales
Brownsville
Coordinates	34°29′00″S 150°48′37″E
Population	524 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	2530
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Location	92 km (57 mi) SSW of Sydney 12 km (7 mi) SW of Wollongong 28 km (17 mi) N of Kiama
LGA(s)	City of Wollongong
Region	Illawarra
County	Camden
Parish	Calderwood
State electorate(s)	Shellharbour
Federal division(s)	Whitlam
Suburbs around Brownsville: Kembla Grange Kembla Grange Kembla Grange Brownsville Dapto Kanahooka Kanahooka

Brownsville was the location of the first settlement at Dapto. With the construction of the South Coast railway, Dapto developed around the railway station, which was further south. Brownsville was named after George Brown who received a grant of 300 acres, south of Mullet Creek, in 1833. His "Ship Inn" became the centre of the farming community.^[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brownsville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Brownsville". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
3. "Suburb Profiles: Brownsville". Wollongong City Libraries. Retrieved 17 July 2017.