Kiama Downs Explained

Type:suburb
Kiama Downs
City:Kiama
State:nsw
Lga:Municipality of Kiama
County:Camden
Parish:Kiama
Postcode:2533
Coordinates:-34.6417°N 201°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Pop:5087
Elevation:7
Stategov:Kiama
Fedgov:Gilmore
Near-Nw:Dunmore
Near-N:Minnamurra
Near-W:Jamberoo
Near-E:Tasman Sea
Near-Sw:Kiama
Near-S:Bombo
Dist1:118
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:36
Location2:Wollongong
Dist3:4
Location3:Kiama

Kiama Downs is a suburb of the town Kiama in the Illawarra region south of Sydney, Australia. Renowned for its picturesque beaches and seaside views, it is about 40NaN0 north of Kiama and is bordered by the Minnamurra River to the northwest and Jones Beach to the east.

There is a bakery, cafe, pharmacy, supermarket, take-away store, and general practice on Johnson Street.

The western part of the suburb, west of Riverside Drive, is informally known as Gainsborough.

Kiama Downs does not have a school or a railway station. The nearest public primary school is Minnamurra Public School and the nearest public high school is Kiama High School. The nearest railway stations are Minnamurra and Bombo.

The biggest beach is Jones Beach, about one kilometre long, between Minnamurra Point and a headland 30 metres high, of the southern Cathedral Rocks

Australian skateboarder Kieran Woolley is from Kiama Downs.