Kioloa, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Kioloa
State:nsw
Lga:City of Shoalhaven
County:St Vincent
Parish:Kioloa
Region:South Coast
Postcode:2539
Pop:257
Coordinates:-35.5611°N 150.3742°W
Fedgov:Gilmore
Stategov:South Coast
Near-N:Bawley Point
Near-E:Tasman Sea
Near-S:Pretty Beach
Near-Sw:Cockwhy
Near-W:Cockwhy
Near-Nw:Termeil

Kioloa is a small hamlet located on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia and is within the City of Shoalhaven local government area.[1] It is pronounced by locals as 'Ky-ola'. At the, Kioloa had a population of 257.

The Australian National University's Kioloa Coastal Campus is north of the town.

Its neighbour is Bawley Point, which is accessed via Murramarang Road, the only sealed access road in and out of Kioloa. Both of these villages rely mainly upon tourism as a source of income. Kioloa has three large caravan parks offering a range of accommodation options to suit all budgets and one general store. The area is well known throughout the region for its pristine beaches and peak surfing conditions. As an isolated coastal retreat, Kioloa is infamous among holiday-goers for its lack of mobile phone reception and its large peaceful rays.

Kioloa is the southern terminus of local bus services provided on weekdays by Ulladulla Bus Lines. Route 741 runs twice daily from Kioloa to Ulladulla via Bawley Point, Termeil, Tabourie and Burrill Lake. An additional afternoon service runs on school days.[2]

Kioloa had a public school from 1879 to 1893 and 1912 to 1922, classified variously as a "public", "half-time" or "provisional" school.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kioloa. OpenStreetMap. 1 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Timetables. Ulladulla Bus Lines. 8 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Kioloa school in the School history database search. New South Wales Department of Education. 1 February 2018.