Tarrawanna, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Tarrawanna
City:Wollongong
State:nsw
Lga:City of Wollongong
Postcode:2518
Coordinates:-34.3783°N 203.3°W
Pop:2,184
Elevation:21
Stategov:Keira
Fedgov:Cunningham
Near-N:Corrimal
Near-Ne:Corrimal
Near-E:Towradgi
Near-Sw:Balgownie
Near-S:Fernhill
Near-Se:Towradgi
Dist1:78
Dir1:S
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:6
Dir2:N
Location2:Wollongong

Tarrawanna is a northern suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, extending westward from the Princes Highway over the Illawarra Escarpment. Tarrawanna's main street Meadow Street has a few shops including cafes, a brewery, a Thai restaurant, a post office, a fish and chips shop and a grocer.

Education

Tarrawanna has a primary school, Tarrawanna Public School on Kendall Street.

Culture

Seminal Australian grunge band The Proton Energy Pills named its 2003 anthology "Rocket To Tarrawanna" in honour of the suburb where its members lived and met.

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