Illawong NSW, 2234
Illawong Real Estate: Suburb Profile
Searching for the dream home in Illawong, NSW 2234? It's important to understand whether the suburb is a good fit for you based on factors such as proximity to schools etc. The Homes.com.au suburb profile aims to give you a better understanding of Illawong house prices, demographics & market trends so we can enable you to make a smart decision on your potential move to the suburb.
If you're looking at buying in Illawong, have a little read of our historical overview to discover the fantastic lifestyle and what makes this suburb so great.
Overview Twenty-seven kilometres south of Sydney’s CBD, Illawong is a rapidly rising suburb in New South Wales. It is positioned on land at the confluence of the Georges River and the Woronora River. Alfords Point, Menai, Bangor, Bonnet Bay and Como suburbs surround Illawong, which had a population of 7,221 at the 2016 census.
Living in Illawong Illawong is primarily a residential suburb with a shopping centre, healthcare facilities and schools. The population is mainly Anglo-Australian with origins in England, Australia, Scotland and Ireland.
The Illawong shopping centre near Hobart Place has a supermarket, several eateries and many specialty shops. Transdev NSW buses connect Illawong with other suburban and city areas.
History of Illawong Illawong is an Aboriginal name indicating land in the middle of the water. The suburb has Georges and Woronora Rivers on its three sides, leading the natives to call it Illawong. Early inhabitants of the place included the Tharawal and Eora Aboriginals, and it still has many rock carvings and cave paintings belonging to them. In 1789, Captain John Hunter became the first outsider to arrive in Illawong, which saw the rise of several settlements within a decade. Following the construction of Old Illawarra Road in the 1840s, the area grew as a farming area. It was called East Menai until 1961, when Illawong became a separate suburb. The 1970s witnessed the rapid suburbanization of Illawong.
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