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Lake Illawarra NSW

Lake Illawarra

Located in the Kiama – Shellharbour area of New South Wales, Lake Illawarra is in the Wollongong local government area, and within the electoral seat of Whitlam.

Lake Illawarra at a glance

Postcode: 2528

Latitude: -34.565

Longitude: 150.856944

Altitude: 8.279529572 (metres above sea level)

Population of Lake Illawarra NSW

At the 2021 national census, the population of 2528 (Including Lake Illawarra) was 23735 people. Out of those, 11599 were male and 12134 were female.

4100 (17.27%) of those people were born outside Australia, and the remaining 17972 people were born in Australia. 1616 (6.81%) of these people are Indigenous Australians.

Map of Lake Illawarra

Here is a map of Lake Illawarra, New South Wales and surrounds.


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