Koonawarra, New South Wales

Koonawarra Wollongong, New South Wales
Koonawarra
Coordinates	34°30.1′S 150°48.5′E / 34.5017°S 150.8083°E / -34.5017; 150.8083
Population	3,732 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2530
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Location	97 km (60 mi) SSW of Sydney 16 km (10 mi) SW of Wollongong 25 km (16 mi) N of Kiama
LGA(s)	City of Wollongong
Region	Illawarra
County	Camden
Parish	Calderwood
State electorate(s)	Shellharbour
Federal division(s)	Whitlam
Suburbs around Koonawarra: Dapto Kanahooka Kanahooka Dapto Koonawarra Lake Illawarra Dapto Yallah Lake Illawarra

Koonawarra is a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the western shore of Lake Illawarra. Koonawarra, or Exmouth, as it was then called, was one of the first five land grants located in the Illawarra. It was a grant of 1300 acres made to Richard Brooks in 1817. The grant faced Lake Illawarra and extended from Brook's Creek to Mullet Creek. Koonawarra was the aboriginal name for the area. "Exmouth" was later secured by Henry Osborne and became part of his central Illawarra estate, extending from Macquarie Rivulet to Mullet Creek, and from Lake Illawarra to the mountains. The name Koonawarra is from the aboriginal word "Koonawarra” meaning "swan".