Unanderra, New South Wales

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Unanderra Wollongong, New South Wales
Unanderra
Coordinates	34°27′13″S 150°50′41″E / 34.45361°S 150.84472°E / -34.45361; 150.84472
Population	5,476 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2526
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Location	90 km (56 mi) S of Sydney 6 km (4 mi) SW of Wollongong 34 km (21 mi) N of Kiama
LGA(s)	City of Wollongong
State electorate(s)	Wollongong
Federal division(s)	Cunningham Whitlam
Suburbs around Unanderra: Cordeaux Heights Figtree Spring Hill Farmborough Heights Unanderra Cringila Kembla Grange Berkeley Berkeley

Unanderra (/ˈjuːnəndɛrə/ YOU-nən-derr-ə) is a suburb of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 6 km south-west of the Wollongong CBD. It is bordered to the west by Farmborough, Cordeaux Heights and Farmborough Heights in the Mount Kembla foothills, the north by Figtree, the east by Berkeley and Flagstaff Hill, site of the Nan Tien Temple, and the south by Kembla Grange.

Unanderra is both a residential suburb, mostly to the west of the Princes Highway and industrial, to the east. Along the highway is a strip of shops, including Woolworths and several speciality stores.

Two distinctive buildings in Unanderra are the Catholic Church and the Syriac Orthodox Church. The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church was opened in 1954 and subsequently extended in 1997 and is located at 48 Princes Highway, Unanderra. Saint Thomas Syriac Orthodox Church in Central Road, Unanderra, was opened in 2007.

Unanderra has several local attractions including an old school building, several historic houses and a community centre. The community centre is housed in the former Central Illawarra Municipal Council Chambers, opened in 1901. This operated until the merging of the North Illawarra and Central Illawarra chambers to create the City of Greater Wollongong in 1947. The Unanderra Branch Library opened in 1955 within the centre and was enlarged in 1960.

The suburb lies on the Illawarra coastal plain, with its west border in the lower foothills of Mount Kembla. From the highway it is possible to see Mount Kembla and it has a distinctly different shape compared to other views of it.