| Brownsville Wollongong, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Brownsville | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°29′00″S 150°48′37″E / 34.48333°S 150.81028°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 524 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2530 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Wollongong | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Illawarra | ||||||||||||||
| County | Camden | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Calderwood | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Shellharbour | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Whitlam | ||||||||||||||
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Brownsville is a suburb of the City of Wollongong.[2]
Brownsville was the location of the first settlement at Dapto. With the construction of the South Coast railway, Dapto developed around the railway station, which was further south. Brownsville was named after George Brown who received a grant of 300 acres, south of Mullet Creek, in 1833. His "Ship Inn" became the centre of the farming community.[3]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brownsville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Brownsville". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Suburb Profiles: Brownsville". Wollongong City Libraries. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
