Croom Wollongong, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°35′06″S 150°48′31″E / 34.5850604°S 150.8086082°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 112 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2527 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Shellharbour | ||||||||||||||
Region | Illawarra | ||||||||||||||
County | Camden | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Terragong | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Kiama | ||||||||||||||
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Croom is a rural locality of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia, part of the state suburb of Dunmore. The name has been variously spelled Croomb, Croom and Croome.[2][3] The locality shares its name with the village of Croom in County Limerick, Ireland – derived from the Irish cromadh, meaning bend.[4]
The 1,280-acre Croom estate was granted to Isabella Croker in 1839. The following year, Croker sold it to newly arrived settler Ebenezer Russell. Russell cleared the land and established a homestead, stables, dairy and mill that survive to this day. Russell became prominent within the district, and served as a foundation member of Shellharbour Municipal Council.[5]
Today, Croom is principally farmland. The north-west corner of the locality is occupied by the City of Shellharbour's Croom Sporting Complex and Shellharbour City Stadium. Croom will also play host to a section of the proposed Princes Highway Albion Park Rail bypass.[6]