Illawarra
State Electoral District Of Illawarra
Boundary Description
Commencing at the junction of Kanahooka Road with Princes Highway: and bounded thence by that highway and Southern Freeway generally north-easterly and Mount Keira Road generally northerly and generally south-westerly to the eastern prolongation of the northern boundary of Portion 2; by that prolongation and part of that boundary westerly to Goondarrin Creek; by that creek downwards, the centre of Lake Cordeaux generally southerly and Cordeaux River upwards to the northern prolongation of the western boundary of Portion 282; by that prolongation, boundary and its prolongation southerly to Moss Vale-Unanderra Railway; by that railway generally south-westerly to the north-western prolongation of the north-eastern boundary of Portion 111, Parish of Calderwood; by that prolongation south-easterly to Illawarra Range; by that range generally south-westerly to the generally southern boundary of the City of Wollongong; by part of that boundary generally easterly to Princes Highway; by that highway generally south-easterly to Horsley Creek; by that creek downwards to Illawarra Railway; by that railway generally south-easterly to Pioneer Drive; by that drive generally easterly, the south-western prolongation of and Lake Entrance Drive generally north-easterly, King Street generally northerly, Queen Street generally easterly and Shellharbour Road and Windang Bridge north-easterly to the generally southern boundary of the City of Wollongong, aforesaid; by part of that boundary generally north-westerly to a point south-east of Kanahooka Point on the generally western shore of Lake Illawarra; by a line north-westerly to that point; by the generally western shore of that lake generally westerly to Brooks Creek; by that creek upwards to Lakeside Drive; by that drive and Fowlers Road generally westerly, Byamee Street and its prolongation generally north-westerly, Southern Freeway, aforesaid, north-easterly and Kanahooka Road, aforesaid, north-westerly to the point of commencement.
District Information
| District of Illawarra (Area: 182.17 sq.kms) | ||
| How Constituted (Current and Predicted Electors) - as at | 4.12.97 | 30.4.99 |
| From the former District of Illawarra: | ||
| Part City of Wollongong | 21,852 | 22,161 |
| Part City of Shellharbour | 12,115 | 12,203 |
| From the former District of Keira: | ||
| That part of the City of Wollongong bounded by Princes Highway and Mt Keira Road to the former boundary. | 8,566 | 8,741 |
| Total | 42,533 | 43,105 |
| NOTE: Parts of the former District of Illawarra are transferred as follows: | ||
| To the District of Wollongong: | ||
| That part of the City of Wollongong bounded by Kanahooka Road, Southern Freeway, Byamee Street, Fowlers Road, Lakeside Drive, Brooks Creek and Lake Illawarra to the former boundary. | 4,002 | 3,997 |
| To the District of Kiama: | ||
| That part of the City of Shellharbour bounded by King Street and Queen Street to the former boundary. | 881 | 888 |

