Illawarra

State Electoral District Of Illawarra

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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