Croom, New South Wales

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]

Croom Wollongong, New South Wales
Croom
Coordinates	34°35′06″S 150°48′31″E
Population	112 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2527
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Location	111 km (69 mi) SSW of Sydney 29 km (18 mi) S of Wollongong 11 km (7 mi) NW of Kiama 53 km (33 mi) E of Moss Vale
LGA(s)	City of Shellharbour
Region	Illawarra
County	Camden
Parish	Terragong
State electorate(s)	Kiama
Federal division(s)	Gilmore Whitlam
Suburbs around Croom: Albion Park Albion Pk Rail Flinders Albion Park Croom Dunmore Dunmore Dunmore Dunmore

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]