Tarrawanna, New South Wales

Tarrawanna is a northern suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, extending westward from the Princes Highway over the Illawarra Escarpment. Tarrawanna's main street Meadow Street has a few shops including cafes, a brewery, a Thai restaurant, a post office, a fish and chips shop and a grocer.

Tarrawanna Wollongong, New South Wales
Overlooking Tarrawanna (bottom right) and surrounding suburbs from the west.
Tarrawanna
Coordinates	34°22.7′S 150°53.3′E
Population	2,184 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2518
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Location	78 km (48 mi) S of Sydney 6 km (4 mi) N of Wollongong
LGA(s)	City of Wollongong
State electorate(s)	Keira
Federal division(s)	Cunningham
Suburbs around Tarrawanna: Corrimal Corrimal Tarrawanna Towradgi Balgownie Fernhill Towradgi

Education

Tarrawanna has a primary school, Tarrawanna Public School on Kendall Street.

Culture

Seminal Australian grunge band The Proton Energy Pills named its 2003 anthology "Rocket To Tarrawanna" in honour of the suburb where its members lived and met.