Mangerton, New South Wales

For the Irish mountain, see Mangerton Mountain.

Mangerton
Wollongong, New South Wales

Coordinates

34°26′S 150°52′E / 34.433°S 150.867°ECoordinates: 34°26′S 150°52′E / 34.433°S 150.867°E

Population

2,804 (2006)^[1]

2500

Suburbs around Mangerton:
West Wollongong		Wollongong
Figtree	Mangerton	Coniston
	Mount Saint Thomas

Mangerton is an inner western suburb of the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Description

The suburb is mostly residential with the exception of a convenience store in its southwestern area, Apart from this is a small area of bushland atop the hill. The suburb has many two-storey homes. The streets such as Norman Street, Eastern Ave and St Johns Ave are known to house a fair percentage of Wollongong's professionals, therefore its northern sector has some heftily priced estates. It is reached via sideroads from the Princes Highway and The Avenue.

Geography

Mount Mangerton is the name of the hill on which Mangerton resides mostly. The hill is part of the Mangerton hill mass which also incorporates Mount Saint Thomas, a lower peak, south of Mangerton, see Coniston. The hill has good views of Wollongong and is directly south of Wollongong Hospital on the northern Hospital Hill. The hillmass is the reason the railway and highway, on different sides, had to curve rather than go in a direct line to Unanderra.

History

The suburb was formerly known as 'Hospital Hill' because of its close vicinity to Wollongong's major hospital. Many of the doctors and their families lived in the suburb and to this day, the suburb remains home to many of the city's medical professionals.

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mangerton (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-01-16.

Suburbs and localities of Wollongong, New South Wales

Towns, suburbs and localities	Albion Park Albion Park Rail Austinmer Avon Avondale Balarang Balgownie Barrack Heights Barrack Point Bellambi Berkeley Blackbutt Bombo Broughton Village Brownsville Bulli Burning Palms Calderwood Carrington Falls Cleveland Clifton Coalcliff Coledale Coniston Cordeaux Cordeaux Heights Corrimal Cringila Croom Curramore Dapto Darkes Forest Dombarton Dunmore East Corrimal Fairy Meadow Farmborough Heights Fernhill Figtree Flinders Foxground Gerringong Gerroa Gwynneville Haywards Bay Helensburgh Horsley Huntley Jamberoo Jerrara Kanahooka Keiraville Kembla Grange Kembla Heights Kemblawarra Kiama Kiama Downs Kiama Heights Knights Hill Koonawarra Lake Heights Lake Illawarra Lilyvale Macquarie Pass Maddens Plains Mangerton Marshall Mount Minnamurra Mount Keira Mount Kembla Mount Ousley Mount Pleasant Mount Saint Thomas Mount Warrigal North Macquarie North Wollongong Oak Flats Otford Penrose Port Kembla Primbee Rose Valley Russell Vale Saddleback Mountain Scarborough Shell Cove Shellharbour Shellharbour City Centre Spring Hill Stanwell Park Stanwell Tops Tarrawanna Thirroul Tongarra Toolijooa Towradgi Tullimbar Unanderra Upper Kangaroo Valley Warilla Warrawong Werri Beach West Wollongong Willow Vale Windang Wollongong Wombarra Wongawilli Woonona Yallah Yellow Rock

Rivers and other bodies of water	Lake Illawarra Minnamurra River Port Kembla Shoalhaven River

National parks and other nature reserves	Budderoo National Park Royal National Park Five Islands

Other places and points of interest	Bulli Pass Illawarra escarpment Kangaroo Valley Macquarie Pass The port of Port Kembla Saddleback Mountain

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