Balarang is a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, located on the southern shore of Lake Illawarra. It is officially designated an urban place,[1] and forms the eastern end of the suburb of Oak Flats.
| Balarang Wollongong, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Balarang | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°33′27″S 150°50′00″E / 34.55750°S 150.83333°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2529 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Shellharbour | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Shellharbour | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Whitlam | ||||||||||||||
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The name is said to mean "place of swamp oak".
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Balarang". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
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