Woolooware is a

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, in the state of

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. Woolooware is located south of the

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in the

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. It shares the 2230 postcode with Cronulla. Woolooware stretches from

Woolooware Bay The Woolooware Bay is a bay on the lower estuarine Georges River in Southern Sydney, southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Location and features The bay is located near where the Georges River empties into Botany Bay, sout ...

in the north on the

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estuary to

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and

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in the south on the

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and

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estuary. It borders the suburbs of

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, Burraneer and

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History

Woolooware is derived from the

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word , meaning muddy track. It echoes the area's natural low lying mud flats, salt marsh and once dominant tea tree and black wattle scrub. It was originally a thickly forested area with tea tree, black wattle scrub and mangrove swamps around Woolooware Bay. Those were later reclaimed to create parks and playing fields including Endeavour Field, Woolooware Golf Course and Cronulla Golf Course. The area was subdivided after the railway line from Sutherland to Cronulla was opened in 1939. The first public school opened in 1951 and the post office opened in October 1954. The Australian division of

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, a

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construction company, built the first subdivision with project homes in Australia in north Woolooware, including the classic red brick homes in Taywood Street.

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,962 people in Woolooware. 80.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.4%. 86.8% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 29.9%, No Religion 26.8% and Anglican 20.3%.

Commercial area

A small group of shops, known locally as Woolooware North, is located on Wills Road, close to Woolooware railway station. Shops include a general store, beauty salon, liquor shop, hairdressers, gift shop, cafe,

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and Chinese restaurant. Another small group of shops, known locally as Woolooware South, is located around the intersection of Burraneer Bay Road and Woolooware Road. These shops, include a fish and chip shop, restaurant, chemist, bakery and general store. A petrol station is also located nearby. Image:Woolooware shops 1.jpg, Wills Road shops Image:Burraneer Bay shops.jpg, Burraneer Bay Road shops Image:Woolooware Railway Station 2.jpg, 'Old' Woolooware Railway Station, facing east. Image:Woolooware Public School.jpg, Woolooware Public School

Transport

Woolooware railway station Woolooware railway station is located on the Cronulla line, serving the Sydney suburb of Woolooware. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services. History Woolooware station opened on 16 December 1939 when the Cronulla line opened from Sut ...

is on the Cronulla branch line of the Sydney Trains Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line or T4 line. The station, like all NSW metropolitan and intercity train stations, is

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active. All services are double deck electric trains of eight carriages traveling to Bondi Junction stopping at major interchange stations such as Sutherland, Wolli Creek, Sydenham and Central. The station has two platforms and electronic indicator boards. The main roads of Woolooware are Gannons Road, travelling north–south, the Kingsway which travels in an east–west direction south of the railway, Captain Cook Drive to the north which connects Woolooware to Kurnell and Miranda, and Burraneer Bay Road to the bay of its namesake.

Bus Routes

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provides these bus services in the Woolooware area:- *962 from

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weekends only. *969 from

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. *971 from

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. *988 from

(6 services a day, weekdays only) See Woolooware station for further details. During events at the Sharkies club (such as

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games) a bus runs from the station to the stadium.

Schools

Woolooware is home to a number of primary and secondary schools. Woolooware Public School is located in Wills Road. Burraneer Bay Public School is located at the southern edge of the suburb on Gannons Road near the small shop area. It is accessed via three entry points, one to the south, one on Gannons Road and one to the north via a short path. A catholic primary school in Woolooware is St Francis De Sales located in a quiet street called Hill street. The high schools located here are

Woolooware High School Woolooware High is a comprehensive secondary school in the Sutherland Shire, Sydney, Australia. It was established in 1967 and took its first class in January 1968. Woolooware High is known for participation and success in performing arts, spo ...

, De La Salle College and Our Lady of Mercy College.

Sport and recreation

Woolooware is home to the

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team,

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. The home ground, Remondis Stadium (formerly known as Endeavour Field) sits beside the leagues club, known as Sharkies Leagues Club, on Captain Cook Drive. Image:Wooloware Endeavour Field.JPG, Toyota Park – Endeavour Field Image:Sharkies Leagues Club Sign.JPG, Sharkies Leagues Club Image:Sharkies Leagues Club.JPG, Sharkies Leagues Club Woolooware also contains Woolooware Oval, which is the home ground for the

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amateur football (soccer) club. Woolooware Oval is also used for the local touch football competition and in summer is the home ground for the Cronulla Seagulls Cricket Club. It also contains Captain Cook Fields, which is the home of the Sutherland Shire Softball Association, and where all of their competition games are held.

Notes

:1. Since this picture was taken the railway line has been duplicated. The new track runs to the left (north) of the buildings. The bridge was also replaced and the station refurbished as part of the project. ''See:

References

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