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Woolooware is a
suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...
in southern Sydney, in the state of
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,
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. Woolooware is located south of the
Sydney central business district The Sydney central business district (CBD) is the historical and main Central business district, commercial centre of Sydney. The CBD is Sydney's city centre, or Sydney City, and the two terms are used interchangeably. Colloquially, the CBD or ...
in the
Sutherland Shire Sutherland Shire is a local government area (LGA) in the southern region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutherland Shire is located approximately south-southwest of the Sydney CBD, and comprises an area of . As at the ...
. It shares the 2230 postcode with Cronulla. Woolooware stretches from Woolooware Bay in the north on the
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estuary to Burraneer Bay and
Gunnamatta Bay The Gunnamatta Bay is a small bay in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Gunnamatta Bay is located off the Port Hacking estuary, in the Sutherland Shire. The foreshore is a natural boundary for the suburbs of Cronulla to the east, ...
in the south on the
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and
Port Hacking Port Hacking Estuary ( Aboriginal Tharawal language: ''Deeban''), an open youthful tide dominated, drowned valley estuary, is located in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia approximately south of Sydney central business district. Po ...
estuary. It borders the suburbs of
Cronulla Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming spots, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Sydney residents. Cronulla is 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central ...
,
Caringbah Caringbah is a suburb in Southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Caringbah is south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Sutherland Shire. Caringbah once stretched from Woolooware Bay o ...
, Burraneer and
Kurnell Kurnell is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is south of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the Sutherland Shire along the east coast. Cronulla ...
.


History

Woolooware is derived from the Aboriginal 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, and was originally owned by the Dharawal and Tharawal peoples. 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 2021 census, there were 5,060 people in Woolooware, 79.7% of whom were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.1%. 87.3% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 36.9%, Catholic 27.7%, and Anglican 16.2%.


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, doctor's surgery 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 a heritage-listed railway station located on the Cronulla line, serving the Sutherland Shire suburb of Woolooware. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services. History Wooloowar ...
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

U-Go Mobility U-Go Mobility is a bus company in Sydney, Australia, that operates services in Region 10, which serves South Western Sydney, and Sutherland Shire. It is a 50:50 joint venture between UGL and Go-Ahead Group. History On 22 December 2022, U-Go Mo ...
provides these bus services in the Woolooware area:- *962 from
Cronulla Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming spots, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Sydney residents. Cronulla is 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central ...
to
Bankstown Bankstown is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 19 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Canterbury-Bankstown region. Bankstown is the administrative centre ...
weekends only. *969 from
Cronulla Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming spots, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Sydney residents. Cronulla is 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central ...
to
Sutherland Sutherland () is a Counties of Scotland, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area in the Scottish Highlands, Highlands of Scotland. The name dates from the Scandinavian Scotland, Viking era when t ...
. *971 from
Cronulla Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming spots, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Sydney residents. Cronulla is 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central ...
to
Hurstville Hurstville is a suburb in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is south of the Sydney central business district, Sydney CBD and is part of the St George, New South Wales, St George area. Hurstville is the administrative centre of ...
. *988 from
Cronulla Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming spots, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Sydney residents. Cronulla is 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central ...
to
Caringbah Caringbah is a suburb in Southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Caringbah is south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Sutherland Shire. Caringbah once stretched from Woolooware Bay o ...
(6 services a day, weekdays only) See Woolooware station for further details. During events at the Sharkies club (such as
NRL The National Rugby League (also known as the NRL Telstra Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is a professional rugby league competition in Oceania which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria (state), Victoria, the Austral ...
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,
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the Sutherland Shire of Southern Sydney, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. Cronulla compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugb ...
. The home ground, Remondis Stadium (formerly known as Endeavour Field) sits beside the leagues club, known as
Sharkies Leagues Club The Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club, known as Sharkies, is a licensed club that was established for the purpose of promoting the development of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and rugby league. The leagues club sits beside the Sharks home groun ...
, 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 Cronulla Seagulls FC 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:
Woolooware railway station Woolooware railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Cronulla line, serving the Sutherland Shire suburb of Woolooware. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services. History Wooloowar ...
''


References

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