Windang

Windang
Suburb
Aerial view from east
Aerial view from east
Windang is located in New South Wales
Windang
Windang
Coordinates: 34°31′S 150°52′E / 34.517°S 150.867°E / -34.517; 150.867[3]
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
CityWollongong
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 • Total2,610 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
2528
Suburbs around Windang
Lake Illawarra Primbee Pacific Ocean
Lake Illawarra Windang Pacific Ocean
Lake Illawarra Lake Illawarra Pacific Ocean

Windang is a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, on the southern tip of the peninsula guarding the ocean entrance to Lake Illawarra. Windang is popular for its fishing, prawning, boating, surfing, windsurfing and yachting. Windang is 98 km south of Sydney, approximately 20 minutes drive south of the Wollongong central business district and seven minutes from Shellharbour.

History

Windang is an Aboriginal word meaning "scene of a fight".

Windang (also known as Berrwarra Point) was an Aboriginal reserve from the 1880s until around 1920. The main site of the reserve is now occupied by the Windang Beach Tourist Park.[4]

William Turnbull purchased land in the area in 1920 and erected a two-story building called "Wyndang House".

In 1926 the post office attached to this house was officially named Windang Post Office following a submission from Turnbull to have the name changed from the unofficial Lake Illawarra Post Office. The request was granted on the proviso that "the correct spelling be adopted namely Windang, which is that of the Island and Trigonometrical Station thereon in the vicinity".

Tourism and recreational fishing have always been of major importance in the area. Guest houses sprang up in the 1930s to cater for the tourist trade, and the Windang Camping Reserves have never ceased to be popular.

The popular Australian garage rock band Hockey Dad reside in Windang, often referencing their love for the suburb during live concerts, in recorded music, and in their music videos.

UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski fights out of Windang.

Windang has been notorious for the number of drownings that occur in the area; in 2011, a 19-year-old man drowned whilst rock-fishing in the area.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Windang (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Windang (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 July 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Windang page at Geoscience Australia
  4. ^ "Aboriginal Reserve". Discover Shellharbour. Shellharbour City Museum. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  5. ^ Coroner to get report on Windang Beach drowning - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  6. ^ Teen drowns in rock fishing accident
  7. ^ Search called off for man missing after boat tragedy


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