East Corrimal
East Corrimal is a northern seaside suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Predominantly residential, the suburb includes Corrimal High School and Corrimal East Public School, as well as Corrimal Beach and Corrimal Beach Tourist Park at the eastern end. A public park was opened in 1959 to the west of the high school and north of the primary school, named Phil Adams Park, which features tall trees, paths and several seats.
Corrimal High School
The South Coast railway line forms the western boundary of East Corrimal and separates it from its sister suburb Corrimal. It is served by Corrimal railway station.
The suburb takes its name from a point on the nearby Illawarra escarpment which was known as Mount Corrimal (named after the Aboriginal Dreamtime warrior Kurimul), and now called Broker's Nose.
Schools
Corrimal High School is located in East Corrimal. Corrimal East Public School is a local public primary school, established in 1952.
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Corrimal (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Place names of the Wollongong region". Wollongong City Council. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
- ^ "orrimal East Public School". Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
