Keiraville is an inner suburb of the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia in the Illawarra region. It is situated in the foothills of Mount Keira, approximately three kilometres northwest of Wollongong.

Keiraville Wollongong, New South Wales
Wollongong Botanic Garden
Keiraville
Coordinates	34°23′S 150°52′E
Population	3,070 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	930/km2 (2,410/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2500
Area	3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Location	3 km (2 mi) from Wollongong
LGA(s)	City of Wollongong
State electorate(s)	Keira
Federal division(s)	Cunningham
Suburbs around Keiraville: Mount Pleasant Mount Ousley Mount Keira Keiraville North Wollongong, Gwynneville West Wollongong

Description

Keiraville has a public school (the Keiraville Public School[2]), post office and several shops located on Gipps Road.

Keiraville (and its neighbour Gwynneville) is known as a university town, home to the main campus of the University of Wollongong.

Another major landmark, Wollongong Botanic Garden, is situated between Northfields Avenue and Murphys Avenue, and includes the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music.

Heritage listings

Keiraville has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Murphys Avenue: Gleniffer Brae[3]

Population

In the 2022 Census,[4] there were 4,002 people in Keiraville. 66.9% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 9.1% and England 3.0%. 71.1% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin at 9.1%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 36.8%, Catholic 18.8% and Anglican 13.2%.[1]

See also

• University of Wollongong
• Wollongong Botanic Garden
• Wollongong Conservatorium of Music

References

External links

• University of Wollongong