Werri Beach
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 View of Gerringong, Werri Beach and surrounding Headlands | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 34°43′47″S150°50′02″E / 34.72972°S 150.83389°E / -34.72972; 150.83389 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 510 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2534 | ||||||||||||
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Werri Beach is a town in the Illawarra, south of Kiama and immediately north of Gerringong in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the coast of the Tasman Sea to the east of the Princes Highway.[3] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 510.[2]
The name Werri is derived from Ouiree or Ooaree , which is the Dharawal word for the creek that enters the beach on the northern side.
References
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Werri Beach (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ abAustralian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Werri Beach". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^"Werri Beach". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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