Kanahooka, New South Wales — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Kanahooka, in the Wollongong City Council local government area.
| Locality | Kanahooka |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Wollongong City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.49255 |
| Longitude | 150.81474 |
| Population | 5,417 |
| Density | 1513.1 /km² |
| Area | 3.6 km² |
| Elevation | 31 m |
| Postcode | 2530 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 78 km south-southwest |
Kanahooka is a locality in the Wollongong City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 5,417. The locality covers an area of 3.6 km², giving a population density of about 1513.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 31 m above sea level. It lies approximately 78 km south-southwest of Sydney. Kanahooka is located at 34.4926°S, 150.8147°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2530.
Kanahooka sprawls with a quiet dignity across the undulating coastal plain, its northern edges brushing against the broad, grey sweep of Lake Illawarra. It lies 10.0 km south-west of Wollongong, NSW (from Wollongong, NSW: bearing 224°T), and is situated 10.6 km north-north-east of Albion Park. The air here carries the faint, briny tang of the sea, a constant whisper from the nearby Pacific that softens the sharp edges of the landscape. Low-slung houses, painted in a spectrum of soft blues and greens that mimic the sky and water, cluster along streets fringed by flowering gums and jacarandas, their blossoms sometimes carpeting the footpaths in a vibrant purple haze. The terrain slopes gently, a generous hand smoothing the land before it meets the lake, where dragonflies with iridescent wings skim the surface and the light, particularly as the day wanes, paints the water in hues of rose and molten gold.
This land, once shaped by the dreaming of the Dharawal people, later became a frontier for early settlers drawn by the promise of fertile soil and the bounty of the lake. The early economy of Kanahooka was a hardy mix of small-scale farming and fishing, the latter sustained by the abundant mullet and bream that still teem within the sheltered waters. Later, the rumble of industry began to echo from neighbouring areas, but Kanahooka itself retained a distinct character, a place where the pace of life felt less dictated by the clock and more by the tides. The local centre, a modest collection of shops and services, serves as the heart of the community, a place where familiar faces greet each other, and the conversation often drifts to the fortunes of the local football team or the best fishing spots.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Kanahooka, New South Wales with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Kanahooka, in the Wollongong City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Kanahooka includes the postcode (2530), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Wollongong City Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Kanahooka is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |