Gwynneville, 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 Gwynneville, in the Wollongong City Council local government area.
| Locality | Gwynneville |
| 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 | -34.41445 |
| Longitude | 150.88308 |
| Population | 3,073 |
| Density | 2498.4 /km² |
| Area | 1.2 km² |
| Elevation | 9 m |
| Postcode | 2500 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 68 km south-southwest |
Gwynneville is a locality in the Wollongong City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 3,073. The locality covers an area of 1.2 km², giving a population density of about 2498.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 9 m above sea level. It lies approximately 68 km south-southwest of Sydney. Gwynneville is located at 34.4145°S, 150.8831°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2500.
Gwynneville breathes with the softened edges of the Illawarra escarpment, its suburban sprawl gently unfurling across a landscape that remembers its wilder origins. It lies 1.7 km north-north-west of Wollongong, NSW (from Wollongong, NSW: bearing 336°T), and is situated 7.4 km south-south-west of Woonona. The air here carries the faint, sweet tang of damp earth and eucalypt, particularly after a passing shower, and the afternoon light often settles in a hazy gold across the roofs and gardens, softening the everyday. The terrain itself is a study in gentle acquiescence, the hills rising not with jagged defiance but with a rounded, ancient grace, their slopes often cloaked in a patchwork of manicured lawns and remnant bushland. Even the wind, when it sighs through the residential streets, seems to carry a murmur of the coastal plains that lie a short distance away, a constant reminder of the broader geographic embrace of the region.
The story of Gwynneville is inextricably linked to the broader narrative of industrial growth that shaped this part of New South Wales, a place where the earth’s bounty was once wrestled with a determined, often gritty, spirit. While heavy industry may have receded from its most visible presence, the echoes of coal mining and steelmaking linger in the collective memory and the very contours of the land, a reminder of the labour that built this place. Today, Gwynneville’s economy is a more diffused affair, a mix of local services catering to its growing residential population and the ongoing contributions of its inhabitants to the wider Wollongong economy. Its character is one of steady, unpretentious evolution, a neighbourhood that has settled into its own comfortable rhythm, where the past is acknowledged but the present is where life is lived out.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Gwynneville, 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 Gwynneville, in the Wollongong City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Gwynneville includes the postcode (2500), 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 Gwynneville 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. |