Horsley, New South Wales

Horsley
Wollongong, New South Wales

Coordinates

34°29′S 150°46′E / 34.483°S 150.767°ECoordinates: 34°29′S 150°46′E / 34.483°S 150.767°E

Population

6,798 (2006)^[1]

2530

Suburbs around Horsley:
Wongawilli	Kembla Grange	Dapto
Huntley	Horsley	Dapto
Huntley	Cleveland	Dapto

Horsley is a suburb in Wollongong. It is the location of the new Dapto Primary school and a community centre. This suburb has expanded since 1999 and contains many newly developed houses. As of the 2006 Census Night there were 6,798 persons counted in Horsley, 49.6% were males and 50.4% were females.^[1] Of the total population 1.5% were of Indigenous origin. The previous Dapto primary school was moved here in 2004.

Horsley has a small shop area. It is surrounded by parkland, skatepark grounds and playing fields to the east (in the narrow area separating it from Dapto, and farmland to the north, west and south. West of Horsley is Mount Bong Bong, part of the Illawarra escarpment range and the Dapto cliffs, providing a towering backdrop. Much of the land about is the last remaining land available to housing developers and much growth is possible. There is a shooting range west of Horsley reached via Bong Bong Road.

Dapto Public School

The school used to be located on Byamee Street in the neighbouring urban suburb of Dapto. The school site is now on Sierra Drive, Horsely in a predominately residential area.

The school entrance
The administration office

World War II aircraft crash

On 4 November 1942, a Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed Hudson crashed on Bong Bong Mountain, just west of Horsley, killing all four crew members.^[2]

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Horsley (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
↑ Dunn, Peter. "CRASH OF A LOCKHEED HUDSON AT DAPTO, WOLLONGONG ON 4 NOVEMBER 1942". www.ozatwar.com. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

Suburbs and localities of Wollongong, New South Wales

Towns, suburbs and localities	Albion Park Albion Park Rail Austinmer Avon Avondale Balarang Balgownie Barrack Heights Barrack Point Bellambi Berkeley Blackbutt Bombo Broughton Village Brownsville Bulli Burning Palms Calderwood Carrington Falls Cleveland Clifton Coalcliff Coledale Coniston Cordeaux Cordeaux Heights Corrimal Cringila Croom Curramore Dapto Darkes Forest Dombarton Dunmore East Corrimal Fairy Meadow Farmborough Heights Fernhill Figtree Flinders Foxground Gerringong Gerroa Gwynneville Haywards Bay Helensburgh Horsley Huntley Jamberoo Jerrara Kanahooka Keiraville Kembla Grange Kembla Heights Kemblawarra Kiama Kiama Downs Kiama Heights Knights Hill Koonawarra Lake Heights Lake Illawarra Lilyvale Macquarie Pass Maddens Plains Mangerton Marshall Mount Minnamurra Mount Keira Mount Kembla Mount Ousley Mount Pleasant Mount Saint Thomas Mount Warrigal North Macquarie North Wollongong Oak Flats Otford Penrose Port Kembla Primbee Rose Valley Russell Vale Saddleback Mountain Scarborough Shell Cove Shellharbour Shellharbour City Centre Spring Hill Stanwell Park Stanwell Tops Tarrawanna Thirroul Tongarra Toolijooa Towradgi Tullimbar Unanderra Upper Kangaroo Valley Warilla Warrawong Werri Beach West Wollongong Willow Vale Windang Wollongong Wombarra Wongawilli Woonona Yallah Yellow Rock

Rivers and other bodies of water	Lake Illawarra Minnamurra River Port Kembla Shoalhaven River

National parks and other nature reserves	Budderoo National Park Royal National Park Five Islands

Other places and points of interest	Bulli Pass Illawarra escarpment Kangaroo Valley Macquarie Pass The port of Port Kembla Saddleback Mountain

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