| Type: | suburb |
| Croom | |
| City: | Wollongong |
| State: | nsw |
| Postcode: | 2527 |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 11 |
| Pop: | 112 |
| Elevation: | 15 |
| Dist1: | 111 |
| Dir1: | SSW |
| Location1: | Sydney |
| Dist2: | 29 |
| Dir2: | S |
| Location2: | Wollongong |
| Dist3: | 11 |
| Dir3: | NW |
| Location3: | Kiama |
| Dist4: | 53 |
| Dir4: | E |
| Location4: | Moss Vale |
| Region: | Illawarra |
| Lga: | City of Shellharbour |
| County: | Camden |
| Parish: | Terragong |
| Stategov: | Kiama |
| Fedgov: | Gilmore |
| Fedgov2: | Whitlam |
| Near-N: | Albion Pk Rail |
| Near-Ne: | Flinders |
| Near-E: | Dunmore |
| Near-Se: | Dunmore |
| Near-S: | Dunmore |
| Near-Sw: | Dunmore |
| Near-W: | Albion Park |
| Near-Nw: | Albion Park |
Croom is a rural locality of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia, part of the state suburb of Dunmore. The name has been variously spelled Croomb, Croom and Croome.[1] [2] The locality shares its name with the village of Croom in County Limerick, Ireland – derived from the Irish cromadh, meaning bend.[3]
The 1,280-acre Croom estate was granted to Isabella Croker in 1839. The following year, Croker sold it to newly arrived settler Ebenezer Russell. Russell cleared the land and established a homestead, stables, dairy and mill that survive to this day. Russell became prominent within the district, and served as a foundation member of Shellharbour Municipal Council.[4]
Today, Croom is principally farmland. The north-west corner of the locality is occupied by the City of Shellharbour's Croom Sporting Complex and Shellharbour City Stadium. Croom will also play host to a section of the proposed Princes Highway Albion Park Rail bypass.[5]