| Type: | suburb |
| Wongawilli | |
| City: | Wollongong |
| State: | NSW |
| Lga: | City of Wollongong |
| Postcode: | 2530 |
| Coordinates: | -34.475°N 195.5°W |
| Pop: | 1,213 |
| Elevation: | 24 |
| Stategov: | Shellharbour |
| Fedgov: | Whitlam |
| Near-Nw: | Avon |
| Near-N: | Dombarton |
| Near-Ne: | Kembla Grange |
| Near-W: | Avon |
| Near-E: | Brownsville |
| Near-Sw: | Huntley |
| Near-S: | Huntley |
| Near-Se: | Horsley |
| Dir1: | Illawarra |
| Location1: | Wollongong |
Wongawilli is a southern suburb of Wollongong, Australia at the foot hills of the Illawarra escarpment. The word "Wonga" is a native Aboriginal word meaning native pigeon.[1]
It contains a mixture of small rural properties and family homes. It has a New South Wales Rural Fire Service station and a small community hall where the Wongawilli colonial dance club meets regularly.[2] The community has had a long history with coal mining, with the Wongawilli colliery opening in 1916 by the Hoskins Brothers,[3] and later being taken over by BHP.[4] Since this time the mine has expanded and has had multiple owners, and is currently owned and operated by the Indian company Jindal Steel and Power.[5]