Population 2,804 (2006 census) LGA(s) City of Wollongong Mangerton Coniston Local time Monday 12:50 PM | Postcode(s) 2500 State electorate(s) Wollongong Postal code 2500 Federal division Division of Cunningham | |
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Weather 26°C, Wind NE at 26 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Mangerton is an inner western suburb of the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
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Map of Mangerton NSW 2500, Australia
Description
The suburb is mostly residential with the exception of a convenience store in its southwestern area, Apart from this is a small area of bushland atop the hill. The suburb has many two-storey homes. The streets such as Norman Street, Eastern Ave and St Johns Ave are known to house a fair percentage of Wollongong's professionals, therefore its northern sector has some heftily priced estates. It is reached via sideroads from the Princes Highway and The Avenue.
Geography
Mount Mangerton is the name of the hill on which Mangerton resides mostly. The hill is part of the Mangerton hill mass which also incorporates Mount Saint Thomas, a lower peak, south of Mangerton, see Coniston. The hill has good views of Wollongong and is directly south of Wollongong Hospital on the northern Hospital Hill. The hillmass is the reason the railway and highway, on different sides, had to curve rather than go in a direct line to Unanderra.
History
The suburb was formerly known as 'Hospital Hill' because of its close vicinity to Wollongong's major hospital. Many of the doctors and their families lived in the suburb and to this day, the suburb remains home to many of the city's medical professionals.