Figtree, New South Wales
Figtree is an inner western suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is south-west of West Wollongong and connected to Wollongong by the Princes Highway
| Figtree Wollongong, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°26′S 150°51′E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 11,564 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2525 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Wollongong | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Cunningham | ||||||||||||||
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There is a small commercial district near this junction and another connected area of mainly food stores further north on the highway near the freeway entrance. There is also another commercial area with a chicken food shop, liquor store and video rental store on the east side of the highway at the O'Briens Road junction.
Figtree has a hotel, an oval, many specialty stores, a dog park, a private hospital and several schools.
A smaller area of residences in Figtree is Figtree Heights, a neighbourhood which is slightly raised above the general level of Figtree. To the suburb's south between Figtree and Unanderra is Cobbler's Hill, where houses have been built on its side.