Kiama Downs

34°38.5′S 150°51.0′E / 34.6417°S 150.8500°E / -34.6417; 150.8500Population5,004 (2016 census)^[1]Postcode(s)2533Elevation7 m (23 ft)Location

• 118 km (73 mi) from Sydney
• 36 km (22 mi) from Wollongong
• 4 km (2 mi) from Kiama

LGA(s)Municipality of KiamaCountyCamdenParishKiamaState electorate(s)KiamaFederal division(s)Gilmore

Suburbs around Kiama Downs:
Dunmore	Minnamurra
Jamberoo	Kiama Downs	Tasman Sea
Kiama	Bombo

Kiama Downs is a suburb of the town Kiama in the Illawarra region south of Sydney, Australia. Renowned for its picturesque beaches and seaside views, it is about 4 km (2 mi) north of Kiama and is bordered by the Minnamurra River to the northwest and Jones Beach to the east.

There is a bakery, cafe, pharmacy, supermarket, take-away store, and general practice on Johnson Street.

The western part of the suburb, west of Riverside Drive, is informally known as Gainsborough.

Kiama Downs does not have a school or a railway station. The nearest public primary school is Minnamurra Public School and the nearest public high school is Kiama High School. The nearest railway stations are Minnamurra and Bombo.

The biggest beach is Jones Beach, about one kilometre long, between Minnamurra Point and a headland 30 metres high, of the southern Cathedral Rocks

Australian skateboarder Kieran Woolley is from Kiama Downs.

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