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Kiama is the largest coastal town between Nowra and Wollongong on NSW's south coast.

The town is nestled in the lowlands between the bald green hills and the rugged rocky coastline. The town is very cosmopolitan with many al fresco cafe's and an interesting esplanade main street. The town's main attraction is the blowhole, at Blowhole Point which spurts water up to 60m in the air and is floodlit at night. Amongst the many rocky outcrops, there are some fine beaches, making this place another great holiday destination, within close proximity to Sydney.

The name ‘Kiama’ has long been translated as “where the sea makes a noise”.

• Population: 13 453 1
• Postcode: 2533
• Location: 128 km south of Sydney
• Main Roads: Princes Hwy A1
• Radio Stations: FM: 2KY Racing Radio (103.7 MHz), 2MM (99.3 MHz), 2RPH (93.3 MHz), 2UUU (104.5 MHz), ABC Classic (95.7 MHz), ABC Illawarra (97.3 MHz), ABC News on Radio (90.9 MHz), Faith FM (87.6 MHz), Kix Country (101.1 MHz & 105.3 MHz), i98 (98.1 MHz), Mac FM (88.0 MHz), Power FM (94.9 MHz), Pulse 94.1 (94.1 MHz), Radio Hertz (100.7 MHz), Triple J (98.9 MHz), Vox FM (106.9 MHz) and Wave FM (96.5 MHz). AM: 2KY Racing Radio (1314 kHz), 2ST (999 kHz), ABC Radio Sydney (702 kHz), ABC RN (1431 kHz), Rete Italia (1575 kHz) and SBS Radio (1035 kHz)

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	Kiama Town Centre: Terralong Street, Kiama, looking northwest, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Kiama Town Centre: Terralong Street, Kiama, looking southeast, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Kiama Town Centre: Terralong Street, Kiama, looking southeast, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Manning Street: Manning St Kiama near the council chambers, looking towards Kiama Harbour, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Bong Bong Street: Looking southeast towards Church Point at Kiama, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Kiama Harbour: Overlooking Kiama Harbour, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Kiama Lighthouse: Looking south at Kiama Lighthouse, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Kiama Blowhole: View of Kiama Blowhole, December 2013. It is a natural water and land feature formed from basalt lava flows and was first discovered by local Aboriginals who named it 'Khanterinte'. The blowhole was first written about by George Bass on 6 December 1797. Access to the blowhole is off Terralong St via Blowhole Point Rd. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Kiama Blowhole: View of Kiama Blowhole, December 2013. It is a natural water and land feature formed from basalt lava flows and was first discovered by local Aboriginals who named it 'Khanterinte'. The blowhole was first written about by George Bass on 6 December 1797. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Kiama Blowhole: View of Kiama Blowhole, December 2013. It is a natural water and land feature formed from basalt lava flows and was first discovered by local Aboriginals who named it 'Khanterinte'. The blowhole was first written about by George Bass on 6 December 1797. Image © Michael Greenslade
	View to Church Point: View across Kiama Blowhole to Church Point, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census QuickStats

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