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Unanderra, Wollongong — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Unanderra fills the ground 6 km south-west of the Wollongong CBD, ringed by Figtree, Berkeley, Kembla Grange and the Mount Kembla foothills.
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Where to stay in Unanderra
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
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Berkeley, along Unanderra's eastern border, the side that carries Flagstaff Hill and its temple. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Berkeley →
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The Wollongong CBD, holding the rooms that Unanderra's border suburbs of Figtree and Kembla Grange do notWollongong →
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Few places to stay in Unanderra — most visitors book in Wollongong nearby.
About Unanderra
What are the main landmarks in Unanderra?
The Nan Tien Temple stands east of Unanderra on Flagstaff Hill, the one named site along the suburb's borders. Mount Kembla rises west. Its foothills carry Farmborough, Cordeaux Heights and Farmborough Heights against Unanderra's western edge, while Figtree closes the north and Berkeley the east.
Inside Unanderra the map is plainer, the named ground sitting on the suburb's edges rather than at its middle. Kembla Grange takes the southern boundary.
What is the history of Unanderra?
Unanderra is defined on the map by what surrounds it: Farmborough, Cordeaux Heights and Farmborough Heights in the Mount Kembla foothills to the west, Figtree to the north, Kembla Grange to the south. Berkeley and Flagstaff Hill close the east. Nan Tien Temple stands on that hill, the one built landmark the record attaches to these borders.
The Wollongong CBD sits 6 km north-east, in New South Wales.
Where is Unanderra?
Mount Kembla's foothills close the west. Unanderra lies 6 km south-west of the Wollongong CBD, with Figtree to the north, Berkeley east and Kembla Grange south.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Unanderra?
Unanderra: A base in the Mount Kembla foothills. Berkeley: Nights near the Nan Tien Temple on Flagstaff Hill. Wollongong: Hotels 6 km north-east of the Unanderra foothills.
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Updated September 2026