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Community Profile of the Southern Suburbs of Wollongong NSW 2004
The Illawarra Forum Inc has put together a profile of these communities which experience high levels of social disadvantage.
Communities in the southern suburbs of Wollongong - Warrawong, Lake Heights, Cringila, Port Kembla and Berkeley - experience high levels of social disadvantage.
The profile uses data from the 2001 Census of Population & Housing as well as Tony Vinson¹s 2004 report: Community adversity and resilience whichshows Warrawong/Cringila/Lake Heights, Berkeley and Port Kembla are in New South Wales’ 40 most disadvantaged postcode areas.
Indicators of poverty are also evident in the Southern Suburbs 2001 Census data.
The Illawarra Forum Inc is the regional peak body for community service organisations, groups and interested individuals in the Illawarra region.
For further information
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Illawarra Forum
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PO Box 53 Jamberoo NSW 2533
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02 4236 1333
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02 4236 0155
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info@illawarraforum.org.au
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