Bomaderry (locally known as "Bommo") is a town in the

Shoalhaven The City of Shoalhaven is a local government area in the south-eastern coastal region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is about south of Sydney. The Princes Highway passes through the area, and the South Coast railway line traverses ...

council district area of

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, Australia. At the , it had a population of 8,718 people. It is on the north shore of the

Shoalhaven River The Shoalhaven River is a perennial river that rises from the Southern Tablelands and flows into an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary near Nowra on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Location and features The Shoalh ...

, across the river from

Nowra Nowra is a city in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located south-southwest of the state capital of Sydney (about as the crow flies). As of the 2021 census, Nowra has an estimated population of 22,584. Situated in th ...

, the major town of the City of Shoalhaven, of which Bomaderry is locally regarded as being a suburb of the city.

History

Bomaderry township was opened in 1882. It was previously part of the Shoalhaven Estate owned by David Berry whose brother Alexander Berry had built a road to the area in 1858. When David died in 1889 the estate was sold in portions. The subdivision plans for Bomaderry are shown. In 1893 the railway was extended to Bomaderry and the town began to grow from this time. One of the first houses in Bomaderry was Lynburn which still exists today. It was built in 1895 by the architect Howard Joseland for Jane Morton, the widow of Henry Gordon Morton, the manager of the Shoalhaven Estate. A photo shortly after its construction is shown. The road over the bridge in the photo is now the Princes Highway where it crosses Bomaderry Creek. After the town opened in 1892 several factories moved into the area. Messrs Denham Bros. built a bacon and ham factory in about 1900. A milk condensery opened in 1901 which was originally located near the railway station but later moved to the bank of the Shoalhaven River close to Bolong Road. In 1912, the Nowra Co-op Dairy Company established a milk Depot at Bomaderry and this was a major boost to the local economy for many years.

Heritage listings

Bomaderry has 2 heritage-listed sites, including: * 59 Beinda Street:

Bomaderry Aboriginal Children's Home Bomaderry Aboriginal Children's Home is a heritage-listed former Institutional home for Aboriginal children and now Nowra Local Aboriginal Land Council offices at 59 Beinda Street, Bomaderry, City of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia. It ...

* Illawarra railway:

Bomaderry railway station Bomaderry railway station is a heritage-listed single-platform intercity train station located in Bomaderry, New South Wales, Australia, on the South Coast railway line. The station serves NSW TrainLink diesel multiple unit trains to . Early ...

Transport

Its

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

is the terminus of the South Coast railway line, which is part of the

NSW TrainLink NSW TrainLink is a train and coach operator in Australia, providing services throughout New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, along with limited interstate services into Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. Its primary inter ...

network. Bomaderry has public bus services both within the suburb and to neighboring areas. These were significantly expanded in 2020, with 45 new routes announced.

Education

Bomaderry High School is one of the major high schools in the Shoalhaven, holding places in state debating, public speaking, sporting and dance eisteddfod. Nowra Anglican College is a K-12 school located in Bomaderry. Bomaderry Public School is the main primary school in the area with over 400 students.

Population

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 6,661 people in Bomaderry. * The median age of people in Bomaderry (State Suburbs) was 45 years. * Children aged 0–14 years made up 16.8% of the population * People aged 65 years and over made up 24.3% of the population. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.4% of the population. * 79.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.1%. * 88.5% of people spoke only English at home. * The most common responses for religion were No Religion 28.4%, Anglican 24.4% and Catholic 18.7%.

References

External links

Bomaderry area attractionsBomaderry Soldiers Rest Home collection
{{authority control City of Shoalhaven Towns in New South Wales