Keiraville is an inner suburb of the city of

Wollongong Wollongong ( ; Dharawal: ''Woolyungah'') is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near water' or 'sound ...

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in the

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region. It is situated in the foothills of

Mount Keira Mount Keira ( ) is a suburb and mountain in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Mount Keira is a site of significant cultural heritage for the Wodi Wodi people. The name derives from the Wodi Wodi name for the mountain, ''Geera ...

, approximately three kilometres northwest of Wollongong.

Description

Keiraville has a public school (the Keiraville Public School), post office and several shops located on Gipps Road. Keiraville (and its neighbour Gwynneville) is known as a university town, home to the main campus of the

University of Wollongong The University of Wollongong (UOW) is an Australian public university, public research university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, approximately south of Sydney. , the university had an enrolment of more than 33,000 s ...

. Another major landmark,

Wollongong Botanic Garden The Wollongong Botanic Garden is located in the Wollongong suburb of Keiraville at the foot of Mount Keira in New South Wales, Australia. It is the local botanical gardens of the Illawarra and was established in 1964. It was opened in September ...

, is situated between Northfields Avenue and Murphys Avenue, and includes the

Wollongong Conservatorium of Music Wollongong Conservatorium of Music is a centre for music education, community music-making and performance, serving the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently on the Register of Cultural Organisations (ROCO), as listed ...

Keiraville Public School

The local Keiraville Public School was established in 1891 for the local farmers, miners and their families of the area (particularly of Port Kembla and other coal mining areas). The grounds consist of two field and a series of demountables and fixed buildings.

Heritage listings

Keiraville has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Murphys Avenue:

Gleniffer Brae Gleniffer Brae is a heritage-listed former residence and school and now conservatorium of music and function centre at Murphys Avenue, Keiraville, City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Geoffrey D. Loveridge and bui ...

Population

In the 2021 Census, there were 4,001 people in Keiraville. 66.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India 4.0% and China 3.2%. 71.0% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin at 4.0%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 41.1%, Catholic 17.0% and Anglican 11.0%.

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