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Kiama
Town in Australia

Kiama

Kiama is a coastal town 120 kilometres south of Sydney in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.

One of the main tourist attractions is the Kiama Blowhole. Kiama features several popular surfing beaches and caravan parks, and numerous alfresco cafes and restaurants. Its proximity to the south of Sydney makes it an attractive destination for many day-trippers and weekenders. Kiama also has historically been a farming and agricultural centre. Even to today it maintains a country and agricultural community with a weekly farmers markets held on Wednesday afternoons.

How locals move

Getting around Kiama the local way

  • Get inThe route from Dunmore station down to Kiama is all off-road or quiet road.
  • Go nextWollongong and Sydney are both a day trip from Kiama.

From Wikivoyage: Kiama, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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