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The suburb of Bellambi is located in the Local Government area of Wollongong and covers an area of approximately 2.4 Sq Km.

The surrounding suburbs include Woonona, Russell Vale and East Corrimal.

In 2006, the population of Bellambi was 4,249 people, with the main age group being people between 10 and 19 years of age.

The largest segment of the population are Not in Labour Force, in general those in employment work as Technicians and Trades people with most people traveling to work by driving a car.

There are approximately 1,639 dwellings, with the majority of these (53%) being house. 23.7% of properties in the area are fully owned, with 19.8% of the properties being purchased and 44% being owner occupied.

Married people account for 61% of the population and households in Bellambi are mainly Single Parent Families.

There are 16 Parks, a Child Care Centre, a Primary School and a High School. Local Amenities include 2 Clubs, a Post Office, 2 Swimming Pools and a Church.

Currently, the median sale price of Houses, Units and Vacant Land in Bellambi is $319,193 compared to $387,310 for the Local Government Area of Wollongong.

Bellambi is a suburb of Wollongong in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It has a station (opened 1889) on the CityRail South Coast line.

Bellambi is situated directly north of Corrimal and east of Russell Vale. It has a beach, Bellambi Beach, on the Wollongong to Thirroul Bike Track.

Bellambi lies on the flat northern Illawarra coastal plain, with views of the escarpment to the west, one of note being Broker's Nose, 440 metres high. To the east is Bellambi Beach and a creek inlet in a reserve, and to the south of the inlet is Bellambi Harbour and Bellambi Point.

The original jetty was constructed in 1858. On the 28th of August, 1862, a telegraph line was constructed between Wollongong and Bellambi. In 1863 a second jetty was built at the harbour. In 1887 a new jetty was constructed at Bellambi Bay. In 1927 the Bellambi Mines Rescue Station was established. The public school was opened in 1957. In 1965 the rock pool was under construction.

At Bellambi Point is Bellambi Lagoon Reserve, a protected reserve area in which are the lagoon and small islands of that name, mostly forested in swamp oaks (casuarina), coastal sclerophyll and saltmarsh. A small hill rises to about ten metres and has recently been fenced off due to erosion. This was a site of sand mining for some time. The site contains dune and wetland vegetation communities, a number of rare plant species and is an important habitat with more than 50 bird species using the site including a pair of White Breasted Sea Eagles. There is also significant Indigenous heritage in the area with numerous middens on the site. There has been an active Bushcare group at the site since 2003.