Austinmer, New South Wales

Austinmer, New South Wales

Austinmer (coord|34|18|S|150|56|E|region:AU-NSW_type:suburb) is a small beachside township on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. It sits in the Northern Illawarra region, south of Stanwell Park and immediately north of Thirroul.

The town's main beach is Austinmer Beach, a patrolled surf beach, and a popular tourist beach. A second, smaller and unpatrolled beach lies directly to the north of Austinmer beach, and is known locally as "Little Austie".

The main road through the town is Lawrence Hargrave Drive, which connects with the Princes Highway at Bulli Pass. Moore Street connects Austinmer train station to Lawrence Hargrave Drive, and, along with a short stretch along Lawrence Hargrave Drive, constitutes Austinmer's commercial presence, as well as a police station, churches, and veterinary clinic.

The Headland Hotel to the north of Austinmer Beach was featured in the 2005/2006 Television series Headland.

It is served by Austinmer Station, on the South Coast (Illawarra) Line which runs electric double deck train services to Sydney and Wollongong.

Its name originates from an English property, "Austinmere," belonging to a British landlord called Charles Austin. Due to a spelling error on the railway station sign, the final "e" was dropped, however the name is still pronounced "ere."


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