In terms of coronavirus, the safest suburbs in the Illawarra are Warrawong, Cringila and Primbee.
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According to a heat map released by NSW Health that gives a postcode breakdown on active and recovered cases of COVID-19, the 2502 postcode is one of only two in the Illawarra to have never reported a single case.
The other postcode is 2522 - the University of Wollongong.
When it comes to the highest overall number of cases, that dubious honour goes to the Keiraville and Gwynneville postcode - those suburbs surrounding UOW - where 15 cases have been reported.
That postcode was the one where the most residents had been tested - 1113.
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As of Friday, the Balgownie and Fairy Meadow 2519 postcode has the most active number of COVID-19 cases with four. However, NSW Health states the active case figure is a calculation based on total cases excluding people recovering and those who have died and did not necessarily mean the cases were infectious.
The data bases each case on the patient's usual residential address, rather than where they caught the virus.
Those cases without a NSW residential address have not been included.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the heat maps were designed to show people the testing and recovery rates.
"This new way of showing NSW Health data will help communities understand the numbers of people being tested, and encourage more people with symptoms to come forward for testing when they see the impact COVID-19 is having on their local area," Ms Berejiklian said.
"It also provides encouraging data showing how people are bouncing back from the virus."
In case you're wondering, across the state, the postcode with the highest number of cases is Bondi.
That area has a total of 112, two of which are still active. Almost 3000 tests have been carried out in that postcode.
Illawarra's COVID-19 data by postcode
2508 - Stanwell Park, Helensburgh
Total cases: 2
Active cases: 0
Recovered cases: 2
People tested: 253
Population: 8975
2515 - Austinmer, Thirroul
Total cases: 6
Active cases: 1
Recovered cases: 5
People tested: 396
Population: 11,112
2516 - Bulli
Total cases: 1
Active cases: 0
Recovered cases: 1
People tested: 187
Population: 6105
2517 - Woonona
Total cases: 5
Active cases: 1
Recovered cases: 4
People tested: 411
Population: 13,731
2518 - Corrimal
Total cases:4
Active cases: 2
Recovered cases: 2
People tested: 457
Population: 19,067
2519 - Balgownie, Fairy Meadow
Total cases: 6
Active cases: 4
Recovered cases: 2
People tested: 367
Population: 16,929
2500 - Keiraville, Gwynneville
Total cases: 15
Active cases: 2
Recovered cases: 11
People tested: 1113
Population: 40,510
2522 - University of Wollongong
Total cases: 0
Active cases: 0
Recovered cases: 0
People tested: 2
Population: 322
2525 - Figtree
Total cases: 3
Active cases: 2
Recovered cases: 1
People tested: 306
Population: 11,564
2502 - Cringila
Total cases: 0
Active cases: 0
Recovered cases: 0
People tested: 243
Population: 12,438
2505 - Port Kembla, Kemblawarra
Total cases: 1
Active cases: 1
Recovered cases: 0
People tested: 120
Population: 5014
2506 - Berkeley
Total cases: 1
Active cases: 1
Recovered cases: 0
People tested: 155
Population: 7605
2526 - Cordeaux Heights, Farmborough Heights
Total cases: 2
Active cases: 1
Recovered cases: 1
People tested: 355
Population: 15,630
2530 - Dapto
Total cases: 6
Active cases: 1
Recovered cases: 5
People tested: 724
Population: 32,019
2527 - Albion Park, Albion Park Rail
Total cases: 5
Active cases: 1
Recovered cases: 4
People tested: 558
Population: 21,383
2528 - Barrack Heights, Windang
Total cases: 8
Active cases: 2
Recovered cases: 6
People tested: 563
Population: 23,774
2529 - Shellharbour, Shell Cove
Total cases: 8
Active cases: 1
Recovered cases: 7
People tested: 705
Population: 26,025
2533 - Kiama, Bombo
Total cases: 7
Active cases: 0
Recovered cases: 7
People tested: 456
Population: 15,627
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Glen Humphries
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
