Ulladulla New South Wales
Ulladulla town centre
Ulladulla
Coordinates	35°20′55″S150°28′4″E / 35.34861°S 150.46778°E /-35.34861; 150.46778
Population	17,026 (2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	2539
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Location	223 km (139 mi) SSW ofSydney 198 km (123 mi) E ofCanberra 64 km (40 mi) S ofNowra 55 km (34 mi) NE ofBatemans Bay
LGA(s)	City of Shoalhaven
Region	South Coast
County	St Vincent
Parish	Ulladulla
State electorate(s)	South Coast
Federal division(s)	Gilmore
Mean max temp[2] Mean min temp[2] Annual rainfall[2] 20.7 °C 69 °F 13.3 °C 56 °F 1,185.3 mm 46.7 in
Localities around Ulladulla: Milton Mollymook Milton Ulladulla Tasman Sea Kings Point Burrill Lake

Ulladulla (/ˈʌlədʌlə/) is a coastal town inNew South Wales, Australia in theCity of Shoalhaven local government area.^[3][4] It is on thePrinces Highway about 230 kilometres (140 mi) south ofSydney, halfway betweenBatemans Bay to the south andNowra to the north. Ulladulla has close links with the nearby historic settlement ofMilton and many services are shared between these towns.

The name Ulladulla is the modern spelling of an Aboriginal word, the meaning of which is unknown. Some records show the name meaning "safe harbour", but localAboriginal elders dispute that meaning and point out that a harbour for boats is a modern idea.^[5] The name was corrupted to "Holy Dollar" at one time. Alternative spellings as Woolladoorh or Ngulla-dulla have been recorded.^[3] The first European settler was Reverend Thomas Kendall in 1828 who started cuttingAustralian red cedar at Yackungarrah and Narrawallee Creek inYatte Yattah, four kilometres north of present day Milton.^[5]

At the2021 census, there were 17,026 people in Ulladulla.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.1% of the population.
• 80.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 4.3%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 0.6%, Italy 0.5% and Germany 0.5%.
• 90.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian at 0.5%.
• The most common responses for religion were No Religion 41.5%, Catholic 19.7% and Anglican 17.6%.^[6]

The Ulladulla area is a seven-kilometre stretch of continuous urban residential development from the southern edge of Ulladulla, through the town ofMollymook, toNarrawallee in the north, terminating at the Narrawallee estuary. At the 2021 census the population of the suburb of Ulladulla was 7,262.^[9]

Ulladulla is surrounded by the adjoining towns ofMilton andBurrill Lake as well asMollymook andNarrawallee. The extended area from Burrill Lake to Milton is referred to as the Milton–Ulladulla area. The population of the Ulladulla area, including Milton, Narawallee and south to Dolphin Point was 16,495^[10] as at June 2019, having grown an average of 1.66 percent year-on-year over the preceding five years.^[10]

Close landmarks includePigeon House Mountain and The Castle, both named due to the unique shapes of the mountain. Pigeon House was sighted byCaptain James Cook upon his journey along the eastern shores of Australia. Pigeon House has recently been renamed Didhol in deference to the elders of theYuin tribe, who previously inhabited the area Ulladulla was built upon. The traditional name of the peak, Didhol, means "woman's breast", from the mountain's clear resemblance to the shape of a woman's breast.

Ulladulla has awarm oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb) moderated by its position next to theTasman Sea, with warm, rainy summers and mild, somewhat drier winters.^[11] Average maxima vary from 24.4 °C (75.9 °F) in January to 16.5 °C (61.7 °F) in July while average minima fluctuate between 17.7 °C (63.9 °F) in January and February and 9.0 °C (48.2 °F) in July.Precipitation is moderately abundant, averaging 1,185.3 mm (46.67 in) annually, and is spread across 95.5 precipitation days (above the 1.0 mm (0.039 in) threshold). Extreme temperatures have ranged from 44.5 °C (112.1 °F) on 18 January 2013 to 2.5 °C (36.5 °F) on 10 July 1995.^[12]

Ulladulla Harbour is a minorport administered by theLand & Property Management Authority.^[13]

The first white Settler was Rev Thomas Kendall in 1828 who started cedar cutting at Narrawallee Creek inYatte Yattah.^[5]

A wooden jetty was built in 1859 so as to retain the services of theIllawarra Steam Navigation Company; the company had informed the farmers that would not call again at Ulladulla unless better mooring facilities were provided. After seven years the jetty was replaced by a stone pier built by the government on the natural reef. The company built a store on the harbour foreshores for the receiving of produce for shipment to and from Sydney.^[14] There was a weekly cargo service to Ulladulla until the mid-1950s. In 1873, alighthouse was constructed on the harbour breakwater, and it was known at the time as theUlladulla Lighthouse. It was relocated in 1889 to Warden Head, south of the harbour, where it is still active.^[15]

During the mid-1890s, a 4 ft (1220 mm) gauge tramway was laid out to the end of the main stone wharf. Manpower and horses were used to move the low wagons. During the period 1910–11, a double line of track was laid to the end of the pier.Public Works Department records disclose maintenance of track and repair of wagons at least to 1947–48. Almost all trace of the line had gone by 1991.^[16]

The harbour is the home port of the largest commercial fishing fleet on theSouth Coast of New South Wales.^[17]

TheBlessing of the Fleet festival has been held regularly atEaster since 1956. This is a centuries-old tradition which originated inSicily, Italy, and has been continued by the area's descendants of the originalItalian immigrant fishing community.

A significant element of the festival is the religious Blessing of the Fleet ceremony held at Ulladulla Harbour on Easter Sunday. The festivities conclude with fireworks display, over the harbour on Easter Sunday and the Harbour Markets on Easter Monday.

Although the accompanying celebration was cancelled due to a sharp rise in the public liability premium in 2004 and 2005, the ceremony returned in 2008. It was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, and in 2022 it returned but under COVID restrictions.^[18]

Premier Motor Service operate two daily service in each direction betweenSydney andEden as well as two services fromBomaderry railway station that connect withNSW TrainLink services.^[19]

Ulladulla Buslines provides local bus services on weekdays with a reduced service on Saturdays. Three routes operate from Ulladulla. Routes 740 and 740V run from Burrill Lake to Milton viaKings Point, Ulladulla, Mollymook and Narrawallee. Route 741 runs at a lesser frequency on weekdays only from Ulladulla to Kiola via Burrill Lake,Tabourie Lake,Termeil andBawley Point.^[20] Taxis and private hire cars are also available for transport throughout the district.

Ulladulla's commercial area is located along Princes Highway and in surrounding streets featuring numerous clusters of shops. Ulladulla Shopping Centre features aWoolworths supermarket and eight speciality stores. Dolphin Court contains aColes supermarket and seven speciality stores, next to it isThe Reject Shop. Ulladulla also has anAldi supermarket,Bunnings,Mitre 10,Best & Less,Harris Scarfe and aK Hub store (formerlyTarget Country, closed February 2021). Ulladulla's arcades are located on Princes Highway including Rowen's Arcade which contain a cinema, Funland arcade and 23 speciality stores. Eastside Mall, Plaza, Riviera Arcade, Phillip Centre and Bellbrook Arcade are also located along Princes Highway.

Ulladulla Public School was established in August 1861.^[21] Ulladulla High School was established in January 1974.^[22]

• Winter WardenMLC (1860–1936), parliamentarian was born in Ulladulla^[23]
• Alexander Shand (1865–1949),barrister andKing's Counsel^[24] andRoyal Commissioner was born in Ulladulla^[25]
• ColonelAlfred WardenVD (1868–1955), soldier, military engineer and architect was born in Ulladulla^[26]

Ulladulla has since 1878 been served by weekly newspaper theMilton Ulladulla Times.^[27] Ulladulla receives five free-to-air television channels from Knights Hill, commercial channelsSeven,WIN andNetwork 10, and public broadcasters ABC and SBS. Due totropospheric ducting fromNewcastle in the Shoalhaven area via Knights Hill, a translator site at Milton is an alternative source of television reception and assists those affected by the Newcastle ducting.^[28]

Ulladulla is in the federaldivision of Gilmore, represented by Labor MPFiona Phillips.^[29] Ulladulla is in the state seat ofSouth Coast.

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