Business categories in Figtree, NSW

Welcome to Figtree, NSW

Figtree is an inner western suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales

The giant fig tree originally growing at this place gave rise to the name of the township. The fig tree was at a very important road junction, and thus became a well-known landmark. When travellers were being directed to or from Sydney in the early days, the best way of describing the route was to tell them to “turn off at the fig tree”. The fig tree was cut down in 1996 due to disease and only a portion of the trunk remains.

Figtree is a mixed rural and residential suburb with significant open areas, including bushland and golf courses. At the junction of the highway and The Avenue is Westfield Figtree, a two storey indoor shopping centre with a Woolworths, Coles and Kmart. There is a small commercial district near this junction and another connected area of mainly food stores further north on the highway near the freeway entrance.