Allawah is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the
state of New South Wales, Australia. Allawah is 16
kilometres south of the Sydney central business
district and is part of the St George area. Allawah
lies mostly in the local
government area of the Municipality of Kogarah
and partly in the City of Rockdale.
The postcode is 2218, which is shared by the
neighbouring suburb of Carlton.

Allawah is a small landlocked suburb, about 15–20
minutes walking distance from Hurstville. Allawah’s
main shopping centre is located on
Railway Parade, beside Allawah railway station. The
Allawah shopping strip contains a newsagent, post
office, corner store, real
estate agent, take-away shops, a computer repair
business, an Internet cafe, and the local pub and
bottle shop, the Allawah Hotel.