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25-500: Southern Sydney is the southern metropolitan area of Greater Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Southern Sydney is a title for the regions and neighbourhoods which fall directly south and south-west of the Sydney CBD from the southern boundaries of Central Station down to the Airport and St George region around the southern and western shores of Botany Bay with

50-480: A few large land grants of 2,000 acres (8.1 km ). The recipients were William Packer, Josh Thorp, James Oatley, Hannah Laycock, F. W. Unwin, Reuben and David Hannam, Patrick Moore, J. Beehag, John Porter and the larger grants were James Chandler and John and Robert Townson . The parish also covers the former City of Canterbury, now the eastern part of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown , although most customary references to

75-571: Is a locality situated at the meeting point of Alexandria, Zetland, Waterloo, and Beaconsfield . Green Square and Mascot station are on the Airport Link completed in 2000 which is part of the T8 Airport & South Line . Many of these suburbs were predominantly industrial and commercial but have now developed into new residential neighbourhoods of high rise apartments. The Inner Southern Suburbs are sometimes considered inner city or included as part of

100-731: The City of Wollongong in the north and the City of Shellharbour in the south). The Sydney Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA) is the definition of Greater Sydney used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). It covers the following level-four statistical areas: Therefore, the Sydney GCCSA covers all of Sydney in addition to the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast, the Hawkesbury and Macarthur. However, it does not include

125-454: The inner south-west due to its geographical location from Sydney CBD . The Sutherland Shire is the area to the south of Botany Bay and the Georges River . The Sutherland Shire is 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of Sydney central business district , and is bordered by the City of Canterbury-Bankstown , and Georges River Council local government areas. The administrative centre of

150-456: The "St George area" today do not include that part of the parish. In 1920, the local councils in the St George area constituted St George County Council, to deal with distribution of electricity in the region. St George County Council was merged with Sydney County Council (another inter-council electricity supplier) to form "Sydney Electricity" in 1989. The regional identity was reinforced by

175-532: The Eastern Suburbs that are south-east of CBD however strictly speaking these suburbs geographically are neither east nor south-east of the Sydney CBD . The St George area, considered the southern suburbs includes all the suburbs in the Georges River Council and the western part of Bayside Council which was Rockdale City prior to 2016. This is everything within the boundaries of Salt Pan Creek to

200-467: The Illawarra. This article related to the geography of Sydney is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . St George (Sydney) The St George region of Sydney is part of the southern suburbs of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . The area includes all the suburbs in the local government area of Georges River Council and the part of Bayside Council which

225-563: The Parish of St George that is north of the M5 and Wolli Creek but south of The Cooks River is considered South-Western Sydney rather than Southern Sydney. This northern portion of the cadastral parish was formerly in the City of Canterbury but now within the amalgamated City of Canterbury-Bankstown . In some instances the whole cadastral Parish of St George (both north and south) is grouped together and considered

250-602: The area is known as the home of the St George Illawarra Dragons and the St George District Cricket Club . The biggest commercial areas in the St George area are located at Hurstville , Kogarah and Rockdale . Hurstville is the largest central business district in southern Sydney and features a large shopping centre called Westfield Hurstville . Additionally Rockdale features another large shopping centre, Rockdale Plaza. The St. George area

275-474: The area to work the forests of Simeon Lord and supply Sydney's timber needs. By the 1840s, Major Mitchell was building the Illawarra Road (now Forest Road) on the ridge through ‘Lord’s Bush’, which required enormous amounts of trees and bush to be cleared. Irishman Michael Gannon was innkeeper at Cooks River in the 1840s. He acquired land in the area, part of which became known as ‘Gannons Forest’ which later

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300-612: The arrival of the First Fleet , the Eora tribe inhabited land from Port Jackson to Botany Bay and the Georges River . There is evidence to suggest that these people belonged to the Gweagal , Bidjigal and Cadigal clans. James Cook sailed HMS Endeavour into Botany Bay in 1770 for his first landing on the continent of Australia . Captain Arthur Phillip led the First Fleet into

325-454: The bay on 18 January 1788 to found a penal colony there but found the sandy infertile soil disappointing and moved the site of the settlement north to the natural harbour of Port Jackson . The ridge between the Cooks River and Georges River was covered in a dense forest which first attracted timber cutters to the area. Wood gatherers, bark collectors, sawyers and charcoal burners moved into

350-408: The cadastral parish was formerly in the City of Canterbury but now within the amalgamated City of Canterbury-Bankstown . In some instances, the whole cadastral Parish of St George (both north and south) is grouped together and considered the inner south-west due to its geographical location from Sydney CBD . The first inhabitants of the St George area were Australian Aboriginals . At the time of

375-613: The creation in 1949 of a federal electorate, the Division of St George , in the area. The Division was abolished in 1993. The area's identity is reflected in the name of the St George Illawarra Dragons team who play in the National Rugby League , and the St. George Bank . The St George area is a culturally diverse region. Major centres feature a substantial number of Southern European and Asian migrants and their families. In terms of sport,

400-439: The electricity supplier for the councils in this region. This southern portion of the parish below The M5 and Wolli Creek is the more contemporary definition of The St George Region that is considered part of Southern Sydney. The northern portion of the Parish of St George that's north of The M5 and Wolli Creek but south of the Cooks River is considered South-Western Sydney rather than Southern Sydney. This northern portion of

425-543: The local government is located in the suburb of Sutherland . Localities in the inner south include: Localities administered by the Sutherland Shire are: Greater Sydney Greater Sydney is the most populous metropolitan area in Australia and Oceania , located in the state of New South Wales . Based around Sydney itself (the state capital of New South Wales), in its broadest definition, it also includes

450-598: The neighbouring regions of the Blue Mountains , Macarthur and Wollondilly . In its broadest definition, Greater Sydney covers the city of Sydney in addition to four neighbouring regions: the Blue Mountains , the Hawkesbury , Macarthur and Wollondilly . During the COVID-19 pandemic , Greater Sydney was defined as the city of Sydney itself as well as the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and Wollongong (including both

475-723: The regions that make up Southern Sydney are mostly separated by Botany Bay and The Georges River, rather than directly bordering each other, occasionally suburbs on the eastern shore of Botany Bay are included within Southern Sydney. The Southern Sydney councils participate in the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) along with six other councils in the City, Eastern Suburbs and Inner West regions. The southern suburbs of Sydney can be grouped into three regions: The Inner Southern Suburbs of Sydney , sometimes referred to as 'South Sydney' include

500-493: The southern most concluding point being the Sutherland Shire . This includes all the suburbs in the local government areas of Georges River Council , The Sutherland Shire , most of Bayside Council and the southern suburbs of City of Sydney . The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines a statistical area called The St George-Sutherland Statistical Subdivision and The City and Inner South Statistical Subdivision. Because

525-726: The southern suburbs of City of Sydney as well as some of Bayside Council . The area encompasses the suburbs directly south of Central Station or more specifically Cleveland Street leading all the way down to the Airport and fall west of the Eastern Distributor but east of the Alexandra Canal . The area starts with Redfern then continues down through Eveleigh , Waterloo , Zetland , Alexandria , Beaconsfield , Rosebery , Eastlakes (West of Eastern Distributor ) and ends in Mascot . The postcodes start at 2015 and end in 2020 with

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550-638: The suburbs of Botany and Banksmeadow being the exception having the postcode of 2019 which while being geographically south of the CBD along with the included suburbs are actually on the other side of the Eastern Distributor usually deeming them Eastern Suburbs that are south-east of CBD rather than part of South Sydney. The region consists of three train stations being Redfern , Green Square and Mascot as well as one Metro station in Waterloo . Green Square

575-492: The west, The Georges River to the south, Botany Bay to the east and the M5 Motorway and Wolli Creek to the north. This area corresponds to the southern portion of the cadastral Parish of St George , from which the region derives its name. This southern portion of the parish below the M5 and Wolli Creek is the more contemporary definition of The St George Region that is considered part of Southern Sydney. The northern portion of

600-474: Was Rockdale City prior to 2016. This is everything within the boundaries of Salt Pan Creek to the west, The Georges River to the south, Botany Bay to the east and the M5 Motorway and Wolli Creek to the north. This area corresponds to the southern portion of the cadastral Parish of St George , from which the region derives its name and the area was later covered by the St George County Council,

625-561: Was the centre of Hurstville . By 1851, it was estimated that 50 to 100 carts of timber and lime crossed the Cooks River daily. St George Parish was one of the original parishes within Cumberland County . It is one of nine parishes named after saints, of which only St George and St James are still commonly used as place names. A map of the parish revealed that the land was cut into areas ranging from 30 to 500 acres (2.0 km ) and

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