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Southern Sydney
New South Wales
Sydney Airport,Botany Bayand surrounding suburbs
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Cronulla,Heathcote,Heffron,Kogarah,Miranda,Oatley,Rockdale
Federal division(s)Banks,Barton,Cook,Hughes,Sydney,Kingsford Smith

Southern Sydneyis the southern metropolitan area ofGreater Sydney,in the state ofNew South Wales,Australia.

Southern Sydney is a title for the regions and neighbourhoods which fall directly south and south-west of theSydney CBDfrom the southern boundaries ofCentral Stationdown to theAirportandSt George regionaround the southern and western shores ofBotany Baywith the southern most concluding point being theSutherland Shire.This includes all the suburbs in thelocal government areasofGeorges River Council,TheSutherland Shire,most ofBayside Counciland the southern suburbs ofCity of Sydney.[1]TheAustralian Bureau of Statisticsdefines a statistical area called The St George-Sutherland Statistical Subdivision[2]and The City and Inner South Statistical Subdivision.[3]

Because 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.[4]

The southern suburbs ofSydneycan be grouped into three regions:

Inner South

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The Inner Southern Suburbs ofSydney,sometimes referred to as 'South Sydney' include the southern suburbs ofCity of Sydneyas well as some ofBayside Council.The area encompasses the suburbs directly south ofCentral Stationor more specificallyCleveland Streetleading all the way down to theAirportand fall west of theEastern Distributorbut east of theAlexandra Canal.The area starts withRedfernthen continues down throughEveleigh,Waterloo,Zetland,Alexandria,Beaconsfield,Rosebery,Eastlakes(West ofEastern Distributor) and ends inMascot.[5]

The postcodes start at 2015 and end in 2020 with the suburbs ofBotanyandBanksmeadowbeing the exception having the postcode of 2019 which while being geographically south of theCBDalong with the included suburbs are actually on the other side of the Eastern Distributor usually deeming themEastern Suburbsthat are south-east of CBD rather than part of South Sydney.[6]

The region consists of three train stations beingRedfern,Green SquareandMascotas well as oneMetrostation inWaterloo.[7]Green Square is a locality situated at the meeting point of Alexandria, Zetland, Waterloo, andBeaconsfield.Green Square and Mascot station are on theAirport Link[8]completed in 2000 which is part of the T8Airport & South Line.Many of these suburbs were predominantly industrial and commercial but have now developed into new residential neighbourhoods of high rise apartments.[9]

The Inner Southern Suburbs are sometimes considered inner city or included as part of the Eastern Suburbs that are south-east of CBD however strictly speaking these suburbs geographically are neither east nor south-east of theSydney CBD.

St George

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TheSt Georgearea, considered the southern suburbs includes all the suburbs in theGeorges River Counciland the western part ofBayside Councilwhich wasRockdale Cityprior 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 theM5 MotorwayandWolli Creekto the north. This area corresponds to the southern portion of the cadastralParish of St George,[10]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.[citation needed]

The northern portion of the Parish of St George that is north of the M5 and Wolli Creek but south of The Cooks River is consideredSouth-Western Sydneyrather than Southern Sydney. This northern portion of the cadastral parish was formerly in the City of Canterbury but now within the amalgamatedCity of Canterbury-Bankstown.In some instances the whole cadastral Parish of St George (both north and south) is grouped together and considered theinner south-westdue to its geographical location fromSydney CBD.[11]

Sutherland Shire

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TheSutherland Shireis the area to the south ofBotany Bayand theGeorges River.The Sutherland Shire is 26 kilometres (16 mi) south ofSydney central business district,and is bordered by theCity of Canterbury-Bankstown,andGeorges River Councillocal government areas.

The administrative centre of the local government is located in the suburb ofSutherland.[12]

Suburbs in Southern Sydney

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Inner South

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Localities in the inner south include:

St George

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Sutherland Shire Suburbs

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Localities administered by the Sutherland Shire are:

References

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  1. ^"Home | City of Sydney | Community profile".
  2. ^National Regional Profile: St George-Sutherland (Statistical Subdivision)
  3. ^"2021 Sydney - City and Inner South, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
  4. ^SSROC - Member Councils
  5. ^"2021 Sydney - City and Inner South, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
  6. ^"2021 Botany Bay, Census Aboriginal and/Or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
  7. ^"Waterloo Station | Sydney Metro".
  8. ^"Catch AirportLink: Sydney's Airport Train".AirportLink.Retrieved7 September2024.
  9. ^"Green Square".4 March 2022.
  10. ^"Parish of St. George, County of Cumberland [cartographic material]: Metropolitan Land District, Eastern Division N.S.W."
  11. ^"2021 Sydney - Inner South West, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
  12. ^"Contact us".21 July 2022.
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