Caringbah
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Caringbah is a suburb in Southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Caringbah is 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Sutherland Shire.
Caringbah once stretched from Woolooware Bay on the Georges River to Yowie Bay and Burraneer Bay on the Port Hacking estuary. A number of Caringbah localities have been declared as separate suburbs[by whom?] but still share the postcode 2229. These suburbs include Taren Point to the north on the Georges River, and Port Hacking, Lilli Pilli, Dolans Bay and Caringbah South, located on the Port Hacking River to the south.
History
Caringbah is an
Commercial area
Caringbah features a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial areas. The commercial district is made up mostly of
The main shopping centre is located close to Caringbah railway station and is centred on the intersections of President Avenue, the Kingsway and Port Hacking Road South. A small group of shops, known as Caringbah South, is located further south on Port Hacking Road South.
Transport
Caringbah is a central suburb of the Sutherland Shire, considering some of the main roads intersect here. President Avenue and the Kingsway both run from
Caringbah railway station is on the Cronulla branch of the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line T4 on the Sydney Trains network.
Demographics
According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 11,658 people in Caringbah.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.
- 73.9% of people there were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, New Zealand 2.2%, China 1.6%, India 1.1% and Philippines 1.0%.
- 80.1% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.8%, Cantonese 1.3%, Greek 1.3% and Russian 0.9%.
- The most common responses for religion were Catholic 28.9%, No Religion 26.5% and Anglican 19.6%.[1]
Schools
There are three secondary schools and several primary schools in Caringbah.
- Caringbah Selective High School, the only academically selective secondary school in the Sutherland Shire.
- Endeavour Sports High School, one of seven selective sports secondary schools in NSW offering Targeted Sports Programs for talented athletes.
- De La Salle College, a school for boys from Year 7 to Year 10.
- Caringbah Public School (located in Caringbah South)
- Caringbah North Public School – has an opportunity class in years 5 and 6.
- Laguna Street Public School
- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School
*Lilli Pilli Public School
Sport
Caringbah is host to several sporting teams, including:
- Caringbah Redbacks FC (soccer)
- Caringbah Sports Cricket Club (cricket)
- Cronulla Caringbah Sharks JRLFC (rugby league)
Gallery
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Burraneer Bay Marina
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Willarong Point, Caringbah
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Sutherland Hospital
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Caringbah Railway Station
Notable People
- Robbie Maddison, motorcycle racer
- Mark Vincent, tenor vocalist
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Caringbah (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ Burgess, Laurie (July 2020). "Sutherland Shire Origin of Suburbs". Sutherland Shire Council Spatial Services Team. p. 9f. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Caringbah Lions Club Caringbah Lions Club
- ISBN 0-207-14495-8, p51