Port Hacking, New South Wales

Port Hacking Federal division(s)		Cook
Suburbs around Port Hacking: Caringbah South Dolans Bay Dolans Bay Lilli Pilli Port Hacking Burraneer Lilli Pilli Royal National Park Maianbar

Port Hacking is a small bayside suburb located on the north shore of the Port Hacking estuary in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The suburb is situated 26.7 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire.

History

The suburb name is the same as the name of the adjacent estuary.

Thomas Holt (1811–88) owned most of the land that stretched from Sutherland to Cronulla, including land here. In 1840, parish maps also showed that 20 acres (81,000 m²) of land on this point were owned by Francis Mitchell. In 1858, Mary and Andrew Webster paid 108 pounds and 15 shillings plus a yearly peppercorn quit rent for their land in this area. The Websters sold their land to Dominick Dolan in 1863.^[2]

Geography

Port Hacking is surrounded by the suburbs of

are located on the opposite bank of Port Hacking.

Port Hacking is a residential suburb.

Shiprock Aquatic Reserve is within Burraneer Bay. Access to the aquatic reserve is via Shiprock Rd in Port Hacking.

Commercial Area

Located on Port Hacking Road South, are a variety of specialty shops and

. The strip of shops is most known for D'lish on Port, a café/restaurant.

Demographics

According to the 2016 census, there were 1,093 residents in Port Hacking.

• 85.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 3.0%, Lebanon 0.7%, Scotland 0.7%, China 0.7%, and Italy 0.6%.
• In Port Hacking, 88.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 3.0%, Mandarin 0.8%, Italian 0.7%, Arabic 0.6% and German 0.5%.
• The most common responses for religion in Port Hacking were Catholic 34.5%, Anglican 22.2%, No Religion 18.3%, Eastern Orthodox 5.1% and 7.8% did not state a religion.
• The average weekly household income in Port Hacking was $2,908, a substantially significant inflation of 43% in comparison to the New South Wales average of $1,486.^[1]

Pop culture

Port Hacking was the hosting ground for

in 2008.

Notable people

• Ian Thorpe - Olympic Swimmer, a former resident

References