St George, Sydney
33°57′S 151°06′E / 33.950°S 151.100°E
St George Sydney, New South Wales | ||
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Population | 285,214 Federal division(s) |
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 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,[2] from which the region derives its name and the area was later covered by the St George County Council, the electricity supplier for the councils in this region.[3][4] 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
History
Indigenous Australians
The first inhabitants of the St George area were
European settlement
In 1920, the local councils in the St George area constituted St George County Council, to deal with distribution of electricity in the region.[3] 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 the creation in 1949 of a federal electorate, the
Suburbs in St George Area
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Culture and sport
The St George area is a culturally diverse region. Major centres feature a substantial number of Southern European and Asian migrants and their families.[citation needed]
In terms of sport, the area is known as the home of the
Commercial areas
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.
Transport
The St. George area is serviced very well by public transport. The
There are also abundant bus routes serving the region operated by Transit Systems and U-Go Mobility.
Population
The population of the St George region, as estimated in 2020, was 285,214.[1]
St. George name
Several major local institutions have 'St. George' in their title:
- St. George Asian Business Association
- St. George Bank
- St. George Basketball Association
- St. George College, TAFE NSW Sydney Institute
- St. George & Sutherland Community College
- St George AFC
- St. George Dragons District Junior Rugby League
- St. George Girls High School
- St George Christian School
- St George Cricket Club
- St. George Hospital
- NRL Rugby leagueTeam)
St. George Leagues Club - St. George Masonic Club
- St George Model Boat Club
- St. George Motor Boat Club
- St George Rowing Club
- St. George Rugby Union Club
- St. George Sailing Club
- St. George Soccer Football Association
- St George and Sutherland Shire Leader newspaper
References
- ^ a b "About the Profile Area - St George Region". Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233835169/view
- ^ a b St George County Council get-together sparks electric memories Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine St George Leader 24 November 2013
- ^ THE ST. GEORGE COUNTY COUNCIL Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine Wiley Inline Library
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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- ^ "St George (Parish)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "About the Profile Area – St George Region". Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2021.