| Caringbah Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 The Kingsway, Caringbah | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 12,575 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2229 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 24 km (15 mi) south ofSydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sutherland Shire | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
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Caringbah is a suburb inSouthern Sydney, in the state ofNew South Wales,Australia. Caringbah is 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of theSydney central business district in thelocal government area ofSutherland Shire.
Caringbah once stretched from Woolooware Bay on theGeorges River toYowie Bay andBurraneer Bay on thePort Hacking estuary. A number of Caringbah localities have been declared as separate suburbs but still share the postcode 2229. These suburbs includeTaren Point to the north on the Georges River, andPort Hacking,Lilli Pilli,Dolans Bay andCaringbah South, located on thePort Hacking River to the south.
Caringbah is anAboriginal word from theKumbainggar language fora pademelon wallaby.[2] The suburb was originally called Highfield, but it is unclear whether this was a position description or whether it was named after an early resident. Caringbah was used from 1911, after thesteam trams began operating between Cronulla and Sutherland.[3]
Thomas Holt (1811–88) owned most of the land that stretched fromSutherland toCronulla in the 1860s. Most of the area around Miranda and Caringbah was used formarket gardening from the 1880s. Caringbah was still used for orchards and farming until afterWorld War II. Therailway line to Cronulla opened in 1939.[4]
Caringbah features a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial areas. The commercial district is made up mostly ofsmall businesses specialising inprofessional services. A large commercial and industrial area is also centred on Taren Point Road and surrounding areas. Commercial developments here include many home furnishing retailers such asNick Scali Furniture, large retailers includingBunnings, as well as home renovation showrooms.
The main shopping centre is located close toCaringbah 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.Caringbah Library is located on Port Hacking Road South. Another small group of shops is located even further south, close to the border of Lilli Pilli. Caringbah is home to the public districtSutherland Hospital adjacent to Caringbah Ambulance Station and Kareena Private Hospital on Kareena Road.
Caringbah is a central suburb of the Sutherland Shire, considering some of the main roads intersect here. President Avenue and The Kingsway both run fromSutherland viaMiranda in the west, to the popular beachside suburb ofCronulla in the east.Taren Point Road leads north to theCaptain Cook Bridge,St George area and further north to the Sydney CBD.
Caringbah railway station is on the Cronulla branch of the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line T4 on theSydney Trains network.
U-Go Mobility runs buses toLilli Pilli, South Cronulla,Hurstville,Sutherland,Cronulla andDolans Bay.
According to the2021 census of Population, there were 12,575 people in Caringbah.
There are three secondary schools and several primary schools in Caringbah.
Caringbah is host to several sporting teams, including:
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