| East Hills Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Maclaurin Avenue, East Hills | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 3,370 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2213 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 26 km (16 mi) south-west ofSydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Canterbury-Bankstown | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | East Hills | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Banks | ||||||||||||||
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East Hills, asuburb oflocal government areaCity of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 26 kilometres south-west of theSydney central business district, in the state ofNew South Wales,Australia, and is a part of theSouth-western Sydney region, near larger areas like Revesby and Bankstown.
East Hills is a smallsuburb on the northern bank of theGeorges River. The adjacent suburbs arePanania andPicnic Point. Nearby suburbs on the opposite bank of the Georges River includePleasure Point,Voyager Point,Sandy Point andHammondville.
East Hills was the name used to describe the whole area south ofBankstown to the Georges River and east to The River Road. George Johnstone (1790–1820) was granted 500 acres (2.0 km2) here in 1804 and called it New Jerusalem. It was west of The River Road between Bransgrove and Tomson Streets. Robert Gardiner a tenant on the property called his farm East Hills, possibly after the region of that name nearLiverpool,England and since this area is close to anotherLiverpool. In 1828 Thomas Graham was granted 640 acres (2.6 km2), south of Johnston’s land, which he sold to Charles Tompson in 1835. The area to the west was bought by George Nicholas Weston in 1838.
In 1893, the area was subdivided and named East Hills after the farm. The railway line was opened in 1931 and East Hills was the terminating station. The line was originally single track fromRiverwood railway station to East Hills. This line was extended in 1987 to a new station at Holsworthy and connected to the Main South Line at Glenfield and on to Campbelltown.[2] This provided another link to the city from areas like Minto, Campbelltown and Glenfield.
According to the2021 census, there were 3,370 residents in East Hills. 65.9% of people were born in Australia. 63.5% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 5.9% and Vietnamese 4.8%. The most common ancestries were Australian 26.9%, English 26.6%, Irish 8.1%, Chinese 7.3% and Lebanese 5.8%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 26.1%, No Religion 24.8% and Anglican 13.1%.[1]
A small group of shops is located in Maclaurin Avenue, besideEast Hills railway station. The East Hills Hotel is also located here.
East Hills railway station is on theAirport & South Line of theSydney Trains network. Parts of East Hills are serviced by buses operated byU-Go Mobility, generally following the routes established byMcVicar's Bus Services.
East Hills has two high schools and one primary school: East Hills Boys, East Hills Girls Technology High School and East Hills Primary School.
East Hills has a successful baseball club and the East Hills Bulldogs compete in the Canterbury-Bankstown District Junior Rugby League competition with Smith Park their home ground.
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