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| Coordinates:34°01′59″S151°03′30″E / 34.03314°S 151.05830°E /-34.03314; 151.05830 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1906 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 11,570 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2232 | ||||||||||||
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Sutherland is a suburb insouthern Sydney, in the state ofNew South Wales,Australia. Sutherland is located 26 kilometres south of theSydney central business district and is the administrative centre for thelocal government area of theSutherland Shire.
There are two theories for the origin of the Sutherland name:[3]
Thomas Holt (1811–1888) purchased 13,000 acres (53 km2) in the 1860s that stretched from Sutherland to Cronulla. The Sutherland area was originally heavily timbered and timber-cutting became the first industry. Holt initiated many commercial projects including timber cutting, coal mining, sheep farming and oyster farming. He built a forty-room mansion called Sutherland House in 1868 at Sylvania, on the bank of Gwawley Bay. The mansion was destroyed by fire in 1918, thought to have been deliberately lit.[4]
The first road through the area was South Road constructed in 1842. Later Illawarra Road was built along the ridges of high land to the Woronora River. ThePrinces Highway became the main thoroughfare through Sutherland, linking Sydney to the Illawarra region.
The railway line was constructed in the 1880s and development followed. Residents lived inhumpies or tents in the bush. Once the land was cleared, a township developed around the railway station. In 1886 there were only four permanent buildings: the railway station, the station master's residence, the railway keeper's cottage and a general store run by a man called Bramley. The post office opened on 1 September 1886 and a school began classes in 1887.In 1906, the shire of Sutherland was proclaimed and the name Sutherland was officially declared. The first meetings were held in the shire clerk's home and the Council Chambers were built in 1915.[5] By the 1920s,steam trams operated between Cronulla and Sutherland.
AfterWorld War II, Sutherland transformed rapidly from a semi-rural district into a major suburban part of Sydney. Federal and state post-war housing programs, including the Housing Commission’s “homes for heroes” initiative, led to the acquisition and development of land for returning servicemen and their families. In 1950 the Sutherland rifle range was temporarily used to house low-income families in tents and camps, until more permanent housing became available in the late 1950s.[citation needed]
Headlines were made on 17 December 2025 when local communities in Sutherland rallied behind Ahmed al-Ahmed, a national hero who was hailed for tackling and disarming an alleged shooter in theBondi Beach shootings.
In 1897, land was set aside west of Sutherland station for a denominational cemetery, as an alternative to a site at Kurnell, which would have required a long branch line. A single track line 822 metres (2,697 ft) long was constructed next to the station and opened on 13 June 1900.[6] A single platform 134.1 m (440.0 ft) long and a loop for engines were included. The first funeral had taken place earlier that year, with the casket arriving by train fromMortuary station in the city. However, due to the advent of the motor car and motorised funerals, funerals by train eventually fell out of favour, with the result that the line closed on 23 May 1947, with no funeral having taken place for some years beforehand. The line and platform were subsequently demolished and removed; no remains, apart from the original formation coming from the main line, are visible today.[7]
Sutherland is a mostly residential area with a shopping centre located close toSutherland station. Some commercial developments are also located on the Princes Highway. As the administrative centre of theSutherland Shire, Sutherland hosts facilities such as a general purpose entertainment centre where citizenship ceremonies take place, a community centre, local government council offices andSutherland Library, a major central library. Woronora Cemetery sits on the western border of the suburb.
Stapleton's butchery closed in 2017. It had opened in Sutherland in 1896.[8]
Sutherland station is a junction on theIllawarra railway line of theSydney Trains network. The main line runs south toWaterfall andKiama and north toBondi Junction, and a branch line runs east toCronulla.
When theSouthern Freeway (also known as the F6) was built linking Sydney to Wollongong, thePrinces Highway was diverted away from the centre of Sutherland using Acacia Road. An F6 extension has been proposed for many years, which would link Sutherland to theCaptain Cook Bridge viaMiranda and onto theSouthern Cross Drive viaBrighton-Le-Sands.
Local schools in the area including public, Catholic and private schools include:
There are 8 churches located in Sutherland which include:
Prince Edward Park, Sutherland Park, Waratah Park, Peace Park, Forby Sutherland Memorial Garden, Sutherland Community Gardens, Clio Street Reserve, Glencoe Street Reserve, Gray Street Reserve, Leonay Street Reserve.
Prince Edward Park is a large park situated between the Woronora River and Sutherland. Along the river, a cleared area was created as a recreational park, with facilities for boating and fishing. It is also the location for the Sutherland Region Girl Guides canoeing facility,[11] Woronora Scout Group and the Woronora Life Saving Club. Going towards Sutherland, the park is naturalEucalyptus bushland, with some walking trails.
Sutherland is represented by the Sutherland-Loftus Pirates in theIllawarra Rugby League competition.[12] The club, founded in 1913 as one of the oldest clubs in the state, plays its home games atSutherland Oval. The club's junior teams compete in theCronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League.
Sutherland Leisure Centre located on Rawson Avenue features a 50-metre heated outdoor pool, an international sizewater polo pool and a multi-functional family fun and recreation area incorporating both a 50-metre and 25-metre indoor pool, spa and steamroom. The pool is home to the swim club SLC Aquadot The gymnasium offers fitness equipment, fitness classes,boxing/fitness circuit,martial arts room andbeach volleyball court.
Since 1963 Sutherland Oval has been the home ground of the North Sutherland Rockets. The club competes in the Sutherland Shire Football Association Competition.
According to the2021 census of Population, there were 11,570 people in Sutherland.
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