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Southern Sydney | |
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 Sydney Airport,Botany Bay and surrounding suburbs | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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Southern Sydney, also commonly referred to as theSouthern suburbs, is the southern metropolitan area ofGreater Sydney, in the state ofNew South Wales,Australia.
Southern Sydney is a title for the regions and neighbourhoods which fall directly south and south-west of theSydney CBD from the southern boundaries ofCentral Station down to theAirport andSt George region around the southern and western shores ofBotany Bay with the southern most concluding point being theSutherland Shire. This includes all the suburbs in thelocal government areas ofGeorges River Council, TheSutherland Shire, most ofBayside Council and the southern suburbs ofCity of Sydney.[1] TheAustralian Bureau of Statistics defines a statistical area called The St George-Sutherland Statistical Subdivision[2] and The City and Inner South Statistical Subdivision.[3]
Because the regions that make up Southern Sydney are mostly separated by Botany Bay and The Georges River, rather than directly bordering each other, occasionally suburbs on the eastern shore of Botany Bay are included within Southern Sydney.
The Southern Sydney councils participate in the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) along with six other councils in the City,Eastern Suburbs and Inner West regions.[4]
The southern suburbs ofSydney can be grouped into three regions: the Inner South, St George and the Sutherland Shire.
The Inner Southern Suburbs ofSydney, sometimes referred to as 'South Sydney' include the southern suburbs ofCity of Sydney as well as some ofBayside Council. The area encompasses the suburbs directly south ofCentral Station or more specificallyCleveland Street leading all the way down to theAirport and fall west of theEastern Distributor but east of theAlexandra Canal. The area starts withRedfern then continues down throughEveleigh,Waterloo,Zetland,Alexandria,Beaconsfield,Rosebery,Eastlakes (West ofEastern Distributor) and ends inMascot.[5]
The postcodes start at 2015 and end in 2020 with the suburbs ofBotany andBanksmeadow being the exception having the postcode of 2019 which while being geographically south of theCBD along with the included suburbs are actually on the other side of the Eastern Distributor usually deeming themEastern Suburbs that are south-east of CBD rather than part of South Sydney.[6]
The region consists of three train stations beingRedfern,Green Square andMascot as well as oneMetro station inWaterloo.[7] Green Square is a locality situated at the meeting point of Alexandria, Zetland, Waterloo, andBeaconsfield. Green Square and Mascot station are on theAirport Link[8] completed in 2000 which is part of the T8Airport & South Line. Many of these suburbs were predominantly industrial and commercial but have now developed into new residential neighbourhoods of high rise apartments.[9]
The Inner Southern Suburbs are sometimes considered inner city or included as part of the Eastern Suburbs that are south-east of CBD however strictly speaking these suburbs geographically are neither east nor south-east of theSydney CBD.
TheSt George area, considered the southern suburbs includes all the suburbs in theGeorges River Council and the western part ofBayside Council which wasRockdale 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 theM5 Motorway andWolli Creek to the north. This area corresponds to the southern portion of the cadastralParish of St George,[10] from which the region derives its name.
The northern portion of the Parish of St George that is north of the M5 and Wolli Creek but south of The Cooks River is consideredSouth-Western Sydney rather than Southern Sydney. This northern portion of the cadastral parish was formerly in the City of Canterbury but now within the amalgamatedCity of Canterbury-Bankstown. In some instances the whole cadastral Parish of St George (both north and south) is grouped together and considered theinner south-west due to its geographical location fromSydney CBD.[11]
TheSutherland Shire is the area to the south ofBotany Bay and theGeorges River. The Sutherland Shire is 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of theSydney CBD, and is bordered by theCity of Canterbury-Bankstown, andGeorges River Council local government areas.
The administrative centre of the local government is located in the suburb ofSutherland.[12]
Localities in the inner south include:
Localities administered by the Sutherland Shire are: