Southern Sydney, also commonly referred to as the Southern suburbs, is the southern metropolitan area of

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, in the state of

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. Southern Sydney is a title for the regions and neighbourhoods which fall directly south and south-west of the

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from the southern boundaries of

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down to the

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and St George region around the southern and western shores of

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with the southern most concluding point being the Sutherland Shire. This includes all the suburbs in the

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s of

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, The Sutherland Shire, most of

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and the southern suburbs of

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. The

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defines a statistical area called The St George-Sutherland Statistical Subdivision and The City and Inner South Statistical Subdivision. 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.SSROC - Member Councils
/ref> The southern suburbs of

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can be grouped into three regions:

Inner South

The Inner Southern Suburbs of

, sometimes referred to as 'South Sydney' include the southern suburbs of

as well as some of

. The area encompasses the suburbs directly south of

or more specifically Cleveland Street leading all the way down to the

and fall west of the Eastern Distributor but east of the Alexandra Canal. The area starts with Redfern then continues down through Eveleigh, Waterloo, Zetland,

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, Rosebery, Eastlakes (West of Eastern Distributor) and ends in

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. The postcodes start at 2015 and end in 2020 with the suburbs of

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and Banksmeadow being the exception having the postcode of 2019 which while being geographically south of the CBD along with the included suburbs are actually on the other side of the Eastern Distributor usually deeming them Eastern Suburbs that are south-east of CBD rather than part of South Sydney. The region consists of three train stations being Redfern, Green Square and

as well as one Metro station in Waterloo. Green Square is a locality situated at the meeting point of Alexandria, Zetland, Waterloo, and

. Green Square and Mascot station are on the Airport Link completed in 2000 which is part of the T8 Airport & South Line. Many of these suburbs were predominantly industrial and commercial but have now developed into new residential neighbourhoods of high rise apartments. 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 the

St George

The

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area, considered the southern suburbs includes all the suburbs in the

and the western part of

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

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and

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to the north. This area corresponds to the southern portion of the cadastral Parish of St George, 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 considered South-Western Sydney rather than Southern Sydney. This northern portion of the cadastral parish was formerly in the City of Canterbury but now within the amalgamated

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. In some instances the whole cadastral Parish of St George (both north and south) is grouped together and considered the inner south-west due to its geographical location from

Sutherland Shire

The Sutherland Shire is the area to the south of

and the

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. The Sutherland Shire is south of

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, and is bordered by the

, and

local government areas. The administrative centre of the local government is located in the suburb of

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Suburbs in Southern Sydney

Inner South

* Eastlakes (West of Eastern Distributor) * Eveleigh *

* Redfern * Rosebery * Waterloo * Zetland Localities in the inner south include: * Green Square

St George

* Allawah * Arncliffe *

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* Bardwell Park * Bardwell Valley * Bexley * Bexley North * Beverley Park *

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* Blakehurst * Brighton-Le-Sands * Carlton * Carss Park * Connells Point * Dolls Point *

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* Hurstville Grove *

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* Kogarah * Kogarah Bay * Kyeemagh * Kyle Bay * Lugarno *

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* Mortdale * Narwee * Oatley * Peakhurst *

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Ramsgate Ramsgate is a seaside resort, seaside town and civil parish in the district of Thanet District, Thanet in eastern Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century. In 2021 it had a population of 42,027. Ramsgate' ...

* Ramsgate Beach * Riverwood * Rockdale * Sandringham * Sans Souci * South Hurstville *

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Sutherland Shire Suburbs

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* Bangor * Barden Ridge * Bonnet Bay * Bundeena * Burraneer *

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* Caringbah South *

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* Cronulla * Dolans Bay * Engadine * Grays Point * Greenhills Beach * Gymea * Gymea Bay * Heathcote * Illawong * Jannali * Kangaroo Point * Kareela * Kirrawee *

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* Lilli Pilli * Loftus * Lucas Heights * Maianbar * Menai * Miranda * Oyster Bay * Port Hacking * Sandy Point *

* Sylvania * Sylvania Waters * Taren Point *

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* Woolooware * Woronora * Woronora Heights * Yarrawarrah * Yowie Bay Localities administered by the Sutherland Shire are: * Audley * Caravan Head * Como West * Elouera * Garie Beach * Gundamaian * North Cronulla * North Engadine * Shelly Beach * Sylvania Heights * Wanda Beach * Warumbul

References

External links

Sydney South - Sydney.com
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