Eastgardens, New South Wales
Eastgardens Sydney, New South Wales | |
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Apartments under construction at Eastgardens | |
Eastgardens is located in Sydney Eastgardens Eastgardens | |
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Coordinates | 33°56′46′′S 151°13′30′′E / 33.94611°S 151.22500°E / -33.94611; 151.22500 |
Population | 4,086 (2021 census)[1] |
• Density | 8,172/km2 (21,170/sq mi) |
Postcode(s) | 2036 |
Area | 0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
Location | 9 km (6 mi) from Sydney CBD |
LGA(s) | Bayside Council |
State electorate(s) | Maroubra |
Federal division(s) | Kingsford Smith |
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Eastgardens is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastgardens is located 9 km south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Bayside Council.
It has a large shopping centre, Westfield Eastgardens at the corner of Wentworth Avenue and Bunnerong Road.
History
[edit ]Eastgardens was originally a part of the suburbs of Pagewood and Hillsdale. The suburb took its name from the Westfield Eastgardens shopping centre in Wentworth Avenue which opened in 1987.[2] The site was originally government owned land which was used as an Urban Transit Authority bus depot and also as a Holden car manufacturing plant.[3] [4] [5]
Population
[edit ]In the 2021 Census, there were 4,086 people in Eastgardens. 38.0% of people were born in Australia and 45.3% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion (35.6%) and Catholic (30.0%).[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eastgardens (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 August 2023. Edit this at Wikidata Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ "Westfield Eastgardens". Westfield. Scentre Group. 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Pagewood development Canberra Times 11 May 1982 page 7
- ^ State deal in ACT costs thousands Sydney Morning Herald 14 October 1982
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
External links
[edit ]Media related to Eastgardens, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons