Yarrawarrah, New South Wales
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Yarrawarrah is a suburb
in southern
Sydney
, in the state of New South Wales
, Australia
. Yarrawarrah is located 32 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district
, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire
. The postcode is 2233, which it shares with neighbouring Engadine
.
Yarrawarrah borders the Royal National Park
and contains many pockets of bushland. It is a hilly suburb stretching to the valley of Engadine. Yarrawarrah contains many streets named after places in Western Australia and South Australia, including Nullabor Place, Gibson Street, Wittenoom Place, Roebourne Street, Carnarvon Street and Exmouth Place.
Yarrawarrah has a small shopping village with a landmark windmill. The windmill itself has gained popularity in recent times, even boasting a facebook fan page. Yarrawarrah Public School is located behind the shopping village on Old Bush Road.
The Princes Highway
is the main road that borders Yarrawarrah, to the east. There were originally plans to build a train station in Yarrawarrah, however the plans never went ahead. The closest train stations are Engadine and Loftus.
word meaning mountain ash. The suburb was officially recognised by the Geographical Names Board in 1971.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
in southern
Southern Sydney
This article refers to an area the same as a combination of St George and SutherlandSouthern Sydney is a general term which is used to describe the southern metropolitan area of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia....
Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Yarrawarrah is located 32 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district
Sydney central business district
The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...
, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire
Sutherland Shire
The Sutherland Shire is a Local Government Area in the Southern Sydney region of Sydney, Australia. Geographically, it is the area to the south of Botany Bay and the Georges River...
. The postcode is 2233, which it shares with neighbouring Engadine
Engadine, New South Wales
Engadine is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Engadine is located south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire...
.
Yarrawarrah borders the Royal National Park
Royal National Park
Royal National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 29 km south of Sydney CBD.Founded by Sir John Robertson, Acting Premier of New South Wales, and formally proclaimed on 26 April 1879, it is the world's second oldest purposed national park, the first usage of the term...
and contains many pockets of bushland. It is a hilly suburb stretching to the valley of Engadine. Yarrawarrah contains many streets named after places in Western Australia and South Australia, including Nullabor Place, Gibson Street, Wittenoom Place, Roebourne Street, Carnarvon Street and Exmouth Place.
Yarrawarrah has a small shopping village with a landmark windmill. The windmill itself has gained popularity in recent times, even boasting a facebook fan page. Yarrawarrah Public School is located behind the shopping village on Old Bush Road.
The Princes Highway
Princes Highway
The Princes Highway extends from Sydney to Port Augusta via the coast through the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, a distance of 1941 km or 1898 km via the former alignments of the highway ....
is the main road that borders Yarrawarrah, to the east. There were originally plans to build a train station in Yarrawarrah, however the plans never went ahead. The closest train stations are Engadine and Loftus.
History
Yarrawarrah is an AboriginalIndigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
word meaning mountain ash. The suburb was officially recognised by the Geographical Names Board in 1971.