East Hills, New South Wales facts for kids

Quick facts for kids East Hills Sydney, New South Wales
Maclaurin Avenue, East Hills
Population	3,206 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2213
Location	26 km (16 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	City of Canterbury-Bankstown
State electorate(s)	East Hills
Federal Division(s)	Banks
Suburbs around East Hills: Panania Panania Panania Voyager Point East Hills Panania Pleasure Point Sandy Point Picnic Point

East Hills, a suburb of local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 26 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney region, near larger areas like Liverpool, Revesby, and Bankstown.

East Hills is a small suburb on the northern bank of the Georges River. The adjacent suburbs are Panania and Picnic Point. Nearby suburbs on the opposite bank of the Georges River include Pleasure Point, Voyager Point, Sandy Point and Hammondville.

History

East Hills was the name used to describe the whole area south of Bankstown to the Georges River and east to The River Road. George Johnstone (1790–1820) was granted 500 acres (2.0 km²) here in 1804 and called it New Jerusalem. It was west of The River Road between Bransgrove and Tomson Streets. Robert Gardiner a tenant on the property called his farm East Hills, possibly after the region of that name near Liverpool, England and since this area is close to another Liverpool. In 1828 Thomas Graham was granted 640 acres (2.6 km²), south of Johnston’s land, which he sold to Charles Tompson in 1835. The area to the west was bought by George Nicholas Weston in 1838.

In 1893, the area was subdivided and named East Hills after the farm. The railway line was opened in 1931 and East Hills was the terminating station. This line was extended in 1987 to a new station at Holsworthy and connected to the Main South Line at Glenfield and on to Campbelltown.

Population

According to the 2011 census, there were 3,274 residents in East Hills. Most residents were Australian-born (73.4%) and the most common ancestries were Australian 26.7%, English 23.1%, Irish 7.8% and Scottish 5.3%. Major industries of employment included School Education 5.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.5%, and Legal and Accounting Services 2.9%.

Transport

East Hills railway station is on the Airport & South Line of the Sydney Trains network. Parts of East Hills are serviced by buses operated by Transdev NSW, generally following the routes established by McVicar's Bus Services.

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  Georges River at East Hills

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  Footbridge over Georges River

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  Footbridge over Georges River

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  Railway bridge over Georges River

Sport

East Hills has a successful baseball club and the East Hills Bulldogs compete in the Canterbury-Bankstown District Junior Rugby League competition with Smith Park their home ground.

Images for kids

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  East Hills Hotel, Maclaurin Avenue