Eastgardens is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastgardens is located 9 km south-east 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.
Eastgardens is surrounded by the suburbs of Pagewood, Maroubra, Hillsdale and Banksmeadow.
History
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
In the 2016 Census, there were 860 people in Eastgardens. 56.3% of people were born in Australia and 52.9% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religious affiliation were "Catholic" (38.3%) and "No Religion" (18.3%).[1]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eastgardens (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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
Media related to Eastgardens, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons
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