East Hills, New South Wales

Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

East Hills
Sydney, New South Wales

Maclaurin Avenue, East Hills

Population| 3,370 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)| 2213
Elevation| 14 m (46 ft)
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
Picnic 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 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

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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. The line was originally single track from Riverwood railway station to East Hills. 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.[2] This provided another link to the city from areas like Minto, Campbelltown and Glenfield.

On 18 September 2023, a fire in a garage sparked explosions at a house at Maclaurian Avenue in East Hills. Neighbours, Hany Georgy and Nizar Agzarian ran into the residence of Barbara Tonks, an 89-year-old woman, whom she was rescued from her home in the blast. The fire resulted in significant damage to the garage, leaving a gaping hole between two homes.[citation needed]

## Population

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According to the 2021 census, there were 3,370 residents in East Hills. 65.9% of people were born in Australia. 63.5% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 5.9% and Vietnamese 4.8%. The most common ancestries were Australian 26.9%, English 26.6%, Irish 8.1%, Chinese 7.3% and Lebanese 5.8%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 26.1%, No Religion 24.8% and Anglican 13.1%.[1]

## Commercial area

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East Hills Hotel, Maclaurin Avenue

East Hills within the City of Canterbury-Bankstown

A small group of shops is located in Maclaurin Avenue, beside East Hills railway station. The East Hills Hotel is also located here.

## Transport

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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 U-Go Mobility, generally following the routes established by McVicar's Bus Services.

* Georges River at East Hills

* Footbridge over Georges River

* Footbridge over Georges River

* Railway bridge over Georges River

## Schools

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East Hills has two high schools and one primary school: East Hills Boys, East Hills Girls Technology High School and East Hills Primary School.

## Sport

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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.

## References

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1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Hills (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 August 2024. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
2. ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 91

33°57′50″S 150°59′23″E﻿ / ﻿33.96396°S 150.98974°E﻿ / -33.96396; 150.98974

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