South Western Sydney is a
region of the metropolitan area in southwest
Sydney,
New South Wales
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Australia. It is part of the predominantly working class area of
Greater Western Sydney. The region lies in the
Cumberland Plain
The Cumberland Plain, an IBRA biogeographic region, is a relatively flat region lying to the west of Sydney CBD in New South Wales, Australia. Cumberland Basin is the preferred physiographic and geological term for the low-lying plain of the P ...
.
Local government areas
There are a number of different boundaries for the region. Sometimes it includes only the areas around
Liverpool
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,
Canterbury-Bankstown
Canterbury-Bankstown is a customary region of Sydney, Australia, in the south-western suburbs. The area is located around the Bankstown railway line, to the west of the St George region and to the south of the Inner West region. The suburbs ...
and
Campbelltown. Increasingly, it has also included
Macarthur region (the local government areas of
Camden Council and
Wollondilly Shire
Wollondilly Shire is a periurban local government area adjacent to the south-western fringe of Sydney, parts of which fall into the Macarthur, Blue Mountains and Central Tablelands regions in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wollo ...
). It may also include the whole area from the inner south-west suburbs around
Canterbury
Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of ...
and
Bankstown
Bankstown is a suburb south west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is located in the local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, hav ...
to the outer south-west suburbs around
Campbelltown and beyond to
Camden.
In this second, broader sense, South-western Sydney is the
suburbs found in the
local government areas of the
City of Canterbury-Bankstown,
City of Fairfield,
City of Liverpool,
City of Campbelltown, Camden Council, and
Wollondilly Shire Council
Wollondilly Shire is a periurban local government area adjacent to the south-western fringe of Sydney, parts of which fall into the Macarthur, Blue Mountains and Central Tablelands regions in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wollondil ...
.
Institutions
Several institutions have 'South Western Sydney' in their title, including:
* South Western Sydney Local Health District
* South Western Sydney Institute
* NSW Education – South Western Sydney Region
* South Western Sydney Clinical School
See also
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Southern Sydney
Southern Sydney is the southern metropolitan area of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Southern Sydney includes the suburbs in the local government areas of Georges River Council and part of Bayside Council (collectively know ...
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St George Area
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Greater Western Sydney
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Macarthur Region
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Regions of Sydney
The metropolis of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia, is informally subdivided into a number of geographic regions. These areas sometimes, but not always, roughly coincide with official boundaries of suburbs, local government authorities, or ...
*
Western Sydney
Western may refer to:
Places
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*Western, New York, a town in the US
* Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
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Geography of Sydney
References
Regions of Sydney
Hume Highway
Georges River
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