Eastgardens, New South Wales

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Eastgardens
SydneyNew South Wales

Westfield Eastgardens
Postcode: 2036
Area: 0.2 km² (0.1 sq mi)
Location: km (6 mi) from Sydney CBD
LGA: City of Botany Bay
State District: Heffron, Maroubra
Federal Division: Kingsford Smith
Suburbs around Eastgardens:
Eastlakes Daceyville Kingsford
Pagewood Eastgardens Maroubra
Banksmeadow Hillsdale Maroubra

Eastgardens is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastgardens is located 9km south east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the City of Botany Bay.

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.


[edit] History

Eastgardens was originally part of the suburb of Pagewood. The suburb took its name from the Westfield Eastgardens shopping centre in Wentworth Avenue which opened in 1987. The site was originally a General Motors Holden car manufacturing plant.

[edit] References

  • The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8


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