Eastgardens
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Eastgardens is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastgardens is located 9 km south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Bayside Council.
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| Coordinates: 33°56′46″S 151°13′30″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 4,086 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 8,172/km2 (21,170/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2036 | ||||||||||||
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It has a large shopping centre, Westfield Eastgardens at the corner of Wentworth Avenue and Bunnerong Road.
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 2021 Census, there were 4,086 people in Eastgardens. 38.0% of people were born in Australia and 45.3% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion (35.6%) and Catholic (30.0%).[1]
