Connells Point, New South Wales
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in south-east
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Sydney
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, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
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. Connells Point is located 20 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district
Sydney central business district
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and is part of in the local government area of the Municipality of Kogarah
Municipality of Kogarah
The Municipality of Kogarah is a Local Government Area in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The centre of the municipality is located 14km SSW of the Sydney central business district and west of Botany Bay....
, in the St George
St George, New South Wales
St George Area is an unofficial name applied to a group of southern suburbs in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area includes all the suburbs in the local government areas of the City of Hurstville, the City of Rockdale and the Municipality of Kogarah...
area.
Connells Point takes its name from the geographical formation beside Connells Bay, on the Georges River
Georges River
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. It is a small, picturesque suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Hurstville Grove
Hurstville Grove, New South Wales
Hurstville Grove is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hurstville Grove is located 19 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the Municipality of Kogarah, in the St George area.Hurstville Grove...
and South Hurstville
South Hurstville, New South Wales
South Hurstville is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. South Hurstville is located 18 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. South Hurstville is in the local government area of the Municipality of Kogarah...
, Blakehurst
Blakehurst, New South Wales
Blakehurst is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Blakehurst is located 18 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Kogarah and is part of the St George area.Blakehurst is connected to...
and Kyle Bay
Kyle Bay, New South Wales
Kyle Bay is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kyle Bay is located 19 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Kogarah and is part of the St George area.Kyle Bay takes its name from the bay...
.
Consistently ranked as the among the most expensive suburbs in the Municipality of Kogarah, it is compared often to ares of the lower north shore due to its examples of Victorian Revival
Victorian architecture
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architecture.
History
Connells Point and Connells Bay were named after Charles Daniel O'Connell who held land in the area. Connells Bay was originally called O'Connells Bay. In the early days, the bay was used for shipbuilding. Connells Point Public School was opened in 1933.Transport
The main feeder road into the suburb starts at Woniora Road Hurstville, passes through South HurstvilleSouth Hurstville, New South Wales
South Hurstville is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. South Hurstville is located 18 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. South Hurstville is in the local government area of the Municipality of Kogarah...
at King Georges Road and then to Connells Point. It is appropriately named "Connells Point Road" and follows through the centre of the locality.
Landmarks
- Donnelly Park, Poulton Park, Connells Point Reserve
- Connells Bay, Connells Point, Oatley BayOatley BayOatley Bay is a bay located in the Municipality of Kogarah, surrounded by the suburbs of Oatley, Hurstville Grove and Connells Point. The bay is part of the Georges River waterway. It is popular for boating, fishing, picnicking and bush walking, and is surrounded by multi-million dollar waterfront...
Schools
Connells Point has a public primary school; Connells Point Public School, which was established in 1934 and caters for students from years K-6 in the New South Wales education system. Notable alumni of the school include Robert McLelland, Federal Member for Barton and Attorney-General.Sport and recreation
- Connells Point has its own football club called Connells Point Rovers FC,who currently play in the St. George Soccer Football Association . Their home ground is Poulton Park.
- The Connells Point Sailing Club is located in Donnelly Park, on the shore of Connells Bay.
- The 1st Kyle Bay Sea Scout Hall is adjacent to the Connells Point Sailing Club.
Population
According to the 2006 Australian Bureau of StatisticsAustralian Bureau of Statistics
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Census
Census
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of Population, there were 2,803 people living in Connells Point. 24.3% stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being United Kingdom 2.9%, Greece 2.3% and China 1.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 68.8% of residents and the most common other languages spoken were Greek 9.5% and Cantonese 4.6% and Italian 2.6%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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31.4%, Anglican 19.7% and Orthodox
Eastern Orthodox Church
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17.3%.