Connells Point Explained

Type:suburb
Connells Point
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Coordinates:-33.9825°N 151.1003°W
Alternative Location Map:Australia Sydney
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Pop:2,884
Postcode:2221
Elevation:24
Dist1:20
Dir1:south
Location1:Sydney CBD
Lga:Georges River Council
Stategov:Oatley
Fedgov2:Cook
Near-N:Hurstville
Near-Ne:South Hurstville
Near-E:Blakehurst
Near-Se:Kyle Bay
Near-S:Kangaroo Point
Near-Sw:Oyster Bay
Near-W:Oatley
Near-Nw:Hurstville Grove

Connells Point is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Connells Point is 20 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of in the local government area of the Georges River Council, in the St George area.

Connells Point takes its name from the geographical formation beside Connells Bay, on the Georges River. It is a small suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Hurstville Grove and South Hurstville, Blakehurst and Kyle Bay.

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[1]

Transport

The main feeder road into the suburb starts at Woniora Road Hurstville, it passes through South Hurstville 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

Schools

Connells Point has a public primary school; Connells Point Public School, which was established in 1934 and caters for students from Kindergarten to Year 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

Population

According to the, there were 2,884 people living in Connells Point. 66.9% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was China at 10.4%. 56.4% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 11.8%, Greek 9.9% and Cantonese 6.3%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 26.9%, No Religion 24.7%, Eastern Orthodox 18.4% and Anglican 9.3%.

Notes and References

  1. The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia, page 70
  2. Web site: Official home of the St. George Soccer Football Association . 2006-12-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061114041226/http://www.stgeorgesoccer.com.au/ . 14 November 2006 .
  3. http://www.cpsc.org.au/ Connell's Point Sailing Club