Connells Point
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,884 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2221 | ||||||||||||
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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
[edit | edit source]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[2]
Transport
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- Donnelly Park, Poulton Park, Connells Point Reserve
- Connells Bay, Connells Point, Oatley Bay
Schools
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- Connells Point has its own football club called Connells Point Rovers FC, who currently play in the St. George Soccer Football Association.[3] Their home ground is Poulton Park.
- The Connells Point Sailing Club[4] 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
[edit | edit source]According to the 2021 census, 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%.[1]
References
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- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., page 70
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- ^ Connell's Point Sailing Club