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Gymea

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Sutherland Shire Council NSW, Locked Bag 17, Gymea, NSW 2227
02 9710 0333

Description

Gymea is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Gymeais a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Gymea is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. The postcode is 2227, which it shares with adjacent suburb Gymea Bay.

History

The Gymea Lily, Doryanthes excelsa is a 6m tall perennial that is prevalent in the area. It was named by the local Eora people and became the inspiration for the suburb's name, by government surveyor W.A.B. Geaves in 1855. The Gymea Lily has been adopted as a symbol of the area and features on the crest of many local organisations. Development in the area has eradicated most of the lilies but many can still be found, a few kilometres south, in the Royal National Park.By the 1920s, steam trams operated between Cronulla and Sutherland, via Gymea. The railway station on the line to Cronulla opened in 1939.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 2.185 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 74 m

Population number: 7,589

Local Government Area: Sutherland Shire Council

Location

Sutherland Shire Council NSW, Locked Bag 17, Gymea, NSW 2227

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Gymea, New South Wales

Gymea - Localista

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