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Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Suburb in New South Wales, Australia

Caringbah Suburb The Kingsway, Caringbah Caringbah Location in metropolitan Sydney Interactive map of Caringbah Country Australia State New South Wales City Sydney LGA Sutherland Shire Location 24 km (15 mi) south of Sydney CBD Government • State electorates Cronulla Miranda • Federal division Cook Elevation 39 m (128 ft) Population • Total 12,575 (2021 census)[2] Postcode 2229 Suburbs around Caringbah Sylvania Waters Taren Point Woolooware Miranda Caringbah Dolans Bay, Port Hacking Yowie Bay Caringbah South Lilli Pilli

**Caringbah** is a suburb in [Southern Sydney](/source/Southern_Sydney), in the state of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), [Australia](/source/Australia). Caringbah is 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of the [Sydney central business district](/source/Sydney_central_business_district) in the [local government area](/source/Local_government_in_Australia) of [Sutherland Shire](/source/Sutherland_Shire).

Caringbah once stretched from Woolooware Bay on the [Georges River](/source/Georges_River) to [Yowie Bay](/source/Yowie_Bay) and [Burraneer Bay](/source/Burraneer_Bay) on the [Port Hacking](/source/Port_Hacking) estuary. A number of Caringbah localities have been declared as separate suburbs but still share the postcode 2229. These suburbs include [Taren Point](/source/Taren_Point) to the north on the Georges River, and [Port Hacking](/source/Port_Hacking%2C_New_South_Wales), [Lilli Pilli](/source/Lilli_Pilli%2C_New_South_Wales), [Dolans Bay](/source/Dolans_Bay%2C_New_South_Wales) and [Caringbah South](/source/Caringbah_South), located on the [Port Hacking River](/source/Port_Hacking) to the south.

## History

Caringbah memorial

*Caringbah* is an [Aboriginal](/source/Aboriginal_Australians) word from the [Kumbainggar language](/source/Kumbainggar_language) for *a pademelon wallaby*.[3] The suburb was originally called Highfield, but it is unclear whether this was a position description or whether it was named after an early resident. Caringbah was used from 1911, after the [steam trams](/source/Trams_in_Sydney) began operating between Cronulla and Sutherland.[4]

[Thomas Holt](/source/Thomas_Holt_(Australian_politician)) (1811–88) owned most of the land that stretched from [Sutherland](/source/Sutherland%2C_New_South_Wales) to [Cronulla](/source/Cronulla) in the 1860s. Most of the area around Miranda and Caringbah was used for [market gardening](/source/Market_gardening) from the 1880s. Caringbah was still used for orchards and farming until after [World War II](/source/World_War_II). The [railway line](/source/Cronulla_railway_line) to Cronulla opened in 1939.[5]

## Commercial area

Caringbah features a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial areas. The commercial district is made up mostly of [small businesses](/source/Small_business) specialising in [professional services](/source/Professional_services). A large commercial and industrial area is also centred on Taren Point Road and surrounding areas. Commercial developments here include many home furnishing retailers such as [Nick Scali Furniture](/source/Nick_Scali_Furniture), large retailers including [Bunnings](/source/Bunnings), as well as home renovation showrooms.

The main shopping centre is located close to [Caringbah railway station](/source/Caringbah_railway_station) and is centred on the intersections of President Avenue, The Kingsway and Port Hacking Road South. A small group of shops, known as Caringbah South, is located further south on Port Hacking Road South. [Caringbah Library](/source/Caringbah_Library) is located on Port Hacking Road South. Another small group of shops is located even further south, close to the border of Lilli Pilli. Caringbah is home to the public district [Sutherland Hospital](/source/Sutherland_Hospital) adjacent to Caringbah Ambulance Station and Kareena Private Hospital on Kareena Road.

## Transport

Caringbah is a central suburb of the Sutherland Shire, considering some of the main roads intersect here. President Avenue and The Kingsway both run from [Sutherland](/source/Sutherland%2C_New_South_Wales) via [Miranda](/source/Miranda%2C_New_South_Wales) in the west, to the popular beachside suburb of [Cronulla](/source/Cronulla) in the east. [Taren Point Road](/source/Taren_Point_Road) leads north to the [Captain Cook Bridge](/source/Captain_Cook_Bridge%2C_Sydney), [St George](/source/St_George%2C_New_South_Wales) area and further north to the Sydney CBD.

[Caringbah railway station](/source/Caringbah_railway_station) is on the Cronulla branch of the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line T4 on the [Sydney Trains](/source/Sydney_Trains) network.

[U-Go Mobility](/source/U-Go_Mobility) runs buses to [Lilli Pilli](/source/Lilli_Pilli%2C_New_South_Wales), South Cronulla, [Hurstville](/source/Hurstville), [Sutherland](/source/Sutherland%2C_New_South_Wales), [Cronulla](/source/Cronulla) and [Dolans Bay](/source/Dolans_Bay).

## Demographics

According to the [2021 census](/source/2021_Australian_census) of Population, there were 12,575 people in Caringbah.

- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

- 74.3% of people there were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 2.0%, China 1.8%, Philippines 1.0% and India 0.8%.

- 80.5% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 2.0%, Greek 1.3%, Russian 1.1%, Spanish 1.1% and Cantonese 1.0%.

- The most common responses for religion were No Religion 36.7%, Catholic 27.2% and Anglican 14.2%.[2]

## Schools

There are three secondary schools and several primary schools in Caringbah.

- [Caringbah Selective High School](/source/Caringbah_High_School), the only academically selective secondary school in the Sutherland Shire.

- [Endeavour Sports High School](/source/Endeavour_Sports_High_School), one of seven selective sports secondary schools in NSW offering Targeted Sports Programs for talented athletes.

- De La Salle Catholic College Caringbah, 7-12 single-sex secondary school for young men

- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School

- Caringbah Public School (located in [Caringbah South](/source/Caringbah_South))

- Caringbah North Public School, which fields an opportunity class for students in year's 5&6

- Laguna Street Public School

- Lilli Pilli Public School

## Sport

Caringbah is host to several sporting teams, including:

- De La Salle Caringbah - (Rugby League)

- Cronulla‑Caringbah Sharks JRLFC - (Rugby League)

- Caringbah Sports Cricket Club - (Cricket)

- Caringbah Redbacks FC - (Soccer/Football)

- Lilli Pilli FC - (Soccer/Football)

## Gallery

		- Burraneer Bay Marina (#1)

		- Burraneer Bay Marina (#2)

		- Willarong Point, Caringbah

		- [Sutherland Hospital](/source/Sutherland_Hospital)

		- [Caringbah railway station](/source/Caringbah_railway_station)

		- Aerial photo of Burraneer and Caringbah #1

		- Aerial photo of Burraneer and Caringbah #2

## Notable people

- [Robbie Maddison](/source/Robbie_Maddison), motorcycle racer

- [Mark Vincent](/source/Mark_Vincent), tenor vocalist

- [Chad Townsend](/source/Chad_Townsend), football player

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Caringbah (suburb and locality)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL10814). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-census_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-census_2-1) [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Caringbah (State Suburb)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL10814). *2021 Census QuickStats*. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Burgess, Laurie (July 2020). ["Sutherland Shire Origin of Suburbs"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200601213822/http://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Council/About-the-Shire/Shire-Suburb-Origins). Sutherland Shire Council Spatial Services Team. p. 9f. Archived from [the original](http://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Council/About-the-Shire/Shire-Suburb-Origins) on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Caringbah Lions Club](http://www.caringbahlions.org.au/caringbah/4586910414) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200316202247/http://www.caringbahlions.org.au/caringbah/4586910414) 16 March 2020 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Caringbah Lions Club

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *The Book of Sydney Suburbs*, Compiled by Frances Pollen, *[Angus & Robertson](/source/Angus_%26_Robertson)*, 1990, Published in Australia [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-207-14495-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-207-14495-8), p51

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