# Wareemba

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Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Suburb in New South Wales, Australia

Wareemba Suburb Hen and Chicken Bay Wareemba Location in greater metropolitan Sydney Interactive map of Wareemba Coordinates: 33°51′40″S 151°07′55″E / 33.861°S 151.132°E / -33.861; 151.132 Country Australia State New South Wales City Sydney LGA City of Canada Bay Location 10 km (6.2 mi) from Sydney CBD Government • State electorate Drummoyne • Federal division Reid Area • Total 0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi) Population • Total 1,519 (2021 census)[2] • Density 5,100/km2 (13,100/sq mi) Postcode 2046 Suburbs around Wareemba Abbotsford Abbotsford Chiswick Concord Wareemba Russell Lea Five Dock Five Dock Russell Lea

**Wareemba** is a [suburb](/source/Suburb) in the [Inner West](/source/Inner_West) of [Sydney](/source/Sydney) in the state of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), [Australia](/source/Australia). Wareemba is 12 kilometres west of the [Sydney central business district](/source/Sydney_central_business_district) in the [local government area](/source/Local_government_in_Australia) of the [City of Canada Bay](/source/City_of_Canada_Bay). Wareemba sits on the eastern shore of [Hen and Chicken Bay](/source/Hen_and_Chicken_Bay), on the [Parramatta River](/source/Parramatta_River). It is almost the smallest suburb in Sydney by land area.

## History

European settlement of the area began in the 1830s, with land mainly used for farming. The suburb was originally part of neighbouring suburb [Abbotsford](/source/Abbotsford%2C_New_South_Wales) until declared a separate suburb in 1993.[3] The name Wareemba comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "place where sweet water meets salt water".[3][4]

## Commercial area

Wareemba has a small group of shops located on [Great North Road](/source/Great_North_Road_(New_South_Wales)). Wareemba is known for its coffee shops, including one business that combines fruit shop with coffee shop[5]. Wareemba also has an IGA supermarket.

## Churches

Wareemba Gospel Hall is in Coranto Street.

## Population

The suburb of Wareemba had a population of 1,519 people, according to the 2021 Census of Population and Housing.[2]

### Demographics

Like the nearby suburbs of [Haberfield](/source/Haberfield%2C_New_South_Wales) and [Five Dock](/source/Five_Dock%2C_New_South_Wales), Wareemba has a large population of residents with [Italian](/source/Italy) ancestry (31.7%).

68.1% of people were born in Australia with the next most common countries of birth being Italy (9.3%), England (2.4%), China (1.7%), New Zealand (1.5%) and Greece (1.0%). 68.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian at 16.4%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic (48.7%), no religion (24.4%), Anglican (7.7%) and Eastern Orthodox (5.5%). 3.8% of the population chose not to state their religion.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Wareemba (suburb and locality)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL14166). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ABSStats_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ABSStats_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ABSStats_2-2) [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Wareemba (State Suburb)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL14166). *2021 Census QuickStats*. Retrieved 19 October 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nswgnr_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nswgnr_3-1) ["Wareemba"](https://proposals.gnb.nsw.gov.au/public/geonames/KWckZxrXKW). *Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW*. [Geographical Names Board of New South Wales](/source/Geographical_Names_Board_of_New_South_Wales). Retrieved 11 August 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Abbotsford – Wareemba"](http://profile.id.com.au/canada-bay/about?WebID=100&DataType=en). .id. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["La Frutteria"](https://www.facebook.com/lafrutteria.abbotsfordstore). *Facebook*.

v t e Suburbs and localities within the City of Canada Bay, Inner West, Sydney Abbotsford Breakfast Point Cabarita Canada Bay Chiswick Concord Concord West Drummoyne Five Dock Liberty Grove Mortlake North Strathfield Rhodes Rodd Point Russell Lea Strathfield Wareemba List of Sydney suburbs

v t e Geography of Parramatta River Sources Toongabbie Creek Darling Mills Creek Greystanes Creek Tributaries: left Vineyard Creek Subiaco Creek Archer Creek Smalls Creek Charity Creek Lane Cove River Tributaries: right Duck River Haslams Creek Powells Creek Iron Cove Creek Hawthorne Canal Islands Rodd Island Snapper Island Spectacle Island Cockatoo Island Parramatta River ferry services Parramatta Rydalmere Sydney Olympic Park Meadowbank Kissing Point Cabarita Abbotsford Chiswick Huntleys Point River crossings Rings Bridge Bernie Banton Bridge Lennox Bridge Barry Wilde Bridge Elizabeth Street Footbridge Macarthur Bridge Clyde-Carlingford railway bridge Thackeray Bridge (footbridge) Silverwater Bridge James Ruse Drive bridge John Whitton Bridge Meadowbank Railway Bridge Ryde Bridge Mortlake Ferry Gladesville Bridge River inlets and bays Homebush Bay Kissing Point Bay Morrisons Bay Kendall Bay Glades Bay France Bay Exile Bay Canada Bay Kings Bay Hen & Chicken Bay Looking Glass Bay Abbotsford Bay Wallumatta Bay Five Dock Bay Lukes Bay Drummoyne Bay Iron Cove Suburbs: north North Parramatta Rydalmere Ermington Melrose Park Meadowbank Putney Tennyson Point Gladesville Henley Huntleys Point Huntleys Cove Hunters Hill Woolwich Greenwich Suburbs: south Parramatta Camellia Silverwater Newington Wentworth Point Sydney Olympic Park Liberty Grove Rhodes Concord Mortlake Breakfast Point Cabarita Canada Bay Five Dock Wareemba Abbotsford Chiswick Drummoyne Russell Lea Rodd Point Haberfield Lilyfield Rozelle Birchgrove

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