Sylvania

Sylvania is a suburb in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 22 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire.

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Type: Suburb with 10,400 residents
Description: locality in New South Wales, Australia
Also known as: “Sylvania, New South Wales” and “Sylvania, New South Wales, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include McDonald’s and Sylvania High School.

McDonald’s

Fast food restaurant

Photo: Dirk Tussing, CC BY-SA 2.0.

McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food restaurant chain. Founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino, California, the company has grown into one of the world's largest restaurant chains. McDonald’s is situated 3½ km southeast of Sylvania.

Sylvania High School

School

Sylvania High School is a high school situated in the Sutherland Shire, in the Southeast region of Sydney, New South Wales. 793 students.

Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve

Garden

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Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve is one of the few specialised gardens in Sydney to focus entirely on Australian native plants. Located at Kareela in Sutherland Shire and established in 1970 as a tribute to Joseph Banks, the landscaped garden covers an area of 2.2 hectares, with 4 kilometres of sealed paths.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caravan Head and Jannali.

Caravan Head

Neighborhood

Caravan Head is a locality in Sutherland Shire, southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the suburb of Oyster Bay. It is situated on the southern bank of the Georges River.

Jannali

Suburb

Photo: J Bar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jannali is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Jannali is located 28 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. Jannali is situated 3 km west of Sylvania.

Como West

Locality

Como West is a locality in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the western part of the suburb of Como. The postcode is 2226, the same as Como. Como West is situated 3½ km west of Sylvania.

Sylvania

Category: locality
Location: St George and Sutherland Shire, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.01412° or 34° 0′ 51″ south

Longitude

151.09882° or 151° 5′ 56″ east

Population

10,400

Elevation

35 metres (115 feet)

Open location code

4RQHX3PX+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 20919225

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

2205984

Wikidata ID

Q12070425

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Urdu—“Sylvania” goes by many names.

Danish: “Sylvania”
French: “Sylvania”
Irish: “Sylvania”
Japanese: “シルヴァニア (ニューサウスウェールズ州)”
Romanian: “Sylvania, New South Wales”
Urdu: “سلوانیا، نیو ساؤتھ ویلز”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sylvania Heights and Sylvania Waters.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Webber Street Reserve and Sylvania Road North Reserve.

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