East Hills, New South Wales — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of East Hills, in the Canterbury-Bankstown Council local government area.
| Locality | East Hills |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Canterbury-Bankstown Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -33.96119 |
| Longitude | 150.98777 |
| Population | 3,146 |
| Density | 2215.5 /km² |
| Area | 1.4 km² |
| Elevation | 9 m |
| Postcode | 2213 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 23 km west-southwest |
East Hills is a locality in the Canterbury-Bankstown Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 3,146. The locality covers an area of 1.4 km², giving a population density of about 2215.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 9 m above sea level. It lies approximately 23 km west-southwest of Sydney. East Hills is located at 33.9612°S, 150.9878°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2213.
East Hills unfolds across a landscape of gentle slopes and broad, sunlit avenues, where the air often carries a faint, dry scent of eucalypt and the distant hum of traffic. It lies 6.4 km south-west of Bankstown, NSW (from Bankstown, NSW: bearing 224°T), and is situated 12.0 km south-south-west of Auburn. The houses, a mix of brick bungalows and more modern constructions, are interspersed with pockets of green – manicured lawns and the wilder, untamed edges of bushland that press in from the south and west. It’s a place where the sky feels vast, particularly in the late afternoon, when the light softens and casts long, languid shadows that stretch and deepen, lending a painterly quality to the ordinary streetscapes. The ground here, a rich, ochre-tinged earth, whispers of a time before bitumen and fences, a quiet resilience beneath the suburban veneer.
The history of East Hills is intrinsically tied to the broader development of the region, a story of agricultural beginnings gradually yielding to urban expansion. Once part of larger farming estates, the land was parcelled and sold, transforming rolling pastures into the suburban grid that defines the area today. The local economy, while now largely residential and supported by a network of local businesses and services, retains echoes of its past; the proximity to larger industrial and commercial centres means many residents commute, their daily journeys a modern iteration of earlier treks to market. A distinctive feature of East Hills is its accessibility, a crossroads of sorts, connecting disparate parts of the city, and its character is shaped by the constant ebb and flow of people, a subtle, almost imperceptible current that animates its streets.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of East Hills, New South Wales with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on East Hills, in the Canterbury-Bankstown Council local government area.
Detailed location data for East Hills includes the postcode (2213), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Canterbury-Bankstown Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct East Hills is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |