Sylvania, 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 Sylvania, in the Sutherland Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Sylvania |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Sutherland Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.01343 |
| Longitude | 151.0984 |
| Population | 10,422 |
| Density | 2363.3 /km² |
| Area | 4.4 km² |
| Elevation | 35 m |
| Postcode | 2224 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 19 km south-southwest |
Sylvania is a locality in the Sutherland Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of 10,422. The locality covers an area of 4.4 km², giving a population density of about 2363.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 35 m above sea level. It lies approximately 19 km south-southwest of Sydney. Sylvania is located at 34.0134°S, 151.0984°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2224.
Sylvania unfolds as a verdant embrace, a stretch of suburban tapestry woven with the salt tang of Botany Bay. It lies 5.7 km south of Hurstville, NSW (from Hurstville, NSW: bearing 184°T), and is situated 11.9 km south-south-east of Bankstown. Its landscape is a gentle undulation, a series of low ridges and sheltered inlets where the scrubby resilience of native bushland gives way to manicured lawns and the steady, measured geometry of residential streets. The air here carries a humid warmth, especially in the languid afternoons, a soft blanket of coastal air that seems to slow the world just a fraction. Sunlight, when it breaks through the haze, has a pale, diffused quality, catching the shimmer on the water and casting long, soft shadows from the gum trees that still cling to pockets of the terrain.
This part of the Sutherland Shire carries echoes of a history shaped by the waters that define its edges. Once a place where the Gadigal people moved with the seasons, its more recent past is a story of subdivision and suburban growth, spurred by its proximity to the burgeoning metropolis of Sydney. The local economy, once reliant on market gardens that fed the city, now thrives on a blend of retail, services, and the steady hum of commuters heading to employment centres further afield. Notable for its access to the foreshore, Sylvania offers a quiet counterpoint to the busier hubs of the shire, a place where the rhythm of everyday life is often dictated by the ebb and flow of the tide and the distant cry of seabirds.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Sylvania, 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 Sylvania, in the Sutherland Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Sylvania includes the postcode (2224), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Sutherland Shire 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 Sylvania 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. |