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Alfords Point, New South Wales
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Alfords Point is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Alfords Point is located 28km south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. Alfords Point shares the postcode of 2234 with neighbouring suburbs of Menai, Bangor and Illawong.
Alfords Point is located on the southern bank of the Georges River. Alfords Point Bridge carries Alford Point Road north across the river to the suburb of Padstow Heights in the City of Bankstown.
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Alfords Point has a small shopping centre for the local residents.
Alfords Point contains two sporting ovals, which are used for soccer and cricket, in local competitions. Beautiful natural bushland is abundant in this area with many walking tracks and firetrails.
Alfords Point Primary school K-6 is a community-orientated school that often hosts community events and functions.
Jane Alford, widow of John Alford Senior owned 50 acres of land near here in 1828. Alford was originally the name given to an area of public reserve on the bank of the Georges River.
- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
- Sutherland Shire place names
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
| Suburbs and localities within the Sutherland Shire | Southern Sydney | Sydney |
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Alfords Point | Audley | Bangor | Barden Ridge | Bonnet Bay | Bundeena | Burraneer | Caravan Head | Caringbah | Como | Como West | Cronulla | Dolans Bay | Engadine | Grays Point | Gundamaian | Gymea | Gymea Bay | Heathcote | Illawong | Jannali | Kangaroo Point | Kareela | Kirrawee | Kurnell | Lilli Pilli | Loftus | Lucas Heights | Maianbar | Menai | Miranda | North Engadine | Oyster Bay | Port Hacking | Sandy Point | Sutherland | Sylvania | Sylvania Heights | Sylvania Waters | Taren Point | Warumbul | Waterfall | Woolooware | Woronora | Woronora Heights | Yarrawarrah | Yowie Bay |
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