Allawah, New South Wales

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Railway Parade, Allawah, Sydney
Railway Parade, Allawah, Sydney
Allawah Hotel, Railway Parade, Allawah, Sydney
Allawah Hotel, Railway Parade, Allawah, Sydney

Allawah is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Allawah is located 16 km south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Allawah is in the local government area of the Municipality of Kogarah. The postcode is 2218.

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Allawah is a small landlocked suburb, about 15-20 minutes walking distance from Hurstville. Allawah’s main shopping centre is located on Railway Parade, beside Allawah railway station. The Allawah shopping strip contains a newsagent, post office, corner store, real estate agent, take-away shops, an Italian restaurant called 'Little Italy' and the local watering hole and bottle shop, the Allawah Hotel.

Allawah railway station is on the City Rail Illawarra line. The railway station has had an upgrade in recent years, including the installation of lifts to benefit the mobility challenged. Trains stop at Allawah three times an hour during peak times, and twice an hour at all other times.

Lancelot Street, Allawah, Sydney
Lancelot Street, Allawah, Sydney

Allawah is an Aboriginal name meaning 'make your abode here' or 'remain here'.

The area was part of a land grant to Captain John Townson in 1808. The grant extended from King Georges Road and Stoney Creek Road to beyond Kogarah railway station. The railway line to Hurstville was opened in 1884 but the railway station at Allawah did not open until 23 October 1925. The post office opened in May 1933.

Allawah is in the federal government division of Barton and state government division of Kogarah.

  • St Raphaels Catholic Church, Illawarra Synagogue
  • St Raphaels Catholic School

  • The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

Coordinates: -33.9749° 151.1167°

Suburbs and localities within the Municipality of Kogarah | St George | Sydney

Allawah | Beverley Park | Blakehurst | Carlton | Carss Park | Connells Point | Hurstville Grove | Hurstville South | Kogarah | Kogarah Bay | Kyle Bay
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