Rockdale

State Electoral District Of Rockdale

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Boundary Description

Commencing at Cape Solander at the mouth of Botany Bay: and bounded thence by a line north-easterly to Cape Banks; by the low water mark of the generally north-eastern shore of Botany Bay generally north-westerly to the generally southern boundary of the City of Randwick; by part of that boundary generally westerly, part of the generally south-western boundary of the City of Botany Bay generally north-westerly and part of the generally eastern boundary of the City of Rockdale north-westerly to the mouth of Cooks River; by that river upwards to Marsh Street; by that street south-westerly to the right bank of Cooks River; by that bank and Wolli Creek upwards to Bexley Road; by that road generally south-easterly, Reginald Street north-easterly, Broadford Street south-easterly, Forest Road southerly, Harrow Road, a line across Illawarra Railway, and again Harrow Road south-easterly, Princes Highway southerly and south-westerly and Jubilee Avenue south-easterly to the northern prolongation of the generally western boundary of Beverley Park Golf Course; by that prolongation and boundary, a line across Ramsgate Road, and the western boundary of Claydon Reserve and its prolongation generally southerly to the low water mark of the generally north-western shore of Kogarah Bay; by that low water mark generally south-westerly and the low water mark of the left bank of Georges River north-westerly to the eastern section of Georges River Bridge; by that bridge south-westerly to the low water mark of the right bank of Georges River; by that low water mark and the low water mark of the south-western shore of Gwawley Bay generally south-easterly to Sandy Point; by a line south-easterly to the low water mark of the generally south-eastern shore of Gwawley Bay; by that low water mark generally north-easterly, the low water mark of the right bank of Georges River, aforesaid, generally south-easterly, the low water mark of the generally south-western, the generally south-eastern and the generally north-eastern shore of Woolooware Bay generally south-easterly, generally north-easterly and generally north-westerly, again the low water mark of the right bank of Georges River generally north-easterly, the low water mark of the generally south-western shore of Botany Bay generally south-easterly and the low water mark of the generally north-western shore of Quibray Bay generally south-westerly to the mouth of Weeney Bay; by a line across that mouth south-easterly to the low water mark of the generally southern shore of Quibray Bay; by that low water mark and the low water mark of the generally north-eastern shore of that bay generally easterly and generally north-westerly and the low water mark of the generally southern shore of Botany Bay generally easterly and south-easterly to the point of commencement (excluding Bare Island and including all islands lying off the coast of the district above defined).

District Information

 

District of Rockdale (Area: 67.70 sq.kms)
How Constituted (Current and Predicted Electors) - as at 4.12.97 30.4.99


From the former District of Rockdale:
Part City of Rockdale 27,131 27,631


From the former District of Kogarah:
That part of the City of Rockdale and Municipality of Kogarah bounded by Georges River, Kogarah Bay, Beverley Park Golf Course, Jubilee Avenue, Princes Highway and the former boundary. 16,603 16,907


Total 43,734 44,538


NOTE: Part of the former District of Rockdale is transferred as follows:


To the District of Kogarah:
That part of the City of Rockdale bounded by Wolli Creek, Bexley Road, Reginald Street, Broadford Street, Forest Road, Harrow Road and the former boundary. 11,033 11,219