Taren Point, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Taren Point
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption = Taren Point Public School
lga = Sutherland Shire
postcode = 2229
pop =
area =
est =
propval =
stategov = Cronulla
fedgov = Cook
dist1 = 20
dir1 = south
location1= Sydney CBD
near-nw =
near-n = Sans Souci
near-ne =
near-w = Sylvania Waters
near-e = Woolooware
near-sw = Miranda
near-s = Caringbah
near-se = Caringbah

Taren Point is a suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Taren Point is located 20 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire.

Taren Point is a small suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Sylvania Waters and Caringbah. Taren Point is on the peninsula where the Captain Cook Bridge crosses north over the Georges River to Sans Souci, in the St George area.

Taren Point contains a mix of residential, commercial and some industrial areas. The residential area is located along the bank of the Georges River, at the mouth of Botany Bay. Most of the commercial and industrial areas are centred on Taren Point Road and to the east towards Woolooware Bay.

History

Taren Point was originally called Comyns Point, then Cummins Point and later Commins Point, believed to be after a local resident. The origins of Taren Point are also unclear. Thomas Holt (1811-88) owned the land that stretched from Sutherland to Cronulla and his name is commemorated with Holt Road. [ "The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, p252 ]

Landmarks

* Taren Point Public School
* Woolooware Shores Anglican Retirement Villages, Diocese of Sydney

Commercial developments

* Flower Power
* Harvey Norman Business Centre
* Officeworks
* Hungry Jacks, McDonalds, Red Rooster, Subway
* Veolia NSW Bus Depot

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