Jannali, New South Wales

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


caption = Jannali Inn
lga = Sutherland Shire
postcode = 2226
est =
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov = Miranda, Menai
fedgov = Hughes, Cook
near-nw = Como
near-n = Oyster Bay
near-ne = Kareela
near-w = Bonnet Bay
near-e = Sylvania
near-sw = Woronora Heights
near-s = Sutherland
near-se = Kirrawee
dist1 = 28
dir1 = south
location1= Sydney CBD

Jannali is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Jannali is located 28 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. The postcode is 2226, which it shares with neighbouring Como and Bonnet Bay.

History

Jannali is an Aboriginal word, meaning "the Place Of The Moon", originating from the people of the Northern Territory. It is also used as a female given name. [http://www.sutherland.nsw.gov.au/ssc/rwpattach.nsf/viewasattachmentPersonal/shire_placenames_20041008.pdf/$file/shire_placenames_20041008.pdf History of Sutherland Shire Placenames]

The area began to develop with the arrival of the railway line in 1884. However, the railway station at Jannali was not built until 1931. The department of railways paid for the construction of the railway station and ramps while the local council paid for the road bridge over the station. This attracted residents to the suburb and many more homes were built after World War II when blocks of land were offered to returned servicemen. ["The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8 ]

Commercial Area

Jannali is a mainly residential area with a small shopping centre beside Jannali railway station. The shopping centre includes a surf shop, bakery, supermarkets, video shops, post office, restaurants, "the centre" [http://www.thecentrejannali.org.au] , clothes shops, petrol stations, gift shops, pub, real estate agent and newsagency.

Transport

Jannali railway station is on the Illawarra line of the CityRail network. Veolia NSW buses link Jannali to Miranda, Oyster Bay, Kareela, Como West and Bonnet Bay.

Parks

The residential streets feature many houses, units and local reserves which contain a diversity of flora and fauna. Jannali Reserve is a large recreational area on the western border.

chools

The suburb has three public schools: The Jannali High School, Jannali Public School & Jannali East Public School.

Jannali High School was formed in 1992 from the amalgamation of Jannali Girls High School and Jannali Boys High School.

Churches

Jannali Anglican Church [http://www.jannalianglican.org.au/modules/content/?id=34] , Jannali Uniting Church, Jannali Presbyterian Church, Jannali Congregational Church.

References

External links

* [http://www.jannali.com/ Jannali - NSW Australia]