F6 Southern Freeway, view south from Waterfall onramp

Waterfall is a small suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Waterfall is located 38km south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... km redirects here. ... The Sydney central business district (CBD) is, commercially, the most important in Australia. ... Map of Local Government Areas in New South Wales Types of LGAs in New South Wales The Local Government Areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas. ... Sutherland Shire is a Local Government Area in southern Sydney, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Heathcote is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Hughes is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order. ... Heathcote is a suburb south of Sydney, Australia, located in the Sutherland Shire, between Engadine and Waterfall. ... Audley is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Heathcote is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 34 km southwest of Sydney. ... Winter at Wattamolla beach. ... Helensburgh is a small leafy town (5,000+ population) in New South Wales, Australia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Southern Sydney is an informal, term to describe the local government areas and suburbs which form the southern part of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... A view of the Sydney CBD from the Harbour Bridge, the Circular Quay is in the foreground Map of the CBD The Sydney central business district (CBD) extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... Sutherland Shire is a Local Government Area in southern Sydney, Australia. ...

Waterfall is bordered to the north by the suburb of Heathcote followed by Engadine, further north. It is bounded by The Royal National Park to the east, and Heathcote National Park to the west. Helensburgh is the next town, travelling south. Waterfall marks the southern border of the Sutherland Shire. It is approximately 200 metres above sea level. Heathcote is a suburb south of Sydney, Australia, located in the Sutherland Shire, between Engadine and Waterfall. ... Engadine is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Royal National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 29 km southwest of Sydney. ... Heathcote is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 34 km southwest of Sydney. ... Helensburgh is a small leafy town (5,000+ population) in New South Wales, Australia. ... Sutherland Shire is a Local Government Area in southern Sydney, Australia. ...

Waterfall has only six streets. Its local school has only two rooms which have kindergarten to 2nd class in one room, and 3rd class to 6th class in another.

The bushland surroundings give the small suburb a natural surrounding and walking tracks lead from it into the neighbouring national parks. To the west is a dammed lake and behind it is Mount Westmacott.

History

Waterfall was a town created by railworkers that built the line from Sydney to Wollongong in the late 1800s. Waterfall is the highest point on the line, with steep rising gradients in both directions, and sidings were provided in both directions to allow freight wagons to be stowed and shunted.

The Waterfall State Sanitorium was established in 1909 for the treatment of tuberculosis patients.

The Waterfall train disaster on January 31, 2003, involved an interurban train service operated by unit G7 which crashed just past Waterfall. The cause of G7's crash was determined to be the "heart attack" of the driver and a failure of the safety equipment and the guard to stop the train. Media photo of police surveying the scene of the Waterfall Rail Disaster. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Transport

Waterfall is the last suburb heading south on the Princes Highway before it leads into the Southern Freeway (also known as the F6 freeway) to the city of Wollongong. The Princes Highway is a segment of Australias Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Adelaide, via Melbourne. ... Southern Freeway is a freeway linking Sydney to Wollongong. ... Wollongong is the 3rd largest city in the state of New South Wales, Australia, after Sydney and Newcastle. ...

Waterfall railway station is the terminus for the CityRail suburban Illawarra line. However some trains do terminate one stop further on at Helensburgh. Waterfall is also a stop on the south coast railway. Platform 1 to Sydney terminal, platform 2 to Port Kembla, Dapto, Kiama. Waterfall railway station is a Sydney railway station serving the suburb of Waterfall, New South Wales and is the last stop of the suburban Blue, or Illawara line, and provides fast and reasonably reliable transport to the central business district. ... The waiting area at  Central Railway Station, the main station on the CityRail network CityRail is an operating division of RailCorp, a publicly owned corporation of the government of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Illawarra Line and South Coast Line are located in Sydney, Australia, and are two rail lines in CityRails south coast network. ...

Coordinates: 34°08′S, 151°00′E This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...