Southern Sydney covers a wide sweep from the inner south through the St George area to the Sutherland Shire. Much of the housing is post-war brick, with apartments clustered around rail hubs and shopping centres, and a mix of older cottages and recent renovations between them.
What shapes plumbing here
Homes of that era often have original drainage still serving extended houses, and original hot water units that have been replaced more than once. Waterside and beachside suburbs share the corrosion concerns of any coastal area, and hillier parts of the Shire have bushland edges where roots and leaf litter affect drains and gutters. Apartment blocks near stations are mostly strata-managed.
- Check gutters and downpipes regularly near trees and bushland.
- Expect extensions built over or near the original drain line.
- Coastal properties should inspect exposed metal fittings.
Other suburbs in this part of Sydney
These areas share much of the same character. They do not have their own guide on this site yet.
- Kogarah
- Hurstville
- Rockdale
- Sutherland
- Cronulla
- Miranda
This region does not yet have suburb pages, so use the wider guides: plumbing in Sydney, blocked drains and the emergency guide. The nearby Eastern Suburbs and Inner West regions have local pages.