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Our family have been living in Banksia for 7 years. Banksia is a very peaceful and quiet suburb. There is a lot of open space and parkland at Banksia. Most of the dwellings in this suburb are houses. It is enjoyable to just walk around the quiet neighbourhood.
Banksia is very family-friendly as it is located close to several beaches. The closest one is Brighton-Le-Sands beach (2 minutes drive to the Brighton-Le-Sands beach, or you can walk there within 10 minutes). Our family enjoys morning walks and swimming there.
Banksia is also very close to the city. It is about 10km to the CBD. The train ride is about 20 minutes from Banksia Station to Central. You can also drive to the city in about 20 minutes. It also takes about 20 minutes to go to the north via M1.
The Banksia Bistro at Banksia hotel offers amazing food at a reasonable price. The Banksia Bristro is run by the famous chef Colin Fassnidge. Rocksia Hotel also offers very good pub food. If you want something fancier, there are also a lot of good restaurants located at Bay Street, Brighton-Le-Sands (10 minutes leisure walk or 2 minutes drive). A lot of dining options makes it really enjoyable to catch up with families and friends on the weekend. The local community is friendly and amiable. People are walking up and down Bay Street with their children or dogs. You can always hear birds chirring throughout the day.
There are a lot of good schools near Banksia, for example, St Francis Xavier’s Catholic Primary School Arncliffe; St Thomas More’s Catholic Primary School Brighton-Le-Sands; St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Rockdale (all within 5 minutes drive from Banksia). Secondary schools such as Marist College Kogarah and Sydney Technical High School are also within 10 minutes drive or bus/train from Banksia. There is a direct train to take you to the University of Sydney (Redfern) ( about 10 minutes train ride).
You can visit Barton Park Golf Range at Banksia if you like playing golf. If you want cycling, there are a lot of cycling paths located here that takes you to the Botonny Bay or Mascot. There is a new adventure playground, skate park and BBQ equipment near the Ador Reserve Precinct for young children.
There are also lots of shops nearby. For example, IKEA Tempe and Decathlon are only 7 minutes away; Rockdale Plaza also has lots of shops such as Woolworths, BigW, fresh food markets etc.
If you want to have a weekend getaway, it is just a short drive to the south coast. For example, it only takes about 40 minutes to drive to the Royal National Park (27km) to enjoy the nature walk/ hiking/ or beach fishing at Garie beach. If you want to go to Coogee Beach in the East, it is also only 14km away (about 25 minutes’ drive).