In some instances, the whole cadastral Parish of St George (both north and south) is grouped together and considered the inner south-west due to its geographical location from Sydney CBD.

At the time of the arrival of the First Fleet, the Eora tribe inhabited land from Port Jackson to Botany Bay and the Georges River.

[7] James Cook sailed HMS Endeavour into Botany Bay in 1770 for his first landing on the continent of Australia.

Wood gatherers, bark collectors, sawyers and charcoal burners moved into the area to work the forests of Simeon Lord and supply Sydney's timber needs.

The recipients were William Packer, Josh Thorp, James Oatley, Hannah Laycock, F. W. Unwin, Reuben and David Hannam, Patrick Moore, J. Beehag, John Porter and the larger grants were James Chandler and John and Robert Townson.

The regional identity was reinforced by the creation in 1949 of a federal electorate, the Division of St George, in the area.

Major centres feature a substantial number of Southern European and Asian migrants and their families.

There are also abundant bus routes serving the region operated by Transit Systems and U-Go Mobility.