Wolli Creek, New South Wales

Wolli Creek (formerly known as North Arncliffe) is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Wolli Creek is situated between the suburbs of Arncliffe and Tempe, 10 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area.

The traditional owners of the land around the Wolli Creek Valley were the Bidjigal people (River Flat Clan) of the Eora Nation.

It was named after 'Vale of Tempe', a beautiful valley in ancient Greek legend set at the foot of Mount Olympus.

She remarked on the spacious and lofty rooms and the 'fine large and open orchard of fruit trees, intersected by wide and shady walks'.

The new suburb was to be called North Arncliffe, but residents in the area petitioned the council to conduct a vote to select a better name.

[6] The main retail precinct is the Village Square, which is directly opposite the Wolli Creek station entrance and contains a wide array of restaurants and cafés, a pharmacy, barber and other shops.

[1] The Princes Highway links Wolli Creek north to Tempe and the Sydney central business district and south to Arncliffe and Rockdale.

The M5 South Western Motorway, with entrances and exits at nearby Arncliffe, runs south-west towards Liverpool and north-east towards Botany and the city.

Restaurants and shops in the Village Square
A T4 Illawarra line service at Wolli Creek station