Sutherland Shire

Sutherland Shire New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates	34°02′S 151°03′E / 34.033°S 151.050°E / -34.033; 151.050
Population	218,464 (2016 census)[1] (13th) 229,213 (2018 est.)[2]
• Density	590/km2 (1,529/sq mi)
Established	6 March 1906
Area	370 km2 (142.9 sq mi)
Mayor	Jack Boyd
Council seat	Council Chambers Sutherland
Region	Metropolitan Sydney
State electorate(s)	Cronulla Heathcote Miranda
Federal division(s)	Cook Hughes
Website	Sutherland Shire
LGAs around Sutherland Shire: Canterbury-Bankstown Georges River Bayside Southern Sydney Sutherland Shire Tasman Sea Wollongong Tasman Sea

Sutherland Shire is a local government area (LGA) in the southern region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutherland Shire is located approximately 26 kilometres south-southwest of the Sydney central business district, and comprises an area of 370 square kilometres (140 sq mi). As at the 2016 census, Sutherland Shire has an estimated population of 218,464.^[1] The area is colloquially known as "The Shire", and has featured in several reality television series.

Geographically, it is the area directly to the south of Botany Bay and the Georges River. Sutherland Shire is 26 kilometres (16 mi) south-southwest of the Sydney city centre, and is bordered by Bayside Council, City of Canterbury-Bankstown, City of Wollongong and the Georges River Council local government areas.

The administrative centre of Sutherland Shire is located in the suburb of Sutherland, with the council chambers located on Eton Street. As of 10 October 2024, the mayor of the Sutherland Shire is Cr. Jack Boyd, a Labor Party member.^[3]

Sutherland Shire contains what was the first landing site of Lieutenant James Cook, who went ashore onto what is now the suburb of Kurnell on 29 April 1770. It was originally intended to be the location of the first British Settlement, before Sydney Cove was chosen instead by Arthur Phillip of the First Fleet.^[4]