Named after John Watson (1867–1941), Prime Minister of Australia 27 April–12 August 1904.
Area
47 sq km
Location Description:
Watson covers an area from the Main Suburban Railway, Centenary Drive and the Hume Highway in the north to the South Western Motorway, Kingsgrove Road and Canterbury Road in the south. In the east by Old Canterbury Road and Prospect Road and in the west by Fairford Road, Stacey Street, Rookwood Road, Joseph Street and Olympic Dive. The main suburbs include Ashfield, Bankstown (part), Belfield, Belmore, Campsie, Canterbury (part), Chullora, Croydon Park, Enfiled, Greenacre, Kingsgrove, Lakemba, Mount Lewis, Punchbowl, Rookwood, Roselands and Strathfield South. This description reflects local government areas in existence in 2015.
Products/industries of the area:
Light manufacturing and service industries.
First proclaimed/election:
1992/1993 (Watson became a division in 1992 but was previously known as St George which became a division in 1948.)
Demographic rating:
Inner Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs.
