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Gymea, New South Wales

Gymea is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 26km south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. The post code is 2227, which it shares with adjacent suburb Gymea Bay. Gymea is primarily a residential suburb. The suburb's shopping strip, Gymea Village, has over the last decade become a popular shopping and 'café culture' district, with increasing numbers of cafés and restaurants opening along Gymea Bay Road. The Gymea Lily, Doryanthes excelsa is a 6m tall perennial that is prevalent in the area. It was named by the local Eora people and became the inspiration for the suburb's name, by government surveyor W.A.B. Geaves in 1855. The Gymea Lily has been adopted as a symbol of the area and features on the crest of many local organisations. Development in the area has eradicated most of the lillies but many can still be found, a few kilometres south, in the Royal National Park.