East Killara, New South Wales
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East Killara is a suburb
Suburb
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 on the Upper North Shore of Sydney
Sydney
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 in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
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. East Killara is located 15 kilometres north-west of the Sydney Central Business District
Sydney central business district
The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...

 in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council
Ku-ring-gai Council
Ku-ring-gai Council is a Local Government Area in the North Shore region of Sydney. It includes the suburbs of Lindfield, Killara, Gordon, Pymble, St Ives, Turramurra, Warrawee, and parts of Roseville, and Wahroonga. The region is named after the Kuringgai tribe who once inhabited the area...

. Killara
Killara, New South Wales
Killara is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Killara is located north of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. East Killara is a separate suburb and West Killara is a locality within Killara.-...

 is a separate suburb to the south-west.

East Killara is set in peaceful bushland. The main road is Koola Avenue which extends from Birdwood Avenue to Albany Crescent.

History

Killara is an Aboriginal word meaning permanent or always there.

Commercial area

There is a small shopping centre containing a bakery/supermarket, newsagent, pharmacy, fruit market, liquor store, butcher, hairdresser, thai restaurant, quilt shop and a real estate agent.

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