There's no place like home: Sutherland Shire has Sydney's lowest departure rate

By Matt Wade
Updated August 28 2015 - 7:50am, first published August 27 2015 - 3:23pm
Three generations of the Steege family haven't budged from the Shire. Photo: John Veage.
Three generations of the Steege family haven't budged from the Shire. Photo: John Veage.

It's the part of Sydney where people stay put, often for generations. Sutherland Shire - dubbed "God's own country" by locals - has the lowest rate of departures of any council area in Sydney.

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