Kareela

Kareela is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Kareela is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Kareela was the first mixed-use estate developed by Stockland, developed in 1953. The estate was originally called Sylvan Headland. Sylvan Headland changed to Kareela after the estate opened. Kareela is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'place of trees

and water' or alternatively 'south wind' or 'wind rider'. The name for the suburb was approved by the Geographical Names Board in 1968. Most of the streets in Kareela are named after outright winners and line-honours winners of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race between 1945 and 1970.