Living in La Perouse
La Perouse is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, located about 14 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the City of Randwick.
History
La Perouse was named after the French navigator Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1741-88), who landed on the northern shore of Botany Bay west of Bare Island in January 1788.
Transport Links
La Perouse is served by bus 394 and is a short drive from the City and CBD.
Facilities and Schools
The area around the La Perouse peninsula is considered to be one of the best scuba diving sites in NSW. Bare Island has numerous dive sites, some of which extend to over 19 metres in depth and the reef around the area is very extensive. There is also a museum featuring instruments and artifacts recovered from French explorers, and a walking track from the museum up to the Endeavour Lighthouse, offering spectacular views across the bay to the site of Captain Cook’s Landing Place. Aboriginal demonstrations of boomerang throwing and guided tours being held at weekends, and on Sundays an outdoor reptile shown is held. In the precincts close to Frenchman’s Bay one can find a small selection of cafes, and the wider selection of shops, restaurants and educational facilities are only a short drive away to neighbouring suburbs.
