Canterbury is a suburb in south-western
Sydney, in the state of New South Wales,
Australia. Canterbury is located 10.5 kilometres
south-west of the Sydney central business
district in the City of Canterbury.

The City of Canterbury takes its name from the
suburb but its administrative centre is located
in the adjacent suburb of Campsie, which is also
a large commercial centre. Canterbury is
surrounded by Ashbury to the north, Campsie
to the west, Earlwood to the south, and
Hurlstone Park to the east.

Canterbury has a mixture of residential,
commercial, retail and industrial
developments. Residential developments
include high density buildings and detached
housing. High density mixed use buildings
are located along Charles Street, Broughton
Street, Canterbury Road and Close Street.
Commercial developments are mostly situated
on Canterbury Road and surrounding streets.
Commercial offices will be built along
Canterbury Street, Broughton Street, Charles
Street and Close Street as part of the
Canterbury Centre Masterplan. Retail
developments including new shopping centres
will be built on Charles Street near the railway
station. The current shopping precinct, close to
Canterbury railway station, includes an Aldi
supermarket and the landmark Hotel
Canterbury. A recently opened shopping plaza
along Canterbury Road and Cooks Avenue
includes dining shops, a supermarket and a
fitness centre.