having been developed only since the early 1980s, and as such, nearly all the homes are new 4-bedders with dual bathrooms and double-garages and mostly owner occupied. In fact, the region has one of the highest rates of home ownership in Australia, at over 81%. Sport and recreation Menai Hawks Football club is the largest sporting club in the area with 1,300 members playing soccer every week based at Buckle Reserve Menai. An indoor sporting complex is adjacent to the Menai Marketplace shopping centre. Menai is home to the Menai Junior Rugby League Football Club. Menai is also home to the Menai Dragons basketball association. The local council operates the Menai Indoor Sports Centre. A small commercial swimming pool Menai Swim Academy operates from Old Illawarra Road at Menai. Schools Menai's schools include Menai Primary [K-6], Aquinas College [Catholic, 7-12] and Holy Family Primary School [Catholic, K-6]. Menai High School [7-12] is not in Menai, but just outside in Illawong. Churches Holy Family Catholic Church, which services the 2234 postcode area, has an affiliated Catholic infants, primary and high school. There are also several other "Menai" Churches serving the 2234 area, within Menai and in surrounding suburbs. They include Menai Anglican Church (St Paul's Anglican Church, Broughton Place, Barden Ridge), Menai Baptist Church (at Inaburra School, 77 Billa Rd, Bangor), Menai Salvation Army Church (11 Pilliga Pl, Bangor), Urban Life Church (Unit 8/800-812 Old Ilawarra Rd, Menai), Hope Community Church (545 Old Illawarra Rd, Menai), Christian Reformed Church (Cnr Allies Rd and Elliston Place, Barden Ridge), and Menai Illawong Uniting Church (281-289 Fowler Rd, Illawong). There was once also a Menai Congregational Church Opposite the original (wooden) Menai Public School Emergency services The Metropolitan Fire Brigade is located on Menai Road, near the intersection of Old Illawarra Road. The State Emergency Service (SES) is located near the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, taking over from the previous occupant, the Rural Fire Service (RFS) who now operate from a new station built in Barden Ridge in 2015. The Ambulance Station is across the road from the metropolitan fire brigade and SES. References Suburbs of Sydney Sutherland Shire