Woolwich, New South Wales
| Woolwich Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°50′30″S 151°10′11″E / 33.8417°S 151.16968°ECoordinates: 33°50′30″S 151°10′11″E / 33.8417°S 151.16968°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 811 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2110 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 11 km (7 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Municipality of Hunter's Hill | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lane Cove | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | North Sydney | ||||||||||||
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Woolwich is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woolwich is located 11 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill. Woolwich sits on the peninsula between the Lane Cove River and the Parramatta River, jutting out from Hunters Hill.
History
The suburb's name is derived from its namesake Woolwich, by the banks of the Thames in London. Parramatta River had been known as the 'Thames of the Antipodes' and other nearby suburbs were also named after Thames localities of Greenwich, Putney and Henley.[2]
The area's Aboriginal name is 'Mookaboola' or 'Moocooboola', which means meeting of waters. An early settler was John Clarke, who bought land here in 1834 and is responsible for naming Clarke's Point. Samuel Onion was another early land owner with an ironmongery business and he gave the suburb its first name 'Onion Point' in 1835.
The world's first, union-led green ban was placed on the suburb. Jack Mundey and his followers in the Builder's Labourers Federation did not support the destruction of local habitat. They eventually won their battle and 'Kelly's Bush' remains today.
Population
Demographics
In the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing, the population of Woolwich stood at 812 people, 51.5% female and 48.5% male, and with a Median age of 49 years. 19.2% of the population was born overseas with England (5%), Hong Kong (1.8%) and New Zealand (1.7%) the most common. The five strongest religious affiliations in the area were in descending order: Catholic (29.6%), Anglican (23.4%), no religion (15%), Uniting Church (2.8%) and Presbyterian and Reformed (2.8%).[1]
Woolwich's population is typically wealthy, with a median weekly household income of $2,507, compared with $1,027 in Australia. The most common types of occupation for employed persons were Professionals (38.5%), Managers (22.4%), and Clerical and Administrative Workers (16.4%). 64.2% of the suburbs occupied private dwellings were family households, 17.8% were lone person households and there were no group households.[1]
Politics
| State Elections[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 63.5% | |
| Labor | 16.5% | |
| Greens | 12.1% | |
| Democrats | 6.5% | |
| Christian Democrats | 0.9% | |
| Unity Party | 0.4% | |
| Federal Elections[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 64.86% | |
| Labor | 28.17% | |
| Greens | 6.12% | |
| Christian Democrats | 0.57% | |
| Climate Change | 0.28% | |
| Independent | 0.00% | |
| Family First | 0.00% | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | 0.00% | |
Woolwich is in the federal electoral division of North Sydney. This seat was won by Joe Hockey, the current Treasurer of Australia at the 1996 federal election and retained most recently in the Australian federal election, 2013. [5] North Sydney is one of only two original divisions in New South Wales, along with Wentworth, which have never been held by the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
For NSW state elections, Woolwich is in the Electoral district of Lane Cove. As of 2003 this seat is held by Liberal MP Anthony Roberts, who was last re-elected in the 2007 state election except for the March 2011 NSW State election.[6]
Gallery
Woolwich Pier Hotel
Woolwich ferry wharf provides access to the Inner Harbour ferry services, which runs services to Circular Quay.
View from Longueville Wharf
Woolwich Docks
Schools
Marist Sisters' College, Woolwich and Woolwich Public School.
Woolwich Public School
Marist Sisters' College, Woolwich from Longueville Wharf
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Woolwich (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ↑ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 276
- ↑ "State Electoral District - Lane Cove Results 2007". State Elections. Electoral Commission NSW. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-28. Percentages calculated using combined results for "Woolwich" polling booths, and only counting formal votes.
- ↑ "Polling Place - Woolwich". House of Representatives - Election 2007. Australian Electoral Commission. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
- ↑ "Electoral Division of North Sydney (NSW) The Hon Joe Hockey MP". Members. Commonwealth of Australia. 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ↑ "Mr Anthony John ROBERTS, MP". Legislative Assembly. Parliament of New South Wales. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Woolwich, New South Wales. |
- Terri McCormack (2008). "Kelly's Bush". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 27 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]
- Discover Hunters Hill