Lavender Bay, New South Wales
| Lavender Bay Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Lavender Bay, NSW | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 870 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4,400/km2 (11,300/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2060 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.2 km2 (0.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 3 km (2 mi) north of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | North Sydney Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | North Shore | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | North Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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Lavender Bay is a harbourside suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Lavender Bay is located three kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of North Sydney Council.
The suburb takes its name from Lavender Bay, a natural feature of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) immediately west of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It lies between Milsons Point and McMahons Point. The suburb North Sydney is located, to the north. Lavender Bay is a residential suburb with expansive views of Sydney Harbour.
History
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Lavender Bay was named after the Boatswain (bosun), George Lavender, from the prison hulk "Phoenix", which was moored there for many years. The bay is dual-named Gooweebahree,[2] (also sometimes written as Quiberee[3]) in the Dharug language of the local inhabitants, the Cammeraygal people of the Eora nation. The colonists also called it Hulk Bay and sometimes Phoenix Bay. George Lavender lived on 14 acres (57,000 m2) adjacent to the property of Billy Blue. On 30 May 1915 Lavender Bay railway station was opened to take the place of Milsons Point railway station. This only lasted for seven weeks, as passengers refused to alight here and demanded that trains stop at Milsons Point. During the Sydney Harbour Bridge construction, Lavender Bay station was the terminus of the North Shore railway line. The area is now used to stable Sydney Trains rolling stock.[4]
Heritage listings
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Lavender Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 1 Walker Street: Brett Whiteley House[5]
Population
[edit]In the 2021 Census, there were 870 people in Lavender Bay. 59.4% of people were born in Australia and 75.5% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 41.6% and Catholic 23.9%.[1]
Landmarks
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- A wharf is located in the bay which provides access to private vessels.
- The Lavender Bay Baths (1910), also known as Cavill's Baths, a tidal swimming pool, were once popular with swimmers, located in the area beside the ferry wharf.
- Wendy Whiteley created a garden adjacent to her home, in the area between Clark Park and the old railway line. It is sometimes known as Wendy's Secret Garden, and is open to the public.
Churches
[edit]- Christ Church, Lavender Bay, a Lower North Shore landmark.
- The Jesuit Church of St Francis Xavier was founded in 1856 and is now part of North Sydney Parish.
Notable residents
[edit]- Donald Bradman lived in the harbourfront Bay View Street, and was one of the first few Australians to get a private telephone number while living in Bay View Street.[6]
- Artist Norman Lindsay lived at 'Heidelberg' at 9 Bay View Street; another artist, John Firth-Smith, occupied this same house many decades later.[citation needed]
- Artist Brett Whiteley lived in a house overlooking the Bay with his wife Wendy Whiteley; Wendy continued to live there as of 2019[update].[7] In 2018 the NSW Government granted heritage status to the Whiteleys' house, its views of Sydney Harbour, and Wendy's remarkable Secret Garden in recognition of the significance of the place to the history of Australian art.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lavender Bay (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ "NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Attenbrow, Val (2009). Aboriginal placenames around Port Jackson and Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Canberra: ANU ePress. ISBN 9781921666087.
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 150
- ^ "Brett Whiteley House and Visual Curtilage". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01949. Retrieved 18 February 2020. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Ildemere". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00390. Retrieved 14 November 2019. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ Gripper, Ali (4 January 2019). "The Whiteley magic: Why Brett and Wendy continue to inspire". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Kooyman, Veronica (20 August 2018). "In conversation with Wendy Whiteley". Sydney Living Museums.
External links
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Media related to Lavender Bay, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons