Rose Bay, New South Wales
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Rose Bay is a harbourside, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 7 km east of the Sydney central business district and is covered by the local government areas of Waverley Municipal Council east of Old South Head Road and Woollahra Council on its western side, towards the bay. The postcode is 2029.
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[edit] Location
Rose Bay borders Vaucluse to the north, Dover Heights to the east, North Bondi to the south-east, and Bellevue Hill to the south-west. Lyne Park abuts Sydney Harbour, on its west.
Rose Bay is one of Sydney's most desirable and affluent suburbs. It is one of the few places you can view both the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge together.
[edit] History
Rose Bay was named after The Right Honourable George Rose (he was not knighted) who was joint Secretary to the British Treasury with Thomas Steele, after whom Steel(e) Point at Nielsen Park was named. The name Rose Bay was used as early as 1778 by Captain John Hunter[1].
From 1938 until 1974, flying boats landed in Sydney Habour on Rose Bay.
[edit] Schools
Private schools include Kambala Girls School, an Anglican all girls school with a grey uniform and fairly strong theatre and music departments. Kincoppal - Rose Bay is a Catholic school consisting of a senior, all girls school and a cooeducational junior school. Kincoppal - Rose Bay was originally Rose Bay Convent but amalgamated with Kincoppal Elizabeth Bay in the late 1970's to become "Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart".
Recently in addition to Rose Bay Public School a new public high school opened up in Rose Bay, the Rose Bay Secondary College. It was formed by the amalgamation of Vaucluse High School and Dover Heights High School. The cost of improving the school facilities at Rose Bay were to be funded by the sale of the campus at Vaucluse, but a recent surge in enrollments associated with the improved facilities has put the sale in doubt.
[edit] Recreation
There are two golf courses located in Rose Bay: Woollahra Golf Club; a public 9-hole course. Royal Sydney Golf Club; a private 27-hole championship course, not open to the public.
[edit] Housing
There are 2,138 flats in Rose Bay, or 55% of all dwellings. There are also 1,032 separate houses (27%) and 330 semi/terraces (9%). Of these, 41% are rented, 40% are fully owned and 10% are purchasing.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Population
According to the 2001 census, the population of Rose Bay was 9,085, which is .23% of the total population of Sydney (3,997,337).
59% of people in Rose Bay are Australian-born, compared to 61% for the wider Sydney area. Of the immigrants, most are from South Africa (7%), then the United Kingdom (7%), New Zealand (3%), Poland (2%) and Germany (1%).
20 to 39 year olds are the most prevalent in Rose Bay, with 33% of residents in this bracket. Next most common are people 40 to 59 (26%), then 60+ (19%), 5 to 19 (17%) and 0 to 4 (6%). 47% of Rose Bay residents are married, 35% have never been married, 8% are divorced, 7% are widowed and 3% are separated.
The top 5 religious affiliations for residents of Rose Bay are: Judaism (31%), Catholic (21%), Anglican (18%), No Religion (15%) and Orthodox (4%).
The occupational breakdown of Rose Bay residents is Professionals (15%), Intermediate Clerical/Sales/Service (8%), Associate Professional (8%), Managers and Administrators (6%) and Elementary Clerical/Sales/Service (4%), and the top five modes of transport to work are Car (driver) (25%), Train & Other (6%), Bus Only (5%), Car (passenger) (3%) and Worked at home (3%).
The education status of people living in Rose Bay is Not Attending (Working) (75%), Infants/Primary (7%), Secondary Education (7%), University or other Tertiary Institution (6%) and Technical or Further Education (2%).
[edit] Jewish population
Rose Bay has been the centre of Sydney's well-established Jewish community, which has now spread all over the Eastern Suburbs. It is still a strong centre for the Jewish population of Sydney, and has attracted a sizeable number of immigrants from Israel, South Africa and Russia.
[edit] References
- ^ Peter Roland: The Right Honourable George Rose. (1989). Woollahra History and Heritage Society Inc.
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
| Suburbs and localities within Waverley Council | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney |
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Ben Buckler | Bondi | Bondi Beach | Bondi Junction | Bronte | Charing Cross | Dover Heights | North Bondi | Queens Park | Rose Bay | Tamarama | Waverley |
| List of Sydney suburbs |
| Suburbs and localities within the Municipality of Woollahra | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney |
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Bellevue Hill | Darling Point | Double Bay | Edgecliff | Paddington | Point Piper | Rose Bay | Vaucluse | Watsons Bay | Woollahra |
| List of Sydney suburbs |
