Balmain East, New South Wales

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Balmain East
Sydney, New South Wales

View of Sydney from Balmain East

Population:

1,757 (2001 census)

Established:

1995

Postcode:

2041

Area:

0.3 km²

Location:

5 km from Sydney CBD

LGA:

Municipality of Leichhardt

State District:

Port Jackson

Federal Division:

Sydney

Suburbs around Balmain East
Birchgrove	Port Jackson
Balmain	Balmain East	Darling Harbour
Balmain

Balmain East Wharf

Balmain East is a small suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balmain East is located 4kms west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt. See Balmain for detailed information.

Balmain East is located at the eastern end of the Balmain peninsular, in Sydney Harbour. It has a single boundary with the suburb of Balmain to the west.

1 History
2 Local Landmarks
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The area now known as Balmain East was part of a 550 acre (2.2 km²) grant to colonial surgeon Dr William Balmain (1762-1803) made in 1800 by Govenor John Hunter.

Balmain was first settled in 1836 and by 1861 had been divided into the well populated eastern areas of Balmain and the sparsely populated western area, extending to the gates of Callan Park.

The small peninsula that jutted out from the main Balmain Peninsula, along which the main artery road Darling St ran, was known to locals for decades as “East Balmain” and generally encompassed the area east of Hart St and Balmain Bowling Club. This dividing boundary was originally a natural swamp that was reclaimed early the early 1800s. Whilst the area was almost always referred to as East Balmain by locals, it was still generally regarded as just a name for the eastern peninsula of the suburb, in a similar way in that Birchgrove was the name given to the area of Balmain that encompassed Snails Bay (refer to the history of Birchgrove for more details on its name).

[edit] Local Landmarks

Balmain Pubs - Balmain is home to many famous drinking establishments.

[edit] Notes

↑ Postcode 2041 covers the suburbs of Balmain, Balmain East and Birchgrove.
↑ Combined population for all residents of postcode 2041.
↑ Median house price for all residents of postcode 2041.

[edit] References

Solling, M; Reynolds, P; Leichhardt: On the margins of the city, Allen & Unwin, 1997, ISBN 1-86448-408-X.
Lawrence, J; Warne, C; A Pictorial History of Balmain to Glebe, Kingsclear Books, 1995, ISBN 0-908272-40-5.