Castlecrag, New South Wales

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Castlecrag Sydney, New South Wales
Middle Harbour, view from Castlecrag
Population:	2,641
Established:	1860s
Postcode:	2068
Area:	1.49 km² (0.6 sq mi)
Location:	8 km (5 mi) north of Sydney CBD
LGA:	City of Willoughby
State District:	Willoughby
Federal Division:	North Sydney
Suburbs around Castlecrag: North Willoughby Middle Cove Castle Cove Willoughby East Castlecrag Seaforth Willoughby Northbridge Beauty Point

Castlecrag is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Castlecrag is located 8 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Willoughby.

Castlecrag is a suburb of historical significance that is bounded to the north, east and south by Middle Harbour and to the west by the heavily congested Eastern Valley Way.^[1] Castlecrag shares its postcode, 2068, with the surrounding suburbs of Willoughby, Middle Cove and North Willoughby.^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 Commercial Area 3 Population 4 References 4.1 Footnotes 5 External links

[edit] History

Castlecrag was originally planned by architect Walter Burley Griffin, who named the suburb after a towering crag of rock overlooking Middle Harbour, known locally as Edinburgh Castle. Griffin came to Castlecrag in 1925 after tiring of the politics surrounding implementation of his designs for Australia's capital city, Canberra. ^[3]

Early homes in Castlecrag were built using natural stone. They better fit into the environment, this was common practice in architecture of the Arts and Crafts movement^{[citation needed]}. Later homes were built with bricks using Griffin's patented Knitlock system^{[citation needed]}. Historically Castlecrag was noted in the early 20th Century as an experiment in communal and community planning and living, and for the liberal intellectual, Theosophical, Anthroposophical and Natural history views of its inhabitants^{[citation needed]}.

In recent times, the residents of the suburb have been noted for their opposition to the Warringah Freeway (Warringah Expressway),^[4] which was originally planned to link the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the Northern Beaches, but today terminates just south of Castlecrag in Naremburn.

[edit] Commercial Area

The Quadrangle Shopping Village in Edingburgh Road features a Coles supermarket and specialty shops. A small group of shops is located opposite.

Quadrangle Shopping Village

St James Anglican Church

[edit] Population

Castlecrag is a rather affluent harbourside area of Sydney. More than half of its households enjoy incomes that are within the top quartile of Sydney,^[5] and this is reflected in the median house price of $1,750,000.^[6]

[edit] References

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

• Castlecrag, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°48′05″S 151°13′12″E / -33.80137, 151.22007 (Castlecrag, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°48′05″S 151°13′12″E / -33.80137, 151.22007 (Castlecrag, New South Wales)
• Castlecrag, Willoughby City Council - community profile
• Map of Castlecrag
• Knitlock system.
• Biography of Mahony Griffin.
• MS-Word document on "Legacy of the Griffins at Castlecrag, Sydney".
• Castlecrag Progress Association.
• The Haven Amphitheatre, Castlecrag.
• Castlecrag Estate Ad circa 1927.

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