| Greenwich Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Population: | 5,054 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2065 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1.7 km² (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 7 km (4 mi) north west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Municipality of Lane Cove | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Lane Cove | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | North Sydney | ||||||||||||
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Greenwich (local pronunciation GREN-itch) is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Greenwich is located 7 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Lane Cove.
The suburb occupies a peninsula on the northern side of Sydney Harbour, at the opening of the Lane Cove River. The suburb features harbour views, a few pockets of bushland, shops, restaurants and cafes, a harbour swimming pool with shark net.
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The suburb's name is derived from its namesake Greenwich, 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 Putney, Woolwich and Henley.
The first known occasion when a European went to the area was in 1788, when Lieutenant Henry Ball passed through the area while returning from a trip to the Middle Harbour area. Land grants began in 1794 and industries developed in the area during the 1830s.[1]
Greenwich House—a two-storey Georgian home made from sandstone blocks—was built on the 20-acre (8.1 ha) estate of George Green in 1836 and still stands on the corner of George and St Lawrence Streets.[2] Gore Hill Memorial Cemetery was established in 1868 on the Pacific Highway, but has not been used for burials since 1974.
The eastern tip of Greenwich is called Manns Point, and was named after Captain Gother Kerr Mann, who lived from 1809 to 1899. Mann was the first Chief Commissioner for Railways, the Superintendent of convicts at Cockatoo Island and the builder of Fitzroy Dock.The largest industrial complex in the area was the Shell Company distribution and storage depot, which was set up in Greenwich in 1903.
Greenwich Public School is a local primary school with two separate campuses located 1.5 kilometres apart. The children of John Howard, the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, attended the school.[3]
Greenwich ferry wharf provides access to the Inner Harbour ferry services, with ferry services to Circular Quay. A bus service from Greenwich Point runs to McMahons Point, Lane Cove and St Leonards. The closest train stations are at St Leonards and Wollstonecraft.
The Greenwich Village Games are held every four years and feature numerous sports and competitions held mainly at Bob Campbell Oval (Gore Creek Oval) and Lane Cove Aquatic Centre. Greenwich Sports Club, which was founded in 1936, organises football (soccer) for men, women and children and netball for girls.
In the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing, the population of Greenwich stood at 5,054 people, 50.7% females and 49.3% males, with a Median age of 39 years. 28.4% of the population was born overseas with England (5.3%), New Zealand (2.9%) and China (1.9%) the most common. The five strongest religious affiliations in the area were in descending order: Catholic (23.5%), no religion (22.5%), Anglican (22.2%), Uniting Church (3.7%) and Presbyterian and Reformed (3%).[4]
Greenwich's population has a median weekly household income of $1,951, compared with $1,027 in Australia. The most common types of occupation for employed persons were Professionals (42.6%), Managers (18.1%), and Clerical and Administrative Workers (14.8%). 64% of the suburbs occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.5% were lone person households and 5.5% were group households.[4]
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Greenwich is in the now marginal Liberal federal electoral division of North Sydney. As of 1996 this seat is held by Joe Hockey, the Liberal Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing, who was last re-elected in the 2007 federal election.[7] 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, Greenwich 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.[8]
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