Mount Pleasant, New South Wales
This article is about a suburb of Wollongong. For an area in Penrith, see Cranebrook, New South Wales.
| Mount Pleasant Wollongong, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°23′S 150°52′E / 34.383°S 150.867°ECoordinates: 34°23′S 150°52′E / 34.383°S 150.867°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 906 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,810/km2 (4,700/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2519 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 6 km (4 mi) from Wollongong | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Wollongong | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Keira | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Cunningham | ||||||||||||
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Mount Pleasant is a suburb in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the northern flank of Mount Keira extending across to the Illawarra escarpment. It is home to the Rhododendron Park, found on Parrish Avenue.
History
John Dingwall owned land in the Mount Pleasant area. He named it after another estate which belonged to him. The village of Mount Pleasant, located on the mountainside, developed after the opening of the Mount Pleasant mine in 1861.[2]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mount Pleasant (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ↑ City of Wollongong. "Place Names of Wollongong". Archived from the original on 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2006-10-30.