Bundanoon, like its fellow Southern Villages of the Southern Highlands, has had a boom-and-bust economic cycle. The town became a well-known tourist destination early in the 20th century; its picturesqueness and the scenery of what is now Morton National Park, combined with being served by the railway network, made it a pleasant and convenient holiday area for city dwellers who could not afford more expensive accommodations at the popular Blue Mountains resort area. By the 1950s, however, changes in lifestyle, particularly the affordability of the motor car, gave city dwellers more options and Bundanoon declined.
The Sydney real estate boom of the early 21st century made Bundanoon an affordable haven within commuting distance of the city. Property values increased several-fold, and houses in Bundanoon were selling for over a million dollars by 2007.
At the 2021 census there were 2,869 people residing in Bundanoon.[4]
The 2016 census recorded 2,729 people living in Bundanoon. The town's population was significantly older than the general population: their median age was 56 years, 18 years older than the national median age of 38. Children aged under 15 made up 13.8% of the population (fewer than the national average of 18.7%) and people aged 65 years and over made up 36.0% of the population (more than double the national average of 15.8%). This is reflected in the low workforce participation, with only 1,078 of the 2,729 people reporting themselves as being in the labour force. Of these, 49.6% were employed full-time, 41.7% were employed part-time and 4.2% were unemployed. 76.6% of people living in Bundanoon were born in Australia; the next most common countries of birth were England 8.7%, New Zealand 1.4%, and Germany 1.1%. 92.5% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 29.4%, Anglican 27.4% and Catholic 18.7%.[5]
Annual eventsEdit
Brigadoon Highland Gathering – every April (established 1977) – attracts Scottish participants and tourists from around the world.
Garden Ramble – every October (established 1996)
Bundanoon hosts the Sydney Gilbert & Sullivan Opera every spring over 1 weekend. Performances are a sellout at the Soldiers' Memorial Hall and are a much loved annual event.
ChurchesEdit
Anglican: Part of the Sutton Forest parish.[6] In 1879, Holy Trinity Anglican church was built on its present site. (The timber church was destroyed by bushfire in December 1904; rebuilt in stone in 1905.)[7]
Catholic: Part of the parish of St Paul's in Moss Vale.[8] St Brigid's Catholic Church was built in 1895. Prior to that, Roman Catholic services were conducted at Sutton Forest.[7]
Uniting: Part of the Moss Vale–Bundanoon–Robertson parish.[9]
By 1870 the Primitive Methodist Church was established on the corner where the Soldiers' Memorial Hall now stands. The Primitive Methodists moved to a new building in 1885 (now the Uniting Church) and leased the original site to shop owners.[7]
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
St Brigid's Catholic Church
Uniting Church
Other places of worshipEdit
Theravada Buddhist: Santi Forest Monastery is at 100 Coalmines Rd, Bundanoon. Santi Forest vihara is a Buddhist Nuns' hermitagemeditation and contemplative monastery, a place of practice for Bhikkhunī nuns in the Theravada Forest tradition of Buddhism.
SchoolEdit
Bundanoon Public School was established in 1871. It had an enrolment of 190 students as at 2016,[10] which had dropped to 160 in 2020.[11]
The Primitive Methodist Church hall served as the first school, with Mrs Dinah Osborne as teacher. A new school of two rooms was built in 1880 and is still used as the school library.
TransportEdit
Bundanoon railway station is located on the Southern Highlands line. Most services terminate at Moss Vale, meaning Bundanoon only receives limited services. Sydney to Canberra services also stop at the station.
Local bus services are provided by Berrima Bus Lines.[12]
On the day of the 2011 census, 4.1% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 65.3% by car (either as driver or as passenger).[13]
SportEdit
Football - Bundanoon Rebels Football Club (est 1991) enters junior and senior teams in the local Highlands competition. Soccer is the main winter sport played with 5 acres of fields provided at Ferndale Reserve.
Cricket - Bundanoon Cricket Club enters junior cricket teams for boys and girls, and senior cricket teams, in the HDCA competition.
Rolloff World Championships are held in Bundanoon.[14]
Heritage listingsEdit
Bundanoon has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The town was originally named Jordan's Crossing. The change of name for post office was gazetted in April 1881,[16] although it had been reported as "Bundanoon township at Jordan's Crossing" when a meeting was held in 1870 to establish the public school.[17]
Bundanoon History GroupEdit
Established in the early 1980s, the Bundanoon History Group meets once a month in The Old Goods Shed, where its collection of photographs and written records are held.[18]
Sign welcoming people to Bundanoon
Ban on bottled waterEdit
In July 2009 "Bundy on Tap",[19] a community initiative in Bundanoon, declared itself opposed to the sale of bottled drinking water on environmental grounds; local businesses instead committed themselves to filling re-usable bottles with tap water on request.[20][21] The issue of bottled water was to protest against companies Norlex and Coca-Cola (that owns Australian bottled water brands Neverfail and Mount Franklin) extracting water from the town's groundwater.
^"Government Gazette". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 13, 434. New South Wales, Australia. 21 April 1881. p. 3. Retrieved 19 June 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Bundanoon". The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle. New South Wales, Australia. 29 October 1870. p. 5. Retrieved 19 June 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"About Us". Bundanoon History Group. from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Banning the bottle puts Bundy on the map". Abc.net.au. 9 July 2009.
^"The Australian town that kicked the bottle". The Independent. 28 September 2009.
^Fernandez, Timothy (7 January 2020). "Bundanoon had no warning of out-of-control bushfire that leapt 30km in two hours". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
^Vivian, Steve; McLaren, Nick; Dugan, Caitlin (5 January 2020). "Blaze rips through properties in idyllic Southern Highlands south-west of Sydney". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
External linksEdit
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bundanoon.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bundanoon, New South Wales.
Bundanoon Village Website
Brigadoon Highland Gathering at Bundanoon
Morton National Park at Bundanoon
. (local newspaper). Archived from the original on 21 May 2008.
Sunnataram Forest Monastery
Bundanoon Garden Ramble
Bundy on Tap
October 16, 2023
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Bundanoon ˈ b ʌ n d e ˌ n uː n is a town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales Australia in Wingecarribee Shire on Gandangarra and Dharawal Country where these two countries meet 2 It is an Aboriginal name meaning place of deep gullies 3 and was formerly known as Jordan s Crossing Bundanoon is colloquially known as Bundy Bundi Bundanoon New South WalesBundanoon Town Centre at duskBundanoonCoordinates34 39 S 150 18 E 34 650 S 150 300 E 34 650 150 300Population2 642 UCL 2021 1 Postcode s 2578Elevation675 m 2 215 ft Location150 km 93 mi SW of Sydney22 km 14 mi SW of Moss Vale57 km 35 mi E of Goulburn83 km 52 mi WSW of WollongongLGA s Wingecarribee ShireCountyCamdenParishSutton ForestState electorate s GoulburnFederal division s HumeMean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall28 C 82 F 2 C 36 F 1 155 6 mm 45 5 inLocalities around Bundanoon ExeterPenrose Bundanoon MerylaWingelloBundanoon like its fellow Southern Villages of the Southern Highlands has had a boom and bust economic cycle The town became a well known tourist destination early in the 20th century its picturesqueness and the scenery of what is now Morton National Park combined with being served by the railway network made it a pleasant and convenient holiday area for city dwellers who could not afford more expensive accommodations at the popular Blue Mountains resort area By the 1950s however changes in lifestyle particularly the affordability of the motor car gave city dwellers more options and Bundanoon declined The Sydney real estate boom of the early 21st century made Bundanoon an affordable haven within commuting distance of the city Property values increased several fold and houses in Bundanoon were selling for over a million dollars by 2007 Several houses in the town were destroyed by a bushfire in January 2020 Contents 1 Population 2 Annual events 3 Churches 4 Other places of worship 5 School 6 Transport 7 Sport 8 Heritage listings 9 History 9 1 Bundanoon History Group 9 2 Ban on bottled water 9 3 2020 Bushfire 10 Notable residents 11 References 12 External linksPopulation EditAt the 2021 census there were 2 869 people residing in Bundanoon 4 The 2016 census recorded 2 729 people living in Bundanoon The town s population was significantly older than the general population their median age was 56 years 18 years older than the national median age of 38 Children aged under 15 made up 13 8 of the population fewer than the national average of 18 7 and people aged 65 years and over made up 36 0 of the population more than double the national average of 15 8 This is reflected in the low workforce participation with only 1 078 of the 2 729 people reporting themselves as being in the labour force Of these 49 6 were employed full time 41 7 were employed part time and 4 2 were unemployed 76 6 of people living in Bundanoon were born in Australia the next most common countries of birth were England 8 7 New Zealand 1 4 and Germany 1 1 92 5 of people only spoke English at home The most common responses for religion were No Religion 29 4 Anglican 27 4 and Catholic 18 7 5 Annual events EditBrigadoon Highland Gathering every April established 1977 attracts Scottish participants and tourists from around the world Garden Ramble every October established 1996 Bundanoon hosts the Sydney Gilbert amp Sullivan Opera every spring over 1 weekend Performances are a sellout at the Soldiers Memorial Hall and are a much loved annual event Churches EditAnglican Part of the Sutton Forest parish 6 In 1879 Holy Trinity Anglican church was built on its present site The timber church was destroyed by bushfire in December 1904 rebuilt in stone in 1905 7 Catholic Part of the parish of St Paul s in Moss Vale 8 St Brigid s Catholic Church was built in 1895 Prior to that Roman Catholic services were conducted at Sutton Forest 7 Uniting Part of the Moss Vale Bundanoon Robertson parish 9 By 1870 the Primitive Methodist Church was established on the corner where the Soldiers Memorial Hall now stands The Primitive Methodists moved to a new building in 1885 now the Uniting Church and leased the original site to shop owners 7 nbsp Holy Trinity Anglican Church nbsp St Brigid s Catholic Church nbsp Uniting ChurchOther places of worship EditTheravada Buddhist Santi Forest Monastery is at 100 Coalmines Rd Bundanoon Santi Forest vihara is a Buddhist Nuns hermitage meditation and contemplative monastery a place of practice for Bhikkhuni nuns in the Theravada Forest tradition of Buddhism School EditBundanoon Public School was established in 1871 It had an enrolment of 190 students as at 2016 10 which had dropped to 160 in 2020 11 The Primitive Methodist Church hall served as the first school with Mrs Dinah Osborne as teacher A new school of two rooms was built in 1880 and is still used as the school library Transport EditBundanoon railway station is located on the Southern Highlands line Most services terminate at Moss Vale meaning Bundanoon only receives limited services Sydney to Canberra services also stop at the station Local bus services are provided by Berrima Bus Lines 12 On the day of the 2011 census 4 1 of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 65 3 by car either as driver or as passenger 13 Sport EditFootball Bundanoon Rebels Football Club est 1991 enters junior and senior teams in the local Highlands competition Soccer is the main winter sport played with 5 acres of fields provided at Ferndale Reserve Cricket Bundanoon Cricket Club enters junior cricket teams for boys and girls and senior cricket teams in the HDCA competition Rolloff World Championships are held in Bundanoon 14 Heritage listings EditBundanoon has a number of heritage listed sites including Main Southern railway Bundanoon railway station 15 History EditThe town was originally named Jordan s Crossing The change of name for post office was gazetted in April 1881 16 although it had been reported as Bundanoon township at Jordan s Crossing when a meeting was held in 1870 to establish the public school 17 Bundanoon History Group EditEstablished in the early 1980s the Bundanoon History Group meets once a month in The Old Goods Shed where its collection of photographs and written records are held 18 nbsp Sign welcoming people to BundanoonBan on bottled water Edit In July 2009 Bundy on Tap 19 a community initiative in Bundanoon declared itself opposed to the sale of bottled drinking water on environmental grounds local businesses instead committed themselves to filling re usable bottles with tap water on request 20 21 The issue of bottled water was to protest against companies Norlex and Coca Cola that owns Australian bottled water brands Neverfail and Mount Franklin extracting water from the town s groundwater 2020 Bushfire Edit In January 2020 the town was affected by a bushfire during the 2019 20 Australian bushfire season Several homes were destroyed 22 23 Notable residents EditDavid Foster born 1944 novelist Margaret Jeffrey 1896 1977 senior policewomanReferences Edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Bundanoon Urban Centre and Locality Australian Census 2021 nbsp Map of Indigenous Australia Aiatsis gov au 10 January 2021 Bundanoon Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW Geographical Names Board of New South Wales Retrieved 28 June 2009 nbsp 2021 Bundanoon NSW Census All persons QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 20 August 2022 Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Bundanoon 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 11 July 2017 nbsp Service Times Part of the Sutton Forest Archived from the original on 14 January 2014 Retrieved 9 February 2013 a b c Bundanoon Archived from the original on 25 February 2013 Retrieved 2013 02 09 St Paul s Parish Bundanoon Community Archived from the original on 30 January 2013 Retrieved 2013 02 09 Moss Vale Uniting Church Mossvale unitingchurch org au Retrieved 8 February 2022 2016 Annual Report PDF Bundanoon Public School p 3 Archived PDF from the original on 24 June 2021 Retrieved 24 June 2021 2020 Annual Report PDF Bundanoon Public School p 3 Archived PDF from the original on 24 June 2021 Retrieved 24 June 2021 Berrima Buslinesgroup com au Retrieved 8 February 2022 Australian Bureau of Statistics 31 October 2012 Bundanoon 2011 Census QuickStats Retrieved 11 July 2017 nbsp So you want to be a world champion Try some of these sports Theroar com au Retrieved 8 February 2022 Bundanoon Railway Station and yard group New South Wales State Heritage Register Department of Planning amp Environment H01104 Retrieved 18 May 2018 nbsp Text is licensed by State of New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment under CC BY 4 0 licence Government Gazette The Sydney Morning Herald No 13 434 New South Wales Australia 21 April 1881 p 3 Retrieved 19 June 2021 via National Library of Australia Bundanoon The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle New South Wales Australia 29 October 1870 p 5 Retrieved 19 June 2021 via National Library of Australia About Us Bundanoon History Group Archived from the original on 26 February 2019 Retrieved 24 June 2021 Archived copy Archived from the original on 15 September 2009 Retrieved 16 February 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Banning the bottle puts Bundy on the map Abc net au 9 July 2009 The Australian town that kicked the bottle The Independent 28 September 2009 Fernandez Timothy 7 January 2020 Bundanoon had no warning of out of control bushfire that leapt 30km in two hours ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 10 January 2020 Vivian Steve McLaren Nick Dugan Caitlin 5 January 2020 Blaze rips through properties in idyllic Southern Highlands south west of Sydney ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 10 January 2020 External links Edit nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bundanoon nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bundanoon New South Wales Bundanoon Village Website Brigadoon Highland Gathering at Bundanoon Morton National Park at Bundanoon The Southern Highlands News local newspaper Archived from the original on 21 May 2008 Sunnataram Forest Monastery Bundanoon Community Web Bundanoon Garden Ramble Bundy on Tap Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bundanoon New South Wales amp oldid 1127004113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
