Northwood, New South Wales
Northwood is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, eight kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Lane Cove. Northwood is on the northern side of the Lane Cove River between Woodford Bay and Gore Creek.
| Northwood Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Northwood Wharf | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 916 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2066 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 8 km (5 mi) north-west of Sydney central business district | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Municipality of Lane Cove | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lane Cove | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | North Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
Northwood is named after Northwood House, designed by Edmund Blacket (1817–1883) and built by Mrs Jane Davy in 1878. The name was chosen because it is descriptive of its location, a woodland area in the north. Mrs Davy also built a ferry at her own expense, so that her family could travel to the city by ferry.[2] For the early history of Northwood see John and Pam Ball, Exploring the early history of Northwood, Riverview, 2016.
Heritage listings edit
Northwood has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 1 Private Road: Northwood House[3]
Transport edit
Busways bus route 261 from Lane Cove to King Street Wharf operates via Northwood.[4] Northwood ferry wharf is served by peak-hour Captain Cook Cruises services to Circular Quay.[5] The nearest railway station is St Leonards.
Population edit
Demographics edit
In the 2016 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing, the population of Northwood stood at 982 people, 49.2% females and 50.8% males, with a median age of 45 years. 31.3% of the population was born overseas with England (5.5%), Malaysia (2.1%) and New Zealand (1.5%) the most common. The five strongest religious affiliations in the area were in descending order: Catholic (29.5%), no religion (28.2%), Anglican (19.4%), and Uniting Church (3.4%).[6]
Northwood's population is typically wealthy, with a median weekly household income of A$4,152, compared with A$1,438 in Australia. The most common types of occupation for employed persons were Professionals (48.6%), Managers (17.4%), and Clerical and Administrative Workers (12.1%). 91.0% of the suburbs occupied private dwellings were family households, and 9.0% were single (lone) person households.[6]
Notable residents edit
Northwood was the home of landscape artist Lloyd Rees for many years before his death in 1988.[7] Many of his later paintings are of the area.
Northwood was also home to portrait artist William Pidgeon, aka Bill Pidgeon and WEP, (1909 – 1981) who was an Australian painter. He won the Archibald Prize three times, 1958, 1961 and 1968.
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Northwood (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson 1990 ISBN 0-207-14495-8
- ^ "Northwood House & Cottage". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00440. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ Route 261 timetable Transport for NSW
- ^ Lane Cove River Ferry Captain Cook Cruises
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Northwood (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Commonwealth of Australia, It's an Honour: AC, 1987. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
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