Dundas, New South Wales

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Dundas
Sydney,  New South Wales
Ponds Creek Rock Feature.JPG
The Ponds Creek, Dundas
Dundas, New South Wales
Population4,959 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density3,810/km2 (9,900/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 2117
Elevation30 m (98 ft)
Area1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Location21 km (13 mi) NW of Sydney CBD
LGA(s) City of Parramatta
State electorate(s) Parramatta
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Dundas:
Oatlands Telopea Dundas Valley
North Parramatta Dundas Eastwood
Rydalmere Rydalmere Ermington

Dundas is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Dundas is located 21 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta, and the electoral division of Bennelong. Dundas is a leafy green suburb, notably due to its centrepiece The Ponds Walk, which follows the Ponds Subiaco Creek. Dundas is part of the Northern Sydney region. [2]

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History

Dundas and surrounding areas were originally known as "The Ponds", a name still reflected in The Ponds Creek. The first private land grants in Sydney made in 1791 were in what is now North East Dundas and adjoining Dundas Valley and Ermington. This consisted of land grants to 14 former convicts and their families along the Ponds and Subiaco Creeks.

Reverend Samuel Marsden selected an area of 100 acres in the Field of Mars Parish, and named his farm "Dundas Farm" in honour of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville., [3] [4] who was also the Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department. [5] The area, nonetheless, was not known as Dundas until almost a century later.

The name Dundas came from one of the "hundreds" in which the County of Cumberland was divided into. The Hundred of Dundas was a county division that stretched from the Field of Mars Parish in the south to Berowra and surrounding parishes to the far north. The Field of Mars including the modern-day suburbs of Marsfield, Macquarie Park, Carlingford, Epping and Dundas.

When the Dundas Post Office on Kissing Point Road opened on 1 March 1861, it was called the Pennant Hills Post Office, but this changed to Field of Mars in 1867. [5] In 1890 it was finally called Dundas Post Office. In this interim period, the area was known as Pennant Hills within the Field of Mars, a name reflected in the notable Pennant Hills (Quarry), visited by Charles Darwin, [6] that operated in the area for some time. [7]

Heritage listings

Dundas has a number of heritage-listed sites, including (but not limited to):

Population

According to the 2021 census, there were 4,959 residents in Dundas. 51.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China 11.3% and South Korea 6.0%. 46.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 13.6%, Korean 8.3%, Cantonese 7.5% and Arabic 3.3%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 31.7% and Catholic 24.5%. The majority of households were families (78.0%) and there were also single person households (19.0%). [1]

Transport

Dundas railway station, a former heavily rail station now on the Parramatta Light Rail line, serves Dundas. The heritage listed station is located on Station Street, connects to Kissing Point Road by footpath.

Busways routes that pass through Dundas include the 545 Parramatta to Macquarie Park service via Kissing Point Road and the 521 Parramatta to Eastwood service via Park Road. [9] [10]

Schools

Churches

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dundas (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 August 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Postcodes Australia".
  3. ↑ "The Ponds Walk" (PDF). Parramatta City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Dundas". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 August 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. 1 2 "Dundas and Dundas Valley – A Brief History | Parramatta History and Heritage".
  6. ↑ "Charles Darwin's Visit to Australia". 21 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "[PDF] Download Geology of Galaringi and the Dundas Quarry – Free Download PDF".
  8. ↑ "Dundas Railway Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01133. Retrieved 18 May 2018. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
  9. ↑ transportnsw.info https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/545/11545 . Retrieved 19 December 2024.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ transportnsw.info https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/545/17521 . Retrieved 19 December 2024.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ Ortega, Tony (14 February 2012). "Scientology's Shocking Treatment of Children Held in a Suburban Labor Camp". Runnin' Scared. Blogs.villagevoice.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

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