Hurlstone Park, New South Wales

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Hurlstone Park
Sydney,  New South Wales
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Crinan Street, Hurlstone Park
Hurlstone Park, New South Wales
Population4,692 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2193 [2]
Elevation23 m (75 ft)
Location9 km (6 mi) inner-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Canterbury
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Hurlstone Park:
Ashfield Summer Hill Dulwich Hill
Ashbury Hurlstone Park Marrickville
Canterbury Earlwood Marrickville South

Hurlstone Park is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Hurlstone Park is located nine kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is mostly in the local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, and partly in the Inner West Council. The suburb is bounded by: the Cooks River to the south, Garnet Street to the east, New Canterbury Road to the north, Canterbury Road to the north-west, and Church Street to the west.

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History

Hurlstone Park was first known as 'Wattle Hill' and then 'Fernhill'. After the Postmaster-General's Department refused to open a post office called Fernhill, a 1910 referendum chose the name 'Hurlstone', after the nearby Hurlstone College. John Kinloch founded the college in 1878, on the site of present-day Trinity Grammar School and named it after his mother's maiden name, which was Helen Hurlstone. The college moved to a new site, now known as Hurlstone Agricultural High School. The 'Park' was added at the request of the Railways Department, to avoid confusion with the New South Wales town of Hillston. [3]

Transport

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Hurlstone Park railway station

Hurlstone Park railway station is a Sydney Trains station (located 8.8 km from Central station) on the Bankstown line.

Transit Systems operate the following bus services in Hurlstone Park: 444; 445 (to Balmain East ferry wharf via Dulwich Hill, Petersham Lilyfield, Leichhardt and Rozelle), 428 (to the city via Canterbury, Dulwich Hill, Petersham, Marrickville and Newtown) and L28 routes which run along the Canterbury Road and New Canterbury Road boundary, and the 418 (to Burwood via Ashfield, and to Bondi Junction via Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, Sydenham, St Peters, Alexandria, Mascot, Rosebery, Eastlakes, Kingsford, Randwick and Queens Park), and 406 (to Five Dock via Ashfield) routes which pass through the suburb (along Crinan Street with a bus stop directly outside the railway station).

Commercial area

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Floss Street, Hurlstone Park

There is a group of shops around Hurlstone Park Station: along Crinan Street, the southern end of Duntroon Street and Floss Street. There are also commercial areas along Canterbury Road and New Canterbury Road. There is an active, local Chamber of Commerce: Canterbury-Hurlstone Park Chamber of Commerce.

The rest of the commercially used land in Hurlstone Park is made up of various shops, ranging from fast food outlets and milk bars to a couple of petrol stations. Hurlstone Park also has three childcare centres. Specific to Hurlstone Park village are the following businesses: three cafés, a seven-day supermarket, newsagent, lawyer, accountants, dry cleaner, laundry service, post office which opened in 1911, [4] doctor's surgery, dentist, shoe repair, real estate agent, naturopath, seven-day bottle shop, convenience store, three hairdressers, an Asian grocery store and two ATMs (one Commonwealth Bank and one Citibank). The locals and shop-owners in Hurlstone Park are well-acquainted. The local shoemaker still crafts bespoke shoes, and sells local honey.

Pubs and clubs

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Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL Club
The former Bowling and Recreation Club HurlstonePark BowlingAndRecreationClub.jpg
The former Bowling and Recreation Club
The former Hurlstone Park Hotel on New Canterbury Road Hurlstone Park Hotel.jpg
The former Hurlstone Park Hotel on New Canterbury Road

Hurlstone Park contains the following clubs and pubs:

Houses

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Victorian-era house in Hopetoun St, Hurlstone Park
West-ward view of the inlet known as "Boat Harbour". HurlstonePark BoatHarbour02 2010.jpg
West-ward view of the inlet known as "Boat Harbour".
East-ward view of Cooks River taken from the Foord Street footbridge. HurlstonePark CooksRiverFoordStreetFootbridgeEastView 2010.jpg
East-ward view of Cooks River taken from the Foord Street footbridge.

Hurlstone Park has a range of period homes. It is generally a low-rise residential area with maintained family homes and larger back-yards, with tree-lined streets, and small parks and playgrounds. Older shop façades, some with original features make up the small shopping strip. There is an increasing number of high-rise units in the suburb mostly along Canterbury and New Canterbury Roads. Some of the suburb is an oasis of heritage, with a village atmosphere valued by the residents it is potentially threatened by changes to zoning and increased high-rise development.[ citation needed ]

Parks and reserves

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Hurlstone Park Uniting Church
St Stephen Greek Orthodox Church StStephanos GreekOrthodoxChurch HurlstonePark.jpg
St Stephen Greek Orthodox Church
Hurlstone Park Vietnamese Baptist Church HurlstonePark VietnameseBaptistChurch corner.jpg
Hurlstone Park Vietnamese Baptist Church
Siddha Yoga Ashram, Garnet Street (1)Siddha Yoga Ashram Hurlstone Park Sydney.jpg
Siddha Yoga Ashram, Garnet Street

Hurlstone Park includes the following parks and reserves:

Churches and religion

According to the 2016 census, the top responses for religious affiliation in Hurlstone Park were No Religion 30.0%, Catholic 29.0%, Eastern Orthodox 11.2%, Not stated 9.2% and Anglican 5.1%. [1]

The suburb contains the following religious establishments:

Schools

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The Edgeware School

Only one school is located in Hurlstone Park. The Edgeware School [11] is an alternative Department of Education facility, mainly for year 9 to 12 students who have been unsuccessful in mainstream schools. It is located in Burnett street (just off Tennent parade).

Population

At the 2016 census, there were 4,692 residents in Hurlstone Park. 57.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Greece 4.5%, China 3.1%, Lebanon 2.7%, England 2.4% and Italy 2.3%. 54.9% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 9.4%, Arabic 5.1%, Mandarin 3.1%, Italian 3.1% and Portuguese 2.9%. The most common ancestries were English 16.1%, Australian 14.7%, Irish 8.9%, Greek 8.4% and Chinese 5.3%. [1]

Of occupied private dwellings in Hurlstone Park, 37.9% were owned outright, 30.0% were owned with a mortgage and 29.5% were rented. [1] Residents of Hurlstone Park value the safety and intimacy of their suburb. Many residents have lived here for decades.

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Coordinates: 33°54′38″S151°07′45″E / 33.91058°S 151.12919°E / -33.91058; 151.12919