| Waitara Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Waitara Station | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 7,837 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2077 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Hornsby Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hornsby Ku-ring-gai | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bradfield | ||||||||||||||
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Waitara is a suburb in the Upper North Shore region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 19 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire.
Waitara is a word in the Māori language that means hail, pure water or hail, wide steps. (There is also a town in New Zealand named "Waitara".) [2] The suburb takes its name from the Waitara River in New Zealand, where Australian troops fought as Imperial volunteers during the New Zealand Wars.
Myles McRae once owned land in Southern Sydney, near Hurstville. When he sold that land to a development company, the manager used the name Waitara for the subdivision project. McCrae later bought land near Hornsby and when the railway station opened in 1895 he suggested the name Waitara, which was formally adopted. [2]
Waitara Post Office opened on 1 October 1913 and closed in 1986. Waitara East Post Office opened on 1 June 1966 and closed in 1994. [3]
Waitara railway station is on the North Shore railway line of the Sydney Trains network. It was originally known as Sandy Bank.
CDC NSW operates five bus routes through the suburb of Waitara:
Waitara is a centre for all things automotive, car dealerships both new and used, car maintenance and smash repairers.
Waitara has just one hotel, the Blue Gum Hotel. There has been a hotel on the site since 1884, but two fires have destroyed the older buildings. The current building dates from 1962. [9]
Waitara also has a Rugby League Club, called Asquith Rugby League Club, and a gym, called Millennium Health Club.
Police and Community Youth Clubs run a Performing Arts Centre in Edgeworth David Avenue (the latter is named after the scientist Edgeworth David).
The 2021 census community profile for Waitara revealed roughly equal proportions of men (48.4%) and women (51.6%) in a total population of 7,837. The median age of the Waitara population was 36 years of age, which was similar to the national median of 38. The most common ancestries in Waitara were Chinese 25.5%, Indian 17.0%, English 12.3%, Australian 10.3% and Korean 4.8%. 31.4% of people were born in Australia, the next most common countries of birth were India 16.2%, China 14.7%, South Korea 3.6%, Philippines, 3.5% and Iran 3.4%. 30.6% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 15.5%, Hindi 7.0%, Cantonese 6.2%, and Persian (excluding Dari) 3.8%. The average household had 2.4 people. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 34.3%, Hinduism 19.2%, and Catholicism 13.6%. [1]
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