Edgecliff, New South Wales

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Edgecliff
Sydney,  New South Wales
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Ascham School, Edgecliff.
Edgecliff, New South Wales
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Population2,499 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 2027
Elevation39 m (128 ft)
Area0.32 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Location4 km (2 mi) E of Sydney CBD
LGA(s) Municipality of Woollahra
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Wentworth
Suburbs around Edgecliff:
Rushcutters Bay Darling Point Double Bay
Darlinghurst Edgecliff Double Bay
Paddington Woollahra Bellevue Hill

Edgecliff is a small suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Edgecliff is located 4 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra. The postcode is 2027.

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Edgecliff is surrounded by the suburbs of Double Bay, Woollahra, Paddington, Rushcutters Bay and Darling Point. The property prices are very high because it is close to the city and many homes provide views of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour).

History

Edgecliff takes its name from its geographic siting. The rocky cliff of the suburb was extensively quarried in the early day of European settlement.

The area was dominated for some time by the Glenrock property, on the north side of New South Head Road. Sir Edward Knox built Fiona in 1864 after having it designed by J. F. Hilly. It has been described as "a Classical Revival two-storey mansion" and was made of sandstone. Other elements of the estate included Glenrock, an Italianate residence designed by David MacBeath and built by John Marks circa 1870. There were also substantial gates of wrought iron and sandstone. The building was demolished when New South Head Road was widened, but the gates survived. Also on the estate was the Dower House, a Victorian Gothic Revival house of sandstone, built some time after 1842 by Whistler Smith. The estate is now the site of Ascham School, and the above items are on the National Estate. [2]

In September 1894, a cable tram service opened, which operated from King Street in the city to Ocean Street in Edgecliff. The powerhouse driving it was located at Rushcutters Bay. Unlike other trams of the era which were driven by steam, the cable ran in a gutter between the tracks. The cars gripped the moving cable to advance and released it to stop. It operated until 1905 when the tram line was electrified. Edgecliff railway station opened in 1979, when the Eastern Suburbs railway line was opened from Central to Bondi Junction. [3]

Heritage listings

Edgecliff has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Population

At the 2016 census, there were 2,580 residents in Edgecliff. Most people in Edgecliff came from Anglo-Celtic backgrounds with the most common ancestries being English 24.9%, Australian 15.0%, Irish 10.7% and Scottish 8.1%. 53.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 7.4%. 72.6% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 33.0% and Catholic 19.1%. With its train station and proximity to the city, there was a high rate of public transport usage. 41.8% of people travelled to work by public transport, compared with the national average of 10.4%. Housing in Edgecliff is high density and most occupied private dwellings were apartments (73.6%). Most of the remaining dwellings were semi-detached (21.6%). [5]

At the 2021 census, the population of Edgecliff was 2,499. [6]

Commercial area

Commercial developments are located on New South Head Road. The Edgecliff Centre is a commercial building with retail space close to the transport services and office space above. Edgecliff Eastpoint is a shopping centre above Edgecliff railway station and below the bus interchange.

Transport

Edgecliff railway station is an underground railway station on the Eastern Suburbs Line of the Sydney Trains network serving Edgecliff. [7] During peak times the station sees trains every 3 to 5 minutes, during off peak times trains arrive around every 8-10 minutes. [8] A bus interchange is located above the railway station. [9]

Schools

Ascham School and one of Sydney Grammar's preparatory schools are on the Edgecliff borders. The Weigall Sports Field and White City, which both belong to Sydney Grammar School, are also located nearby.

Sport and recreation

Since 1908, Edgecliff has been represented in one of Australia's most popular sporting competitions, the National Rugby League, by the Sydney Roosters, officially known as the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club.

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Edgecliff (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company of Australia, 1981, ISBN   0-333-33750-6
  3. ↑ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson 1990 ISBN   0-207-14495-8
  4. ↑ "Fenton and surrounds". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00249. 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 .
  5. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Edgecliff (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. ↑ "2021 Edgecliff, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  8. ↑ https://transportnsw.info/documents/timetables/93-T4-Eastern-Suburbs-Illawarra-Line-20220604.pdf
  9. ↑ https://transportnsw.info/sites/default/files/document/2017/05/edgecliff_station_accessible.pdf

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