Dulwich Hill, New South Wales
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| Dulwich Hill | |||||||||||||
| LGA: | Marrickville Council | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1892 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2203 | ||||||||||||
| Population: | 12 574 | ||||||||||||
| Median property value: | [5,000] (2005) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | Sydney, NSW | ||||||||||||
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Dulwich Hill (postcode 2203) is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It lies in the Local Government Area of Marrickville Council.
History
The suburb takes its name from the area of Dulwich in London and the name Dulwich Hill appears in Sand's Directory of 1892. It had been known by several different names prior to this. Following European settlement, it was called Petersham Hill. It later took the name Wardell's Bush, a reference to Dr Robert Wardell, one of the area's early landowners. Other names the area was given were South Petersham and Fern Hill.
The area became part of Sydney's expanding tram network in 1889 and, like many suburbs in the inner-west, experienced rapid growth in the early twentieth century. As a consequence, the suburb has a large number of examples of Australian Federation architecture. It also features examples of Edwardian, Gothic and Italianate architecture. The tramway ran up until 1957.
Character of the suburb
Dulwich Hill is an established residential area with many examples of Federation architecture. The streets are wider than many inner-city suburbs and houses are bigger than some older, neighbouring suburbs such as Petersham. However, the area is also zoned for medium-density housing, with several blocks of flats having been built in the last forty years.
Dulwich Hill includes two shopping areas: a handful of shops on Wardell Road near Dulwich Hill railway station, Sydney; and the main shopping area around the Northern end of Marrickville Road and its intersection with New Canterbury Road. The Marrickville Road shopping area centred on the former tram line (now replaced by buses), and continues onto New Canterbury Road. In the 1990s many shops were vacant, but in recent years most shops have tenants with thriving businesses. Cafés and restaurants have become popular as the suburb becomes gentrified. Marrickville Council upgraded the shopping strip in the early 2000s, enhancing the look and character of the area.
In the 20th Century, much of Dulwich Hill was shaped by immigrants from Greece and Portugal (particularly towards Petersham); and more recently, Pacific Island nations, China and Vietnam. Today, fewer migrants (and their descendants) live and own businesses in Dulwich Hill; instead, more Anglo-Australians have moved into the area.
The area is served by several religious organisations, including Anglican, Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches. Dulwich Hill also has a public primary school, Dulwich Hill Public, a Catholic primary school, St Maroun's Primary and a high-school, Dulwich Secondary College. Dulwich Hill has a library (a branch of Marrickville Library) and a post office, but was never chartered a town hall or police station (the nearest is Marrickville Local Area Command).
Transport
Until the late 1950s, when the local tramway system was closed, electric trams ran to Dulwich Hill and the Cooks River from Circular Quay.
Modern public transport to the area comprises a station on the electric metropolitan railway and several routes serviced by natural gas and diesel Government buses.
Dulwich Hill station is a stop on the Bankstown railway line, and is serviced by reasonably frequent services to the CBD and South-Western suburbs. Traveling West, residents can visit Bankstown; Liverpool; and Lidcombe, an interchange station servicing a number of lines.
The 426, 428, 425, 445, 412, 411 and 448 bus routes run through Dulwich Hill. The suburb's main bus route, 426, starts at the corner of Marrickville & New Canterbury Roads and runs along Marrickville Road towards Marrickville. The 428 service runs from Canterbury Station along New Canterbury Road to Petersham. Both these services go to the Sydney CBD via Newtown, terminating at Circular Quay. In Dulwich Hill the 425 route follows the same route as 426 to Marrickville, then diverts East to Tempe and South to Rockdale Station. The 445 route runs from Canterbury Station to Balmain via Leichhardt, following the same route as the 428 through Dulwich Hill. The 412 runs from Campsie to King Street Wharf in the city. It comes up Wardell Rd, passing Dulwich Hill railway station, before running along the South side of the railway and proceeding up Livingstone Rd towards Marrickville and Petersham. The 411 and 448 are minor, infrequent services: the 411 stops at suburbs between Roselands Shopping Centre to Ashfield Station; the 448 starts at the corner of Marrickville & New Canterbury Roads (as does route 426) before heading West, then North to Lewishham and Petersham, then South-East to Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre.
Politics
Federal government: Dulwich Hill is in the safe Labor electoral division of Grayndler. This seat is currently held by Anthony Albanese, of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), who was last re-elected in the 2004 General Election and currently serves as a member of the Shadow Ministry. The seat of Grayndler has been held continuously by the ALP since it was proclaimed in 1949.
State government: Dulwich Hill is predominantly in the electorate Marrickville, with some residents in Western side of the suburb residing in the electorate of Canterbury. Dulwich Hill was added to the seat of Marrickville when the safe Labor electorate of Ashfield was abolished in 1999. From 1999 to 2005 Marrickville was held by Andrew Refshauge (the former New South Wales Deputy Premier and Treasurer) of the Australian Labor Party. This seat is currently held by NSW Education Minister Carmel Tebbutt of the Australian Labor Party. The seat of Canterbury is held by Linda Burney, also of the Australian Labor Party.
Local political issues include:
- Opposition to plans that would result an increase in traffic at Kingsford Smith International Airport, and thus more aircraft noise.
- Proposed construction of the M4 East motorway (which would divert traffic from Parramatta Road); and which construction option should be used.
References
- Snapshot: Dulwich Hill, Sydney Morning Herald, October 25, 2005.
- CityRail Bankstown Line Timetable (effective 4 September, 2005)
- Sydney Buses South Western Region Guide (September 2004)
External links
- [Electoral Commission profile of Grayndler]
- [Geographical Names Board of NSW suburb boundary map]
- [Marrickville Council - Dulwich Hill]
- [Dulwich Hill Community]
| Suburbs and localities within Marrickville Council | Inner West | Sydney |
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Camperdown |
Dulwich Hill |
Enmore |
Lewisham |
Marrickville |
Marrickville South |
Newtown |
Petersham |
St Peters |
Stanmore |
Sydenham |
Tempe
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| List of Sydney suburbs |
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