Cremorne Point
| Cremorne Point Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Cremorne Point Ferry Wharf | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,978 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2090 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 6 km (4 mi) north of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | North Sydney Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | North Shore | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Warringah | ||||||||||||||
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Cremorne Point is a harbourside suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Cremorne is located 6 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of North Sydney Council.
Cremorne Point shares the postcode of 2090 with Cremorne, a separate suburb to the north. Cremorne Point sits on Sydney Harbour between Shell Cove and Mosman Bay. Cremorne Junction is a locality within the suburb of Cremorne.
Etymology and history
Cremorne was named after the Cremorne Gardens in London, a popular pleasure ground in England, which derives from Gaelic words meaning 'boundary' and 'chieftain'.[2] Robertsons Point was named after James Robertson who was granted 35 hectares there in 1820. He was the father of Premier Sir John Robertson.
James Milson Jnr (1814-1903), son of James Milson (1785-1872) who had owned much land in nearby Milsons Point, was a merchant and a pastoralist in NSW and Queensland. In time he greatly expanded the family's land holdings in the lower North Shore, including the 1853 purchase of the Cremorne peninsula. The sale of this land for residential blocks in the last years of the 19th and early years of the 20th centuries proved to be especially profitable. Much to Milson's disgust, the courts prevented him from selling building blocks running right to the water's edge and Cremorne is consequently one of the few Sydney Harbour peninsulas with a public, waterfront park running around its edges. The last of the family's holdings in the lower North Shore area were resumed in the early 1920s for the construction of the Harbour Bridge and associated roadways.[3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, there were 1,978 residents in Cremorne Point. 60.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 8.4%, South Africa 2.8% and United States of America 2.5%. The median household income in Cremorne Point was $2,530, a little more than double the national median of $1,234. Of occupied private dwellings in Cremorne Point, 80.4% were flats, units or apartments. This is significantly higher than the national average of 13.6% for these dwelling types.[1]
Transport
Cremorne Point has a ferry wharf located on the peninsula's south-west. It was partially sunk in storms on 9 June 2007[4] and operational again on 15 September 2007.[5]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cremorne Point (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ http://about.nsw.gov.au/view/suburb/Cremorne/
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 174
- ^ "Cremorne wharf collapses". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 June 2007.
- ^ "Cremorne Point Wharf reopens Saturday 15 September 2007".
