Pyrmont, New South Wales
| Pyrmont Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Sydney as seen from Pyrmont at dusk. | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 7861 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "7861 (2001 census)" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Port Jackson | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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Pyrmont is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 2 km west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. It is also part of the Inner West region. The postcode is 2009.
Transport
Pyrmont is linked to the city by the pedestrian-only Pyrmont Bridge. It is serviced by buses (operated by the State Transit Authority of New South Wales) and the Metro Light Rail. The Sydney Monorail runs between the city and nearby Darling Harbour, over the Pyrmont Bridge.
Landmarks
The Star City Casino dominates the Darling Harbour waterfront of Pyrmont. The Sydney Fish Market is located on Blackwattle Bay.
The suburb is also home to some well-known companies, such as Nokia Australia, the headquarters of the commercial television networks Network Ten and Seven Network and Sydney's radio stations Nova 96.9, Vega 95.3 and 2 GB.
Jackson's Landing is a residential and commercial property development located on the northern part of the peninsula.
History
The Aboriginal name for this area was Pirrama, which is the name of a road on the Pyrmont waterfront. The area contained a mineral spring of cold water bubbling out of a rock. It was named Pyrmont for a similar natural spring in Bad Pyrmont, close to Hanover, Germany.
Thomas Jones was granted 55 acres of land on the peninsula in 1795. Land was sold to Obadiah Ikin in 1796, which he then sold to Captain John Macarthur in 1799.
The first Pyrmont Bridge opened in 1858. A larger bridge with a swinging span opened in 1902.
Pyrmont became a working class industrial and port community. A major sugar refinery was operated by CSR Limited. Almost all industrial function is gone from the area now, replaced by high-rise residential developments (such as Jackson's Landing).
References
- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8