Alexandria is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, postcode 2015. It is a largely industrial inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 2 kilometres south of Central Station. Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Central (also known as Sydney Terminal) is the largest railway station in Sydney, Australia. ...

Location

The rough boundaries of Alexandria are Botany Road to the east, Gardeners Road to the south, Mitchell Road and Sydney Park to the West, and Henderson Road to the north.

History

Alexandria was formerly a municipality in the south of Sydney. The former Town Hall is in Garden Street. The municipality was abolished upon merger into the City of Sydney in 1949. In 1968 the boundaries were changed and Alexandria moved to be part of a new municipality of South Sydney. South Sydney was brought back into the city in 1982, but became separate again under the City of Sydney Act of 1988. In 2004, Alexandria moved back into the City of Sydney, when the City of Sydney was merged with the City of South Sydney. This article is about the local government area. ...

Description

The suburb was formerly largely terraced housing, but most was demolished and cleared for light industrial use and warehousing which continues to this day. Pockets of quiet residential areas remain along the northern boundary of the suburb, adjoining Erskineville and Waterloo. The Green Square precinct, in the north east of the suburb, has been undergoing redevelopment for medium-high density housing and office blocks. Erskineville is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Waterloo is an inner-city suburb of the Inner West of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Demographics

The 2001 Census states that the population in the Alexandria postcode area was 4,958 people, in an area of 4 square kilometres.

Transport Links

Alexandria is serviced by State Transit bus routes, Green Square railway station at the northern fringes, and is within easy walking distance of Erskineville railway station in the west, and St Peters railway station in the south. Alexandria was serviced by trams along Mitchell, Henderson and Botany Roads, until the tramway system was closed in the 1950's. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Green Square is the first station on the Airport branch, and is not really an airport station because of its location. ... Erskineville Erskineville is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... St Peters railway station lies on the Bankstown, East Hills, and Illawarra lines, although only Bankstown line trains regularly stop there. ... Sydney, the largest city in Australia, once had the largest tram system in Australia and one of the largest in the world. ...

Sports and Leisure

Alexandria has a large park and oval along Buckland St, and is bordered by Sydney Park in the south, and Erskineville Oval in the west. The Alexandria basketball stadium is the training venue for the Sydney Kings NBL basketball team. Sydney Kings Logo (1998 - Present) The Sydney Kings are a basketball team competing in the National Basketball League in Australia. ... This article discusses the National Basketball League, a defunct professional league in the United States. ...

External links

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