Birchgrove Sydney, New South Wales
Population:	3,520 (2006 census)
Established:	1836
Postcode:	2041
Area:	0.6 km² (0.2sq mi)
Property Value:	AUD $1,000,000 (2007)
Location:	5 km (3 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA:	Municipality of Leichhardt
State District:	Balmain
Federal Division:	Sydney
Suburbs around Birchgrove: Port Jackson Balmain Birchgrove Balmain Balmain East

Birchgrove is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Birchgrove is located 5 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... NSW redirects here. ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 1. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... The Sydney central business district (CBD) is, commercially, the most important in Australia. ... Map of Local Government Areas in New South Wales Types of LGAs in New South Wales The Local Government Areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas. ... The Municipality of Leichhardt is a Local Government Area in the inner-west of Sydney, in state of New South Wales, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Balmain is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Sydney is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order. ... For other uses, see Port Jackson (disambiguation). ... Balmain is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Balmain is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Balmain East is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... House in Marrickville an inner-city suburb of Sydneys Inner West The Inner West is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the west of the Sydney central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... NSW redirects here. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... A view of the Sydney CBD from Farm Cove Map of the CBD The central business district (CBD) of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia, extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The Municipality of Leichhardt is a Local Government Area in the inner-west of Sydney, in state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Birchgrove is located on the north-west slope of the Balmain peninsula, overlooking Sydney Harbour and includes Yurulbin and Ballast Points. Balmain is the only adjacent suburb. The long waterfront provides views of the Parramatta River with Cockatoo Island dominating the foreground. It is one of the wealthier suburbs of Sydney thanks to its harbour frontages. Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia, also known as Sydney Harbour and is the largest natural harbour in the world. ... Balmain is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Parramatta River, New South Wales, Australia, is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, along with the smaller Lane Cove and Duck Rivers. ... Cockatoo Island at night. ...

History

Birchgrove was named after Birchgrove House, built by Lieutenant John Birch, paymaster of the 73rd regiment, around 1812. He added 'grove' to his surname when naming the house because of the large number of orange trees growing on the original site. The house was constructed of stone believed to have been quarried on site.

In March 1814, the estate was purchased by merchant trader Roland Walpole Loane. By 1818, Loane had returned to land holdings in Tasmania and the estate was leased for many years. Loane unsuccessfully attempted to sub-divide the lot into four parcels in 1833. In 1838, the estate was purchased along with land in the Balmain estate by Captain John McLean. Financial difficulties forced McLean to mortgage the estate and additional land, but the Supreme Court finally foreclosed on loans in April 1844. In 1850, the estate was briefly owned by Henry Watson Parker, who would later become the third premier of New South Wales. Later the same year, the estate was purchased by Didier Numa Joubert. Jourbert leased the property to William Salmon Deliotte until 1856. Roland Walpole Loane (died 8 October 1844) was a merchant descended from a family of English landlords and early settler in New South Wales. ... Slogan or Nickname: Island of Inspiration; The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Motto(s): Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product... -1... NSW redirects here. ...

Between 1856 and 1860, Joubert instructed William Brownrigg to survey the first subdivision of ten lots. Streets were named after the Joubert family. Birchgrove House was sold to Jacob Levi Montefiore during the subdivision. Sale of the allotments fell well short of expectations with three lots remaining unsold by 1866. By December 1862, Joubert was forced to surrender his remaining interest to the Bank of New South Wales. Westpac Banking Corporation, usually called Westpac, is one of the largest banks in Australasia. ...

From the 1860s, a number of waterfront businesses appeared in the area including coopers, boat builders and the Morrison & Sinclair shipyard. Assembly of a barrel in progress A cooper readies, or rounds off, the end of a barrel using a coopers hand adze at the Van Ryn Brandy Cellar near Stellenbosch, South Africa Traditionally, a cooper is someone who makes wooden staved vessels of a conical form, of greater length than... Morrison & Sinclair was a Sydney, New South Wales based company and one of the great ship and boat-building names of Port Jackson. ...

By 1878, due to market pressure from prices in nearby Balmain estate, 82 lots of the original subdivision remained unsold. Additional land was carved from the Birchgrove House when it was sold to John Lowry Adams in 1878. A syndicate of businessmen purchased the remaining lots of the estate and commissioned architect Ferdinand Reuss to draw up a new plan for subdivision. This second subdivision was much more successful with all lots sold within several years.-1...

The local landmark is Clifton Villa, a three-storey sandstone house in the Gothic style. The house was built in the late 1860s and is surrounded by a covered verandah. In the mid-1870s a ballroom was added. The house's interior features a marble fireplace and cedar woodwork, while the exterior includes a caretaker's cottage that was originally a carriage house. Clifton Villa is now listed on the Register of the National Estate.^[1] The Register of the National Estate is a listing of natural and cultural heritage places in Australia. ...

In 1900 Adams subdivided the Birchgrove House grounds into 12 lots. In 1911 Mary Scot further subdivided Birchgrove House into 5 lots. The house was eventually demolished in 1967 to make way for units.

The suburb was the location of the Balmain Colliery, Australia's deepest coal mine.

Clifton Villa, Ballast Point Road

Sir William Wallace Hotel, Cameron Street

Yurulbin Park

Birchgrove Wharf

Landmarks

St John's Church, Spring Street

• Ballast Point is a 2.6 hectare former industrial site located at the tip of the Balmain Peninsular currently under redevelopment as a public open space.
• Yurulbin Park is a former shipbuilding site located at the end of Yurulbin Point (Long Nose Point) which has been transformed into an award winning public space.
• Pubs - Birchgrove and Balmain are home to many famous drinking establishments, including the Sir William Wallace Hotel, named after the Scottish hero who was the subject of the film Braveheart.

Transport

Birchgrove ferry wharf provides access to the Inner Harbour ferry services, which runs services to Circular Quay. Inner Harbour ferry services connect suburbs on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour with Circular Quay by commuter ferry. ... Categories: Suburbs of Sydney | Incomplete Sydney suburbs ...

Recreation

Birchgrove is home to the Balmain Sailing Club, which hosts the annual Balmain Regatta, claimed to be the oldest regatta in Australia. Balmain Sailing Club is a sailing club in Municipality of Leichhardt in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Population

Demographics

In the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing, the population of Birchgrove stood at 3,520 people, comprised of 51.5% females and 48.5% males, and with a Median age of 38 years. 25.4% of the population was born overseas with England (9.4%), New Zealand (2.6%) and Ireland (1.1%) the most common. The five strongest religious affiliations in the area were in descending order: no religion (32.4%), Catholic (21.3%), Anglican (18.9%), Uniting Church (2.3%) and Presbyterian and Reformed (2.1%).^[2] Australian Bureau of Statistics logo The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information about Australia. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Logo of the UCA The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was formed on June 22, 1977 when the Methodist Church of Australasia, Presbyterian Church of Australia and Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union document. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... -1...

Birchgrove's population is typically wealthy, with a median weekly household income of $2,340, compared with $1,027 in Australia. The most common types of occupation for employed persons were Professionals (44%), Managers (23.7%), and Clerical and Administrative Workers (13.5%). 58% of the suburbs occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.7% were lone person households and 4.9% were group households.^[2]

Notable residents

• Bryan Brown - Actor
• Rachel Ward - Actress

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Notes

1. ^  Postcode 2041 covers the suburbs of Balmain, Balmain East and Birchgrove.

References

• Solling, M; Reynolds, P; Leichhardt: On the margins of the city, Allen & Unwin, 1997, ISBN 1-86448-408-X.
• Lawrence, J; Warne, C; A Pictorial History of Balmain to Glebe, Kingsclear Books, 1995, ISBN 0-908272-40-5.
• Gadigal Information Service; Yurulbin Park, [1], Accessed June 2006.
• Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority; Ballast Point, [2], Accessed June 2006.
• Leichhardt Municipal Council; Leichhardt Development Control Plan Part-A, [3], 2000.

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External links

• Birchgrove, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°51′10″S 151°10′49″E / -33.85275, 151.18024 (Birchgrove, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°51′10″S 151°10′49″E / -33.85275, 151.18024 (Birchgrove, New South Wales)
• Balmain Association.
• Local Images at InnerWest ImageBank
• Local History Collection, Leichhardt Council

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