Bondi Beach Sydney, New South Wales
Bondi Beach, popular with tourists
Population:	29,920 [1]
Established:	1851
Postcode:	2026
Property Value:	AUD $1,060,000 (2007)
Location:	7 km from CBD
LGA:	Waverley Council
State District:	Vaucluse
Federal Division:	Wentworth
Suburbs around Bondi Beach Bellevue Hill Rose Bay North Bondi Bondi Junction Bondi Beach Tasman Sea Bondi Bondi Tamarama

Bondi Beach (pronounced "BOND-eye" with a long i, or /'bɒndaɪ/) is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, Australia. Bondi Beach is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council, in the Eastern Suburbs. Bondi, North Bondi and Bondi Junction are separate neighbouring suburbs. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2160x1440, 570 KB) Summary A picture of Bondi Beach, New South Wales. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 2. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... 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. ... Waverley Council is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Vaucluse 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. ... Location in Sydney The Federal Division of Wentworth is a foundation division of the Australian Parliament, created at the Federation of the Australian Colonies as the Commonwealth of Australia. ... This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order. ... Bellevue Hill is a suburb in Sydney, Australias Eastern Suburbs. ... Rose Bay is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, located five kilometers to the east of the central business district of Sydney. ... North Bondi is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bondi Junction is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, about 5 kilometres east of the central business district. ... fuck you Map of the Tasman Sea Satellite photo of the Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, some 2000 kilometres (1250 miles) across. ... Bondi is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bondi is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Tamarama Beach Tamarama at dawn Tamarama is a beachside, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... For other uses, see Beach (disambiguation). ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... 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. ... Waverley Council is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Eastern Suburbs is the name of the region to the direct east and south-east of inner Sydney, Australia. ... Bondi is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... North Bondi is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bondi Junction is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, about 5 kilometres east of the central business district. ...

The Beach

Bondi Beach is about one kilometre long and has many tourists visit throughout the year. Surf Life Saving Australia has given different hazard ratings to Bondi Beach in 2004. While the northern end has been rated a gentle 4 (with 10 as the most hazardous), the southern side is rated as a 7 due to a famous rip current known as the "Backpackers Express" (also known as the "Bondi Tram" or the "Bronte Express" because you would supposedly end up at Bronte - two beaches south - if caught in it). In actual fact, there are up to five rip currents operating along the beach, the Backpackers' Express being the one closest to the designated swimming area. There is an underwater shark net shared, during the summer months, with other beaches along the southern part of the coast. Surf Ski Carnival in Alexandra Heads. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A rip current is a strong flow of water returning seaward from the shore. ... A shark net is a submerged net placed around beaches to reduce the occurrence of interactions between sharks and swimmers. ...

Bondi Icebergs Club

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Sport and Recreation

Bondi Beach is the end point of the City to Surf Fun Run which is held each year in August. The race attracts over 63,000 entrants who complete the 14 km run from the central business district of Sydney to Bondi Beach. Other annual activities at Bondi Beach include Flickerfest, Australia's premier international short film festival in January, World Environment Day in June, and Sculpture By The Sea in November. In addition to many activities, the Bondi Beach Markets is open every Sunday. Many Irish and British tourists spend Christmas Day at the beach. City to Surf is an annual 14km road race which attracts over 50,000 runners. ... The Central Business District of Sydney, Australia. ... The Sydney central business district (CBD) is, commercially, the most important in Australia. ... Flickerfest is Australias only Academy Award-accredited short film festival. ...

Bondi Beach hosted the beach volleyball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics. A temporary 10,000-seat stadium, a much smaller stadium, 2 warm-up courts, and 3 training courts were set up to host the tournament. The local Waverley Council now actively discourages beach volleyball and has forced groups of regular weekend players to move to other beaches. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Bondi Bathers Surf Lifesaving Club

The Bondi Bathers Surf Lifesaving Club is the world's first surf lifesaving club, founded in 1907. Bondi members invented the surf reel and many other icons of lifesaving and has had the largest rescue ever on a single day, known as 'Black Sunday'. The surf life saving reel was beach life saving apparatus from Australia. ...

Bondi Icebergs

The Swimming Club's origin dates back to 1929 and owes its origins to the desire of a band of dedicated local lifesavers who wished to maintain their fitness during the winter months. They formed the Bondi Icebergs Winter Swimming Club and drew up a constitution and elected office bearers. Included in the constitution was a rule that to maintain membership it was mandatory that swimmers compete on three Sundays out of four for a period of five years. Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Icebergs became licensed in 1960 and the members moved from a tin shed into comfortable premises with Bar and Poker Machines. A further update took place in the 1970s enabling the Club to operate on two floors. In 1994 female members were admitted and in 2002 the Club opened their new premises. The Icebergs are the only licensed Winter Swimming Club in the world. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

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Commercial Area

Hotel Bondi, Campbell Parade

Bondi Beach has a commercial area along Campbell Parade and adjacent side streets. Bondi Beach features many popular cafes, restaurants and hotels, with spectacular views of the beach. Hotel Bondi is a famous landmark opposite the beach featuring a number of popular bars and restaurants. The nearby Swiss Grande Hotel Bondi Beach is also a landmark development opposite the beach. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Bondi Pavilion is a community cultural centre, located right on Bondi Beach, which features a theatre, gallery, rehearsal, meeting and function rooms, art workshop, pottery and studios. Bondi Pavilion is the centre for major festivals performances throughout the year.

History

"Bondi" or "Boondi" is an Aboriginal word meaning water breaking over rocks or noise of water breaking over rocks. The Australian Museum records that Bondi means place where a flight of nullas took place.

In 1851, Edward Smith Hall and Francis O'Brien purchased 200 acres of the Bondi area that embraced almost the whole frontage of Bondi Beach, and it was named the "The Bondi Estate." Hall was O'Brien's father-in-law. Between 1855 and 1877 O'Brien purchased his father-in-law's share of the land, renamed the land the "O'Brien Estate," and made the beach and the surrounding land available to the public as a picnic ground and amusement resort. As the beach became increasingly popular, O'Brien threatened to stop public beach access. However, the Municipal Council believed that the Government needed to intervene to make the beach a public reserve. It was not until June 9, 1882, that the Government acted and Bondi Beach finally became a public beach. 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Edward Smith Hall (28 March 1786 – 18 September 1860) was a political reformer, newspaper editor and banker. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Bondi Beach was a working class suburb throughout most of the twentieth century. Bondi Beach and the Eastern Suburbs also became home for many mainly Jewish migrants as people fled war and the Holocaust from Poland, Russia, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Germany, while a steady stream of Jewish immigration continues into the 21st century mainly from South Africa, Russia and Israel. This characteristic can be noted by the synagogues, kosher butchers and the Hakoah Club. During the 1970s and 80s, it was renowned for its immigrant New Zealander population. The Bondi Astra hotel, now an apartment complex, was notorious as a place to buy illegal late-night liquor and heroin. ^{[citation needed]} (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). ... A synagogue (from ancient Greek: , transliterated synagogē, assembly; ‎ beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: or Template:Lanh-he beit tefila, house of prayer, shul; Ladino: , esnoga) is a Jewish house of worship. ... Look up kosher in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Spirits redirects here. ... For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ...

A major factor in Bondi's seedy image was the fact that Sydney's Water Board maintained an untreated sewage outlet not far from the north end of the beach, resulting in the term 'Bondi Cigar' - a somewhat exaggerated reference to human faeces floating in on the tide. The sewage outlet was closed in the mid 1990s when a deep water ocean outfall was built. In recent decades, Bondi has become gentrified and is home to many famous Australians such as media baron James Packer and TV personality Larry Emdur. Numerous festivals and events such as the annual Miss Bondi beauty pageant have made Bondi Beach a popular destination among travelers. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... James Douglas Packer (born 8 September, 1967) is an Australian businessman and Australias richest man. ... Larry Emdur & Laura Csortan on Wheel of Fortune in 2006 Larry Emdur (born December 9, 1964) is an Australian media personality, best known as the former host of the game shows The Price is Right, Wheel of Fortune on the Seven Network and Celebrity Dog School, on Network Ten. ... Miss Bondi is an annual competition held in Australias most beach, the famous Bondi Beach. ...

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Pop Culture

Bondi Beach has been used as a location for a few Australian and International movies and television series.

• Bondi Rescue is a reality television series filmed on Bondi Beach.
• Breakers was a television drama series filmed around Bondi Beach.
• The Block is an Australian Television series, the first season was filmed at Bondi Beach.

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Population

Demographics

According to the 2006 Census there were 29,920 persons usually resident in the postcode area of 2026, which includes Bondi Beach, Bondi, North Bondi and Tamarama. Country of Birth of these residents was Australia 70.9%, followed by England 6.0%, New Zealand 3.4%, South Africa 3.2%, Ireland 1.4% and United States of America 1.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 64.0% of persons. The most common languages other than English spoken at home were: Russian 2.6%, Hebrew 1.4%, Spanish 1.1%, French 1.1% and German 1.0%. The most common responses for religious affiliation for persons usually resident were Catholic 19.8%, No Religion 19.2%, Judaism 15.1%, Anglican 10.3% and Eastern Orthodox 2.3%.

The hermit's hut overlooking Bondi beach

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Notable Residents

• James Packer, businessman
• Larry Emdur, TV presenter
• In March 2007, Waverley Council started proceedings to evict a hermit from a site overlooking the beach. Jhyimy "Two Hats" Mhiyles came to the beach during the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Since then he has become something of a local celebrity for his lifestyle and poetry recitals to visitors. Residents and tourists put together a petition entitled "save the caveman" of which allowed Jhyimy to continue residing but under certain rules. ^{[citation needed]}

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See also

• Bondi Junction, a neighbouring suburb and commercial centre.
• Bondi and North Bondi, neighbouring suburbs.
• Tamarama, adjacent beach.
• Bondi blue, a color name coined by Apple Computer for the original iMac computer. It is believed to be named for the colour of the water at Bondi Beach.

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Gallery

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References

• Census 2006
• The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

External links

Coordinates: 33°53′20″S 151°16′24″E / -33.889, 151.27342 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.

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