NationMaster - Encyclopedia: City of Randwick

The City of Randwick is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. One of Sydney's largest parks, Centennial Park, lies within the city boundary of Randwick. Other major landmarks in Randwick include the world-famous Randwick Racecourse, the University of New South Wales and Coogee and Maroubra Beaches. There is some industry in the south, centered around the container terminals of Port Botany in Botany Bay, which lie partially within the city. Randwick has several golf clubs, including the exclusive Australian Golf Club and New South Wales Golf Club. Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Image File history File links Randwick_lga_sydney. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Randwick, New South Wales is a City (Local Government Area) and suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Coogee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Maroubra is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Heffron 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 Kingsford Smith is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... 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. ... 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 Eastern Suburbs is the name of the region to the direct east and south-east of inner Sydney, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Centennial Park is a large area of parkland in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, set aside to celebrate the first 100 years of European settlement in Australia. ... Randwick Racecourse (, ) is a racecourse in the east of Sydney, New South Wales. ... The University of New South Wales or UNSW is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Coogee from northern end of Coogee Beach Wedding Cake Island in Coogee Bay Coogee is a beachside suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Maroubra is a beachside suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... For other Botany Bays see Botany Bay (disambiguation) Bicentennial Monument at Botany Bay Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a few kilometers south of the central business district. ... New South Wales Golf Club is a golf course designed by Alister MacKenzie in late 1926. ...

Major commercial centres within Randwick City include the suburb of Randwick, home to the municipal council; Kingsford, which has a large Chinese and Indonesian community, as well as a large student population; Maroubra Junction; and Matraville. The Australian Army has a major presence in Randwick, with the headquarters of the 2nd Division being located in Randwick Barracks, Avoca Street, Randwick. There is a large state prison at Long Bay (Long Bay Correctional Centre). The Prince of Wales Hospitals, adjacent to the University of New South Wales, is one of Sydney's major hospital complexes. The Botany Bay National Park lies partially within the City of Randwick and is notable for preserving some of the last remaining stands of pre-European coastal heath vegetation in the Sydney area, known as Endangered Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub. There is a historic fort on Bare Island at the mouth of Botany Bay, in the suburb of La Perouse. This fort, and another Randwick attraction, the racecourse, featured prominently in the 2000 movie Mission: Impossible II. La Perouse is also home to one of Sydney's largest Aboriginal communities. Kingsford is a suburb in Sydney, Australia located about 7km south of the central business district, falling under the authority of Randwick council. ... Maroubra Road, Maroubra Junction Maroubra Junction is a locality of the suburb of Maroubra in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Matraville Hotel Matraville is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Australian Army is Australias military land force. ... Long Bay Correctional Complex is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The University of New South Wales or UNSW is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Botany Bay is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 16 km south of Sydney. ... For other Botany Bays see Botany Bay (disambiguation) Bicentennial Monument at Botany Bay Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a few kilometers south of the central business district. ... La Perouse is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Mission: Impossible II, or M:I-2 as it is also known, is the 2000 John Woo-directed sequel to Brian De Palmas 1996 Mission: Impossible motion picture, based on the TV series of the same name. ... Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ...

History

Before European contact, the Randwick area was home to the Cadigal people of the Dharug language group. The Cadigal, also spelled as Gadigal, are a group of Indigenous Australians who originally inhabited the area that became the Marrickville Local Government Area of Sydney. ...

They were by and large fishers. They would spend a lot of time fishing, sometimes all day. A day of fishing would often be capped by a meal consisting of local meats, such as fish. Tasty berries were also consumed.^{[citation needed]} Several types of berries from the market. ...

European settlement led to the deaths of many Cadigal by introduced diseases or in conflict with settlers, and the survivors left or were pushed to the fringes of settlement, which was tough.

By the mid-nineteenth century, the original tribal groupings no longer lived in the vicinity of Randwick village.

The City of Randwick today has a significant Aboriginal population at La Perouse. Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ...

The name Randwick comes from the village of Randwick in Gloucestershire, England, birthplace of the district's first mayor Simeon Henry Pearce. The area was home to a few wealthy landowners and the poor residents of several shantytowns until the 1880s, when the coming of trams from Sydney brought extensive suburban development. This development continued steadily, with new tram lines (long since demolished) opening up most of the city for subdivision by the early 1900s. Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... A CLRV Streetcar in the City of Toronto. ... // First flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. ...

The New South Wales University of Technology opened at Kensington in 1949 on the site of Kensington Racecourse, eventually becoming the University of New South Wales. The university is now one of Randwick City's major landmarks. On the steps leading to the Scientia Building. ... Kensington is a suburb in Randwick City, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. ... The University of New South Wales or UNSW is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Demographics

Estimated resident population as of June, 2003 was 125,994 (Aus. Bureau of Statistics).

Suburbs in the local government area

Centennial Park is a large area of parkland in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, set aside to celebrate the first 100 years of European settlement in Australia. ... Chifley is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Clovelly is a beachside suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Coogee from northern end of Coogee Beach Wedding Cake Island in Coogee Bay Coogee is a beachside suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Hillsdale is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Kensington is a suburb in Randwick City, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. ... Kingsford is a suburb in Sydney, Australia located about 7km south of the central business district, falling under the authority of Randwick council. ... La Perouse is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Little Bay is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Malabar is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Mahon pool and Maroubra Bay Maroubra is a beachside suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Maroubra Junction is a locality of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Matraville is a suburb located in the South-East of Sydney. ... Phillip Bay is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Port Botany is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Randwick, New South Wales is a City (Local Government Area) and suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... The University of New South Wales or UNSW is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

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