Paddington Sydney, New South Wales
Paddington Town Hall
Population:	11502 (2001 census)
Postcode:	2021
Area:	1.5 km²
Location:	3 km from CBD
LGA:	City of Sydney Municipality of Woollahra
State District:	Sydney
Federal Division:	Wentworth
Suburbs around Paddington: Darlinghurst Rushcutters Bay Edgecliff Darlinghurst Paddington Woollahra Surry Hills Moore Park Centennial Park

Paddington is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Paddington is located 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Sydney and the Municipality of Woollahra. The postcode is 2021. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... ‹ 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. ... This article is about the local government area. ... The Municipality of Woollahra 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. ... Sydney 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. ... Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Rushcutters Bay is a suburb in the inner-east of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Edgecliff is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Woollahra is a suburb in the Municipality of Woollahra in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Surry Hills, Shopping Village St Peters Catholic Church Central railway station clock tower Surry Hills is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state New South Wales, Australia. ... Moore Park is a large area of parkland in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... 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. ... The Eastern Suburbs is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the east and south-east of the Sydney central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... 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. ... This article is about the local government area. ... The Municipality of Woollahra is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Paddington is located primarily on the northern slope down from a ridgeline at the crest of which runs Oxford Street. Paddington is bordered to the west by Darlinghurst, to the east by Centennial Park and Woollahra, to the north by Edgecliff and Kings Cross and to the south by Moore Park. Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... 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. ... Woollahra is a suburb in the Municipality of Woollahra in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Edgecliff is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Kings Cross intersection in the 1950s Kings Cross is an inner-city locality of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Moore Park is a large area of parkland in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Commercial Area

A bustling, cosmopolitan suburb of the Eastern Suburbs, straddling the arterial route of Oxford Street, Sydney, this is one of the most historically rich, culturally vibrant and recognisable districts of Sydney. Paddington is famous for its plethora of boutique and chain fashion stores as well as many fine cafés and restaurants. Five Ways is a multiple intersection located in the backstreets of Paddington which is popular with local residents and tourists because of its range of excellent and congenial cafés and bars. The Eastern Suburbs is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the east and south-east of the Sydney central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Oxford Street, Darlinghurst Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in Sydney, Australia, running from Whitlam Square on the south-east corner of Hyde Park in the central business district of Sydney to Bondi Junction in the Eastern Suburbs. ... Five Ways is a junction of streets at the heart of Paddington, Sydney, Australia, away from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street. ...

History

Aboriginal Culture

The city of Sydney is home to more rock engraving sites than any other city in Australia. It was an area which had been occupied by many distinct Aboriginal language groups for thousands of years. The suburb of Paddington is considered to be part of the land associated with the stories and rituals of the Cadigal people. These people belonged to the Dharug (or Eora) language group, and were also the traditional owners of what is now the Sydney central business district. It is known that the ridge on which Oxford Street was built was also a walking track used by Aboriginal people. Much of the Aboriginal population of Sydney was decimated by the smallpox outbreak of 1789, only one year after the First Fleet arrived in Sydney (City of Sydney, 2005). Settlers' records from the time indicate that only three members of the Cadigal tribe were left after this outbreak. However, some anthropologists maintain that the tribe dispersed into other areas of the shared Eora language group. The history of the Aboriginal population in the Paddington area is hard to find, but it is known that, at the time when Robert Cooper began to build his first house there, approximately 200 Koori people were living in Woolloomooloo in huts which Governor Macquarie had built for them. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Languages Several hundred indigenous Australian languages (many extinct or nearly so), Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol Religions Primarily Christian, with minorities of other religions including various forms of Traditional belief systems based around the Dreamtime Related ethnic groups see List of Indigenous Australian group names Indigenous... 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. ... Darug may refer to: Darug people Darug language Category: ... Portrait of Bennelong, senior man of the Eora / Dharawal tribe The traditional owners of the inner Sydney City region of Australia are the Cadigal people. ... The Central Business District of Sydney, Australia. ... Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) is a contagious disease unique to humans. ... The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships which sailed from Great Britain on May 13, 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. ... Koori (also spelled Koorie) is a word which some Indigenous Australians in New South Wales and Victoria use to identify themselves, and has become a well established term to mean Indigenous Australians from south eastern Australia. Many Indigenous Australians dislike the terms Aborigine and Aboriginal because these terms have been... Woolloomooloo Bay and Finger Wharf Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Colonel Lachlan Macquarie (31 January 1762–1 July 1824), colonial governor regarded by many as the real founder of Australia, was born in the Isle of Mull in the Hebrides islands of Scotland. ...

Paddington has never been a suburb with a dense indigenous population. In the 1930s, when parts of Sydney such as Redfern and Glebe became hubs for Aborigines entering the labour force, Paddington continued to be a white working-class suburb. Applying the now-abolished principle of terra nullius, British colonisers arrived in Sydney and declared the land to be empty, claiming it as their own. Recent history has shown us that this was certainly not the case, and events such as the Mabo Decision, the advent of native title and the Wik decision have helped to give back some of the land that Aboriginal people were dispossessed of. Unsurprisingly, little of this has been in the Sydney area. Currently in Paddington, only 41 people, or 0.3% of the local population, are from Aboriginal (or Torres Strait Islander) descent. The land is so heavily excavated and densely built-upon that there is no land available for claim, and with the fragmentation and distanciation of the Cadigal people from their land, it would be almost impossible to prove a consistent community bond throughout the years of colonisation. Terra nullius (English pronunciation , Latin pronunciation IPA: ) is a Latin expression deriving from Roman Law meaning no mans land, i. ... Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (commonly known as Mabo) is a landmark Australian court case which was decided by the High Court of Australia on June 3, 1992. ... Native title is a concept in the law of Australia that recognises the continued ownership of land by local Indigenous Australians. ... The Wik Decision is a decision of the High Court of Australia in Wik Peoples v. ...

European Settlement

In the early 1820s, ex-convict entrepreneur and gin distiller Robert Cooper set out to build a grand Georgian estate at the top of Paddington's ridgeline, affording excellent views. He named the area Paddington after a London borough. He named the estate Juniper Hall, which remains Paddington's oldest home. The district's first cottages were built around the Victoria Barracks, formerly a major army base. In the latter part of the 19th century, many terrace houses were constructed to house the city's burgeoning working population and an emerging middle-class. Over time, these houses filled up almost every parcel of land, causing the suburb to become an overpopulated slum. The unfashionable nature of the suburb continued until the mid-1960s, when gentrification took hold. At about the same time, the suburb developed an affinity with the homosexual population of Sydney, through its proximity to niche-group facilities at Darlinghurst and Kings Cross). The suburb is now a fine example of unco-ordinated urban renewal and restoration, where desirable location and heritage charm have contributed to flourishing real-estate values. The old boot-repair and linen shops have given way to designer fashion outlets and gourmet food. Since 1973, the suburb has also featured a thriving bohemian market [1], conducted each Saturday in the grounds of the Paddington Uniting Church and the playground of the adjacent Paddington Public School. A street in Paddington including a pub, a restaurant targeted at tourists and Paddington Station in the background. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the socio-economic class from a global vantage point. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Kings Cross intersection in the 1950s Kings Cross is an inner-city locality of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Cultural heritage (national heritage or just heritage) is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. ...

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Landmarks

Paddington Town Hall

Paddington Town Hall was built in the late 1800s at a cost of £15,000. It opened in 1891 and still stands as a hugely impressive example of European architecture in Sydney. Its clocktower stands at 32 metres high, and sitting as it does on the ridge of Oxford Street, dominates the Paddington skyline. The hall now houses radio studios, a cinema, a local library and is a venue for private functions. The Paddington Town Hall was, incidentally, the site of a meeting of Rugby League players in 1907, at which the Eastern Suburbs Roosters Rugby League club, now the Sydney Roosters, was officially formed.

Juniper Hall

Juniper Hall was built by Robert Cooper, an ex-convict, in the 1820s and is the oldest house in Paddington. It is a huge, dominating structure which lies diagonally opposite the Paddington Town Hall. It has undergone significant restoration and was owned for some time by the National Trust as a Heritage House. Today it is leased privately and is not open to the public, but can still be seen from Oxford Street.

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Victoria Barracks

Victoria Barracks is a magnificent and gargantuan structure, set back from Oxford Street south of the Paddington Town Hall. It is constructed of Hawksbury sandstone, which was sourced from the area and beyond, and was built by convict labour over seven years, opening in 1848. For much of the early part of Australia's history, and indeed continuing from federation in 1901, the barracks were the premier site for military training in Australia. It is currently home to Headquarters Land Command and Headquarters Training Command. It is open every Sunday from 10am until 3pm. Victoria Barracks is an army base in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ...

Oxford Street

As well as being the location for the last three landmarks, Oxford Street deserves a mention as being a landmark in its own right. The street was originally used as an Aboriginal walking track, then as a faster route to South Head, and has had various incarnations as a shopping strip. Once serving the needs of the local residents, Paddington's Oxford Street has changed to now serve the fashion needs of a discerning middle and upper-class population, as well as a focal point for the tourist industry. Most visitors to Paddington come solely for the experience of shopping on Oxford Street. Oxford Street, Darlinghurst Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in Sydney, Australia, running from Whitlam Square on the south-east corner of Hyde Park in the central business district of Sydney to Bondi Junction in the Eastern Suburbs. ...

Houses

Paddington is renowned for its beautiful Victorian terrace houses which, having been slums for much of the post-World War II period, were later gentrified and are highly sought after. The suburb is characterised by a mesmerising and often bewildering array of interconnecting streets and laneways, some too narrow for many of today's cars. These streets contrast to some other much wider avenues, such as Paddington Street or Windsor Street. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

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Transport

The Eastern Distributor and Cross City Tunnel transit Paddington below ground, both being easily accessible from the suburb. M1 motorway marker Southbound Eastern Distributor tunnel entrance at Woolloomooloo The Eastern Distributor is a six-kilometre long motorway forming part of Sydney Metroad 1. ... Cross City Tunnel exit at Sir John Young Crescent, Woolloomooloo. ...

Paddington is serviced by public transport, primarily buses. Oxford Street is the hub, with bus routes through Darlinghurst towards Circular Quay and Central Station in one direction, and towards Bronte, Bondi, or Bondi Junction in another. The main routes that traverse Oxford Street are the 378 and 380, plus the 352 which takes a snake-like route from Bondi Junction to Marrickville, connecting Paddington with the University of Sydney. Another route, the 389, runs from Circular Quay through the back streets of Paddington and Woollahra to Bondi. Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bronte is the name of a suburb and a beach in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ... Bondi is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bondi Junction is a suburb of Australia, about 5 kilometres east of the central business district. ... Bondi Junction is a suburb of Australia, about 5 kilometres east of the central business district. ... Marrickville Town Hall Police Station, Silver Street Marrickville is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. ... Woollahra is a suburb in the Municipality of Woollahra in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Culture

Paddington Markets

Paddington markets, Oxford Street

Paddington has a popular open-air market held every Saturday in the grounds of the heritage-listed sandstone Paddington Uniting Church on Oxford Street. There are 250 stalls selling some of the best of Australian contemporary art, craft and fashion, directly by the artists and craft makers themselves. Paddington Markets is Sydney's creative cutting edge featuring emerging design, art and fashion students compete for an opportunity to launch their name on the Sydney art, design and fashion scenes. There is also is a range of food and an area to relax and eat or drink coffee while watching the bustle of the markets. ^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

The Sydney Football Stadium

Once known as Aussie Stadium, it is a behemoth of white metal and curving iron located on Moore Park Road on Paddington's southern border. It is the home ground of the Sydney Roosters, NSW Waratahs and Sydney FC, and can be seen best from the top of Oatley Road, just outside the Paddington Town Hall. The Sydney Roosters is a professional rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ... The New South Wales Waratahs (referred to as the Waratahs or simply the Tahs) are an Australian rugby union team, representing New South Wales in the Super 14 (formerly Super 12) competition. ... Sydney FC, founded in 2004, is an Australian football (soccer) club based in Sydney and competes in Australias premier competition, the A-League. ...

Population

The population of Paddington, at the 2001 census, was 11,817 people (ABS, 2001). The area has a high level of foreign ancestry, with only 25% of people in the 2001 census identifying that their parents were born in Australia. In contrast, 67% had parents who were born in North-West European nations, such as England and Ireland. 70% of people in the suburb live in typical Victorian terrace houses, with the majority of the rest living in apartments. The suburb is a high-wealth area, with 40% of households indicating they earned more than A$2000 per week. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

References

• Australian War Memorial (2005) Australian Military Units: Victoria Barracks (Sydney), website [2]
• Barani, City of Sydney (2005) Aboriginal People and Place [3]

1. ^ Paddington Markets

External links

Coordinates: 33°53′30″S 151°13′60″E / -33.8916, 151.2333 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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