Potts Point Sydney, New South Wales
The view across Potts Point and Woolloomooloo to the Sydney CBD, from St Neot Avenue.
Population:	7,165
Postcode:	2011
Area:	0.7 km²
Location:	3 km from Sydney
LGA:	City of Sydney
State District:	Bligh
Federal Division:	Sydney
Suburbs around Potts Point Port Jackson Woolloomooloo Potts Point Elizabeth Bay Darlinghurst Darlinghurst Rushcutters Bay

Potts Point is a small, densely-populated suburb of inner-city Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 3 km east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. The postcode is 2011. 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 Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... The view across Potts Point and Woolloomooloo to Sydneys Central Business District, from St Neot Avenue. ... A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z List of postcodes in New South Wales (A-E) List of postcodes in New South Wales (F-M) List of postcodes in New South Wales... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... km redirects here. ... A view of the Sydney CBD from the Harbour Bridge, the Circular Quay is in the foreground Map of the CBD The Sydney central business district (CBD) extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... 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. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Bligh 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. ... Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. ... Woolloomooloo Bay and Finger Wharf Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Elizabeth Bay is a suburb 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. ... 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. ... 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 Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... A view of the Sydney CBD from the Harbour Bridge, the Circular Quay is in the foreground Map of the CBD The Sydney central business district (CBD) 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. ...

Potts Point sits on a ridge immediately east of Woolloomooloo, west of Elizabeth Bay and Rushcutters Bay and north of Darlinghurst. The suburb has a roughly trapezoidal shape, and at its greatest extent is no more than 1 kilometre long by 200 metres wide. The population is 9,007 including overseas visitors (according to the ABS 2001 Australian census), giving it one of the highest population densities in the country. Potts Point's eastern boundary is Macleay Street. The suburb's other boundaries include Darlighurst Road to the southeast, William Street to the south, Brougham Street and part of Cowper Road to the west, and the Garden Island facility of the Royal Australian Navy to the north. Woolloomooloo Bay and Finger Wharf Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Elizabeth Bay is a 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. ... Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Garden Island is a facility of the Royal Australian Navy in Port Jackson, Sydney. ... The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ...

Kings Cross

It should be noted that while Kings Cross railway station is situated beneath Darlinghurst Road in Potts Point, Kings Cross is not an officially designated suburb of Sydney, but rather a locality encompassed entirely by the suburbs of Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay. Kings Cross railway station is an underground railway station in Sydney, Australia. ... Kings Cross intersection in the 1950s Kings Cross is a former suburb that is now an inner-city locality of Sydney. ...

History

Potts Point is named for Joseph Hyde Potts, who was employed by the Bank of New South Wales. He purchased six-and-a-half acres of harbourside land in an area then known as Woolloomooloo Hill - which he renamed Potts Point. Much of the area that today comprises Potts Point and the adjacent suburb of Elizabeth Bay, originally constituted part of a land grant to Alexander Macleay, who was the New South Wales Colonial Secretary from 1826 to 1837, and for whom Macleay Street is named. NSW Judge Advocate, John Wylde (for whom Wylde Street is named) was another 19th-century public servant who owned land in the area. Elizabeth Bay is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Hon Alexander Macleay MLC FLS FRS (June 24, 1767 - July 18, 1848) was a leading member of the Linnean Society. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

1930s Art Deco and Spanish Mission style apartment buildings stand cheek-by-jowl in Tusculum Street.

Download high resolution version (488x650, 341 KB)Art Deco and Spanish Mission style apartment buildings stand cheek-by-jowl in Tusculum Street. ... Download high resolution version (488x650, 341 KB)Art Deco and Spanish Mission style apartment buildings stand cheek-by-jowl in Tusculum Street. ...

Mansions

The area was further subdivided after Macleay's time, and a number of grand Georgian mansions were built along the high point of the suburb's ridge line. Several of these survive (albeit much hemmed in by later buildings), including Rockwall House and Tusculum, the latter of which now serves as the headquarters for the NSW chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. Most of the others, such as Orwell, have survived only as street names. The Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) is a professional body for architects in Australia. ... Abbey Road in London A street name or odonym is an identifying name given to a street. ...

Apartments and Art-Deco Architecture

Potts Point was the site of some of Australia's earliest apartment buildings, and from the 1920s through to World War II the area was intensively developed along those lines. As a result, it boasts the highest concentration of Art Deco architecture in Australia. Amongst the most notable examples are the Cahors and Franconia apartment buildings in Macleay Street, and what are arguably two of the finest Streamline Moderne buildings in Australia: the Minerva (or Metro) Theatre and the Minerva Building in Orwell Street. The Metro Theatre (as it was then known) was the site of the first Australian production of the musical Hair in 1970. The area also boasts many fine Victorian-era terraces. These are chiefly located along Victoria Street, which bisects Potts Point from north to south, and is widely known for its impressive canopy of plane trees.
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Kings Cross

During the Vietnam War, the Darlinghurst Road precinct (commonly known as Kings Cross), which straddles Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay, became a popular destination for US military personnel on R&R - due chiefly to its proximity to a major naval facility. Partially as a result of this, the area attracted organised crime syndicates and developed an unsavoury reputation as Australia's drugs and prostitution capital. Dozens of hotels constructed at the time ensured that "the Cross" remained a tourism mecca well into the 1990s. Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... Kings Cross intersection in the 1950s Kings Cross is a former suburb that is now an inner-city locality of Sydney. ... Whore redirects here. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Rockwall House, one of Potts Point's few original Georgian mansions, is now overshadowed by modern apartment developments.

Rockwall House, designed by John Verge, is one of Sydneys finest Georgian buildings. ... Rockwall House, designed by John Verge, is one of Sydneys finest Georgian buildings. ...

21st century changes

At the turn of the 21st century, almost all of Potts Point's hotels were acquired by developers attracted by the area's proximity to transportation and amenities. By 2004 most tourist hotels had been converted or rebuilt as high end apartment developments, resulting in a rapid wider gentrification of the area - although the continued presence of a number of large backpacker hostels along with dozens of pubs, nightclubs, restaurants and similar venues have confirmed the suburb's role as one of Sydney's leading entertainment precincts. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Local Government

Potts Point has been administered alternately by South Sydney Council and Sydney City Council at various periods throughout its history. In March 2004 it again reverted from management by the former to the latter as a result of a series of local council mergers endorsed by the government of New South Wales. This article is about the local government area. ... The City of Sydney comprises the central business district and surrounding Inner West suburbs of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ...

Streetscape changes

Subsequently Sydney City Council has commenced a major streetscape upgrade centred on Darlinghurst Road and the southern part of Macleay Street, involving footpath-widening, roadside tree-plantings and the installation of new paving, street furniture and lighting. Plans to force the replacement of historic neon shopfront and awning signage on strip clubs and other adult commercial premises in the area with generic signage proved more controversial and have not been implemented. The City of Sydney comprises the central business district and surrounding Inner West suburbs of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. ... Street furniture is a collective term for objects and pieces of equipment installed on streets and roads for various purposes, including benches, bollards, post boxes, phone boxes, streetlamps, street lighting, traffic lights, traffic signs, bus stops, grit bins, tram stops, taxi stands, public lavatories, fountains and memorials, and waste receptacles. ... Signage is any kind of graphics created to display information to a particular audience, typically wayfinding information on streets, outside and inside of buildings. ... For the book or movie Striptease see Striptease (book) and Striptease (movie) A striptease is a performance, usually a dance, in which the performer gradually removes their clothing for the purposes of sexually arousing the audience, usually performed in nightclubs. ...

Notable Residents

• former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating
• actor David Wenham
• writer Mandy Sayer
• producer Stephen Carnell
• television presenter James Mathison
• comic artist Nicola Scott
• actress Raelee Hill
• real estate agent John Mcgrath
• sports commentator Gordon Bray

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References

• 2001 census data for Potts Point - from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

External links

Coordinates: -33.86795° 151.22411° Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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