Drummoyne

Drummoyne is a suburb in the Inner West^[2] of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Drummoyne is six kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Canada Bay.

Drummoyne sits on the peninsula between Iron Cove and Five Dock Bay. It is surrounded on three sides by the Parramatta River and, as such, has some of Sydney's best waterfront views. Drummoyne neighbours the similarly historic Five Dock and Abbotsford.

History

William Wright, a merchant, whaler and sealer bought land in the northern part of the area in 1853. The property was bounded by present-day Lyons Road and Victoria Road.^[3] Drummoyne House was built in the Georgian Classical style. It was rectangular in plan with a hipped roof with a concave verandah across the entire front and returned along each side.^[3] He named it Drummoyne Park after his family home at Drumoyne on Clyde in Scotland. In Gaelic, Drummoyne means flat topped ridge.^[4]

Heritage listings

Drummoyne has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Rawson Avenue: Drummoyne Reservoir^[5]
• Victoria Road: Gladesville Bridge^[6]

Population

Demographics

In the 2021 census of population and Housing, the population of Drummoyne stood at 12,011 people, 52.8% were female and 47.2% were male, with a median age of 42 years. 66.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.0%, Italy 2.1%, New Zealand 2.1%, China 1.7%, and Greece 1.0%. 73.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 3.2%, Greek 3.0%, Mandarin 1.8%, Cantonese 1.5%, and Arabic 1.4%. The most common responses for religion in Drummoyne were No Religion 34.5%, Catholic 31.7% and Anglican 9.1%.^[1]

Drummoyne's population is wealthier than the Australian average, with a median weekly household income of $2,776, compared with $1,746 in Australia. 67.5% of the suburbs occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.7% were lone person households and 3.8% were group households.^[1]

Notable residents

• Herbert Dennis, architect^{[citation needed]}
• Anthony Field, the blue wiggle^{[citation needed]}
• Reg Latta, rugby league player^{[citation needed]}
• James Magnussen, Olympic swimmer and gold medalist^{[citation needed]}
• Michael Pate, actor^{[citation needed]}
• Donald Shand, grazier and airline^{[citation needed]}
• Peter Clarke (rugby league), rugby league player^[7]

Politics

Drummoyne is now part of the City of Canada Bay, a municipality formed in 2000 by the amalgamation of the municipalities of Drummoyne and Concord. It is part of the NSW Legislative Assembly electoral district of Drummoyne whose current member is Stephanie Di Pasqua MP. It is in the Federal electorate of Reid and is represented in Federal parliament by Sally Sitou.

Transport

Drummoyne is linked to

Regular Sydney Ferries Parramatta River ferry services from Drummoyne ferry wharf also provide a transport option for Drummoyne residents, servicing the Parramatta-City route.^[8]

Commercial area

Drummoyne is mostly residential with some commercial developments, and still retains some of its industrial heritage. The main shopping strip is located along Victoria Road and the intersecting Lyons Road featuring Australia's largest party store,

Drummoyne Rowing Club, formed in 1919, is one of four rowing clubs on Iron Cove in Sydney Harbour. It has occupied its current site at Sister's Bay, Drummoyne since its foundation.

Drummoyne is home to Drummoyne Oval, situated on the banks of the Parramatta River. In 1931, as a depression project, Drummoyne Oval was constructed on the site of a small oval which the Glebe and Balmain Rugby Union Clubs had used for junior matches since 1892. To ensure longevity of tenure, because there were not enough sporting grounds in Sydney, the Glebe Balmain Club decided to change its name to the Drummoyne District Rugby Football Club. It did so without giving up its long-held traditions, the scarlet jumpers of Glebe and its tag, "The Dirty Reds" and the black and gold of Balmain, colours still worn by today's players on their socks. The Drummoyne Rugby Club still plays at Drummoyne Oval as it has done for many years and is its permanent home.^[9]

Drummoyne Oval is also a permanent home to Sydney first grade cricket side Balmain-UTS during the summer and occasionally hosts the

Drummoyne

The Bay Run is a popular route for runners and walkers.

Churches

• St Bede's Anglican Church
  Designed in 1931 by Emil Sodersten
• St Mark's Catholic Church
  Where the series Correlli was filmed
• Drummoyne Presbyterian Church
• Drummoyne Baptist Church

Schools and colleges

• Drummoyne Boys' High School closed in 1990
• Drummoyne Public School
• St Mark's Primary School

Gallery

• 
  View of Five Dock, looking south across Parramatta River
• 
  Fire Station, Lyons Road
• 
  War Memorial, Marlborough Street
• 
  The Oxford Hotel
• 
  Iron Cove Bridge
• 
  Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre
• 
  The waratah window of St Bede's Anglican Church, by Alfred Handel.

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