Dural, New South Wales
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Dural is a semi rural suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire and The Hills Shire. Dural is part of the Hills District. Round Corner is a locality in the south-western part of Dural.
History
The original inhabitants of the Dural area were the
The name Dooral appeared on Surveyor
Dural Post Office opened on 1 August 1864.[5]
Population
According to the 2021 census, there were 7,900 residents in Dural. 64.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 4.1%, England 4.0%, India 3.0%, South Africa 2.0% and Malaysia 1.6%. 69.1% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 3.4%, Cantonese 2.6%, Persian (excluding Dari) 1.4% and Italian 1.4%. The most common responses for religion in Dural were Catholic 28.1%, No Religion 25.9%, Anglican 14.9%, and Buddhism 3.8%. The median weekly household income was $2,489 was a fair bit higher than the national median of $1,746 per month. 80.3% of occupied dwellings were separate houses and 64.5% of houses had 4 or more bedrooms. There was a high level of home ownership in Dural, with 81.0% of people either owning their house outright or owning with a mortgage.[1]
Schools
- Lorien Novalis School[6]
- Dural Public School[7]
- Redfield College[8]
- Pacific Hills Christian School[9]
- Warrah Rudolf Steiner School[10]
- Middle Dural Public School[11]
Sport and recreation
Dural plays host to the Dural Rugby Club,[12] Dural Country Club, Dural Country Club soccer teams,[13] Redfield Lions Soccer and Rugby Clubs and the Pacific Hills Pumas Soccer Club.[14] Dural Rugby Club organises Wallatag in the Summer Months which is held on a Friday night at Bernie Mullane Sports Complex in Kellyville.
- Hills Hawks Junior Rugby League Football Club has its home ground at Dural Park, Quarry Road Dural
Transport
Dural has no railway station but is connected to Castle Hill metro station and Pennant Hills railway station via bus services operated by CDC NSW. A CDC NSW depot is located on New Line Road next to McDonald's.
Media
Between 1985 and 1987, Dural was the site for tapings of the television game show
Communications
Quarry Road is home to the Amateur Radio New South Wales clubrooms, library, and broadcasting site.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dural (Hornsby - NSW)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ISBN 0-207-14495-8.
- ^ Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon (Angus and Robertson) 1990, p. 90
- ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/26
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ Lorien Novalis School
- ^ Dural Public School
- ^ Redfield College
- ^ Pacific Hills Christian School
- ^ Warrah School
- ^ "Home - Middle Dural Public School". middledura-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Dural Rugby Club Inc". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ Dural Country Club
- ^ "Pacific Hills Dural Soccer Club". Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "PHOTO GALLERY: SAP rewards top achievers". CRN Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
33°40′55″S 151°1′44″E / 33.68194°S 151.02889°E
External links
- Joan Rowland (2008). "Dural". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 27 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]