Fairlight, New South Wales
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Fairlight is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Fairlight is located 13 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.
Fairlight lies between Balgowlah and Manly on both sides of Sydney Road. The suburb reaches north past Balgowlah Road and the western boundary is Hill Street.
History
Fairlight takes its name from Fairlight House built by Henry Gilbert Smith (1802-1886) on land he bought in 1853 from John Parker who had received a land grant in 1837. The house was named after Fairlight, East Sussex, a historic village in Hastings, on the south coast of England.[2]
Fairlight was originally only the area near the beach where Fairlight House once stood, and the suburb at the top of the hill was called Red Hill, due to the pre World War II red gravel surface of Sydney Road.
Name legacy
The
In February 2021 Transport for NSW advised that one of the series 2 Emerald-class ferries to commence service on the Manly ferry service around the middle of 2021, would be named Fairlight after Fairlight Beach.[5]
Landmarks
Fairlight has a cemetery in Griffiths Street. The Manly Fire Station is located on Sydney Road, Fairlight.
Fairlight Beach
Fairlight Beach is located on the Manly Scenic Walkway
The K-12 was a 611-ton ex-submarine of the
Population
In the 2016 Census, there were 5,840 people in Fairlight. 63.6% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 11.8% and New Zealand 2.8%. 84.3% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion in Fairlight (State Suburbs) were No Religion 40.2%, Catholic 22.5% and Anglican 16.8%. The most common occupations in Fairlight (State Suburbs) included Professionals 38.4%, Managers 21.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%, and Sales Workers 8.1%. The median household weekly income was high at $2,620. Housing was expensive in Fairlight, with the median weekly rent being $648 and the median monthly mortgage payment was $3,000.[1]
Sport and recreation
Fairlight Beach is popular for swimming and snorkelling and as a vantage point to view harbour yacht races. Fairlight is home to the Manly Golf Club and Golf Course. Shops and cafes are located in a shopping strip in Sydney Road.
Events
Fairlight is home to an annual Christmas Lights fundraising competition on Edwin Street.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fairlight (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 104
- ^ Stewart, Andy. "Name Behind the Name: Bruce Jackson – Apogee, Jands, Lake Technology". Audio Technology (40).
- ^ "In Medias Res". zakalwe.fi. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ New ferries to be named after popular harbour beaches Transport for NSW 3 February 2021
- ^ "Manly Scenic Walkway". Manly Council. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009.
- ^ "The Submarine K XII". Manly Daily. 18 November 1998. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "Submarine K XII" (PDF). Manly Council. 2 February 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ "Submarine Refloated, Salvaged for Scrap". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 January 1951. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ Ross, Gillett; Melliar-Phelps, Michael (1980). A century of ships in Sydney Harbour. Rigby Publishers Ltd. p. 94.
- ^ "Michael McFadyen's Scuba Diving Web Site -- Fairlight". Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "LAUNCH SUNK AT FAIRLIGHT". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 January 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Launch Hits Rocks, Sinks". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 8 January 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
External links
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Photos of the submarine on Fairlight beach |
- Historical Photograph of Fairlight House
- John MacRitchie (2008). "Fairlight". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 27 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]