South Hurstville
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South Hurstville is a
History
The Hurstville area was granted to
The land was sold to a wealthy merchant named Simeon Lord (1771–1840) in 1812, who called his land Lord's Bush. When Simeon Lord died, the land became the property of John Rose Holden and James Holt of the Bank of New South Wales.[citation needed]
The land was sold to Michael Gannon (1800–1861) in 1850 and became known as Gannon's Forest. The Gannon's Forest post office opened in 1881. The local school was known as Hurstville by School Inspector MacIntyre in 1876. When the railway arrived in 1884, the station took the name "Hurstville" from the school. Hurstville municipality was incorporated in 1887.[3]
Commercial area
South Hurstville is mainly residential with a small commercial/shopping area. A conventional style shopfront strip is located around King Georges Road and Connells Point Road. The Kings Head Tavern is a landmark at this location as well. An
Places of Worship
- St Marks Anglican Church
- South Hurstville Uniting Church
- South Hurstville Christian Brethren Church
- St Raphael's Catholic Church
Schools
Hurstville South Public School is located on Maher Street (technically in Hurstville); St. Raphael's Catholic Primary School on George Street.
Transport
U-Go Mobility operates bus services through South Hurstville.
Landmarks
- South Hurstville Library
- Poulton Park
Population
In the 2016 Census, there were 5,147 people in South Hurstville. 48.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China (18.8%), Hong Kong (3.5%) and Lebanon (2.1%). 37.7% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin (17.0%), Cantonese (13.2%), Arabic (5.9%), Greek (5.7%) and Macedonian (2.6%).[1]
The most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion (29.6%), Catholic (19.8%) and Eastern Orthodox (10.2%).[1]
Notable residents
- Ken Rosewall, tennis player.
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "South Hurstville (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Pollon, F. (1990.) The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Angus & Robertson Publishers, Sydney, p. 130.
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