Darling Point

Darling Point
Sydney, New South Wales
Darling Point
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Population3,977 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1833
Postcode(s)2027
Elevation46 m (151 ft)
Area0.67 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Location4 km (2 mi) E of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Woollahra Council
State electorate(s)Vaucluse
Federal division(s)Wentworth
Suburbs around Darling Point:
Port Jackson
Elizabeth Bay Darling Point Double Bay
Rushcutters Bay Edgecliff Woollahra
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia

Darling Point is a harbourside eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia. It is 4 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Woollahra Council.[2]

Darling Point is bounded by Sydney Harbour to the north, Double Bay to the east, Edgecliff to the south and Rushcutters Bay to the west. Darling Point, renowned for its desirable and expensive real estate, is mostly residential and regarded as one of the most exclusive and prestigious suburbs in Australia.

History

What is now the Darling Point area was originally known as Eurambi, Yarranabbi, Yarrandabbi and Yaranabe by the local Aboriginal people. It was named Darling Point in recognition of Elizabeth Darling, the wife of New South Wales Governor Ralph Darling.[3]

During the 2000 Summer Olympics, Darling Point hosted the sailing events.

Transport

Darling Point Road follows the ridge of the headland that is Darling Point. Mona Road and Greenoaks Avenue act as two other main access roads to the suburb. New Beach Road runs between the western boundary of the suburb and Rushcutters Bay Park. Darling Point is served by Transdev John Holland bus route 328. Darling Point ferry wharf provides access to Double Bay ferry services. Darling Point is also serviced by the nearby Edgecliff railway station.

Parks

McKell Park was originally the site of the now-demolished Canonbury House, but is now a public park. Situated at the northern end of Darling Point Road, it has panoramic views of Sydney Harbour and is a popular location for picnics and weddings. It also provides access to Darling Point's ferry stop.

"The Drill Hall" forms part of the Sir David Martin Reserve and was previously part of the Royal Australian Navy base, HMAS Rushcutter. The Drill hall is one of the oldest-surviving Australian military buildings and was originally located on Bennelong Point, now the location of the Sydney Opera House.

Places of worship

Saint Mark's Anglican Church in Darling Point Road was designed by Edmund Blacket in 1852 and is now a popular wedding venue. It has hosted weddings such as Elton John's first wedding and the fictional wedding in the film Muriel's Wedding. The rectory, also designed by Blacket, is listed on the local government heritage register.[4][5][6]

Landmarks

Craigend

Situated close to McKell Park, Craigend is a mansion constructed in the Moorish and Art Deco styles in 1935, including a pair of doors from an ancient mosque in Zanzibar and a traditional Japanese garden. In 1948, the property was acquired by the US government as the official residence of the Consul-General. It has since returned to the private sector. In 1975, it served as the shooting location for the villain's lair in the Hong Kong / Australian co-production The Man from Hong Kong. The house is heritage-listed.[7]

Carthona

Built in 1841 for the Surveyor-General Sir Thomas Mitchell, Carthona is a harborside sandstone mansion located at the end of Carthona Avenue. With its panoramic water views across Double Bay, to Point Piper, and north toward Manly, it is considered[by whom?] one of Sydney's most-valuable properties. It is currently held by descendants of Philip Bushell, the tea merchant, who died at the home in 1954. It is heritage-listed.[8]

Glanworth

In 1966, James Fairfax paid $240,000 to purchase Glanworth in Lindsay Avenue. The house designed by Joseph Alexander Kethel had been built in 1916 for Peter Britz, an American from Buffalo, New York, on a lot carved from the Lindsay Estate and was originally known as Youbri. It is a rare example of an American plantation-style residence with deep verandas and oversized antebellum concrete columns and piers. Faifax owned the house for 28 years and sold it for $8.5 million to a Singaporean hotel magnate who sold it to Kerry Stokes for $9.5 million in 1998.[9]

Heritage listings

Cloncorrick, designed by John Horbury Hunt
Swifts

Darling Point has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

In additional, the following buildings are on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate.[14]

Clubs

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Australia's premier yacht club, is situated near Rushcutters Bay Park and runs the annual Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

Population

Demographics

St Marks Anglican Church

At the 2021 census, the population of Darling Point was 3,977. The most common ancestries in Darling Point were English (36.2%), Australian (23.4%), Irish (13.5%), Scottish 11.1% and Chinese 5.8%. 59.5% of residents were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 6.1%, South Africa 3.3% and New Zealand 3.1%. 80.3% of people spoke only English at home.[15]

Notable residents

  • Harry Rickards, (1843–1911) English-Australian vaudeville artist and theatre impresario, and his wife Kate Rickards, former trapeze artist and later a musical theatre actress[16]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Darling Point (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
  3. ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 79
  4. ^ "St Marks Anglican church". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Rectory of St Marks church". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. ^ "St Marks Cottage – building, sandstone retaining walls". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. ^ Craigend - house State Heritage Website
  8. ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/132
  9. ^ Sydney's changing waterfront Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Lindesay". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00686. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  11. ^ "Swifts". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00146. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  12. ^ "Babworth House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01300. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  13. ^ "Bishopscourt". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00362. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  14. ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, pp. 2, 132–133
  15. ^ "2021 Darling Point, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  16. ^ 'Zenobia' (21 February 1907). "Sydney Social". Melbourne Punch, p. 35. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

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