Centennial Park, New South Wales


Centennial Park is a suburb split between the local government area of the City of Sydney and the City of Randwick, in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Centennial Park is located south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the eastern suburbs of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Geography

The western fringe of the suburb is used for residential purposes and is within the City of Sydney. It features quality houses on large blocks as well as large multi-unit buildings. The bulk of the suburb consists of the Centennial Parklands and is within the City of Randwick. The parklands extend further partly into the suburb of Queens Park, adjacent to the park of the same name in that suburb.

History

The Centennial Parklands started out as a reserve to protect the central ponds and swamps which formed early Sydney’s water supply. When it was superseded by the Nepean water supply system in the 1880s it was decided to create a large park, which opened as Centennial Park in 1888. Part of the funding was to come from selling off residential lots adjacent to the park, but this did not occur until 1904 when of land along the western border was subdivided. To ensure high standards of residential development, strict requirements were imposed. No wooden buildings or terrace homes were allowed; brick or stone were mandated, with tile or slate roofs. Between 1905 and 1925, a wide range of substantial, quality homes were built, featuring a mixture of Federation, Arts and Crafts, Victorian and Old English styles. The streets created were Martin Road, Robertson Road, Lang Road and Cook Road.

Notable houses

Centennial Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
In the 2016 Census, there were 2,376 people in Centennial Park. 57.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 6.1%. 70.6% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion, so described 34.9% and Catholic 24.0%.

Climate

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