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Dawes Point, New South Wales

Dawes Point is a suburb of the City of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dawes Point is located on the north-western edge of the Sydney central business district, at the southern end of Sydney Harbour Bridge, adjacent to The Rocks. At times Dawes Point has been considered to be part of The Rocks, or known as West Rocks, part of Millers Point, or part of it known as Walsh Bay.

Dawes Point
Sydney, New South Wales

33°51′22″S 151°12′25″E / 33.856°S 151.207°E / -33.856; 151.207

385 (SAL 2021)[1]

2000

0.1 km2 (0.0 sq mi)

1 km (1 mi) north of Sydney CBD

City of Sydney

St. Philip

Sydney

Sydney

37 Lower Fort Street: [9]

Dawesleigh

Bradfield Highway and North Shore railway: [10]

Sydney Harbour Bridge

8–12 Trinity Avenue: c. 1833–1842[11]: 6 

Darling House

1–19 Lower Fort Street:

Milton Terrace

: Nicholson's Cottages

21–23 Lower Fort Street, Millers Point

25–33 Lower Fort Street: Linsley Terrace

35 Lower Fort Street: Major House

39–41 Lower Fort Street: John Verge Townhouses

43 Lower Fort Street: Bligh House (Clydebank)

47–53 Lower Fort Street: Palermo Terrace

57–61 Lower Fort Street: Flavelle Terrace

63–65 Lower Fort Street

69–73 Lower Fort Street

75–77 Lower Fort Street

79 Lower Fort Street

81 Lower Fort Street, The Hero of Waterloo Hotel

[12]

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

Population[edit]

At the 2021 census, the population of Dawes Point had increased to 385.[13]


In the 2016 census, there were 357 people in Dawes Point. 63.8% of people were born in Australia and 76.2% of people only spoke English at home. The most common response for religion was No Religion at 39.9%.[14]


Median mortgage repayments were $5,200 a month or $62,400 a year, the highest median mortgage repayment in the greater Sydney area.[14][15]

Culture[edit]

The Sydney Theatre and The Wharf Theatre, which are part of the Sydney Theatre Company, are located in Dawes Point.

The Sydney Theatre and The Wharf Theatre, which are part of the Sydney Theatre Company, are located in Dawes Point

The Sydney Theatre and The Wharf Theatre, which are part of the Sydney Theatre Company, are located in Dawes Point

Pier One on Walsh Bay

Pier One on Walsh Bay

Walsh Bay ferry wharf

Walsh Bay ferry wharf

Southern approach of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with Dawes Point to the right.

Southern approach of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with Dawes Point to the right.

Terraces, Pottinger Street (c. 2007)

Terraces, Pottinger Street (c. 2007)

Terraces, Pottinger Street (c. 2007)

Terraces, Pottinger Street (c. 2007)

The Sydney Opera House seen from Dawes Point

The Sydney Opera House seen from Dawes Point

Aerial view of Dawes point in the 1930s

Aerial view of Dawes point in the 1930s

Fitzgerald, Shirley (2008). . Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 26 September 2015. [CC:Suburbs of Sydney

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