Dulwich Hill
Dulwich Hill is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 7.5 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Inner West Council. Dulwich Hill stretches south to the shore of the Cooks River.[2]
Dulwich Hill
Sydney, New South Wales
Commercial area[edit]
Dulwich Hill features two shopping areas, a small number of shops on Wardell Road near Dulwich Hill railway station and the main shopping area around the northern end of Marrickville Road and its intersection with New Canterbury Road. The Marrickville Road shopping area centred on the former tram line (now replaced by buses), and continues onto New Canterbury Road. Cafés and restaurants have become popular as the suburb becomes gentrified. Marrickville Council upgraded the shopping strip in the early 2000s, enhancing the look and character of the area. Dulwich Hill has a library (a branch of Marrickville Library and the Inner West Library Service) and a post office, but was never chartered a town hall or police station (the nearest is Marrickville Local Area Command).
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2016 census there were 13,715 people in Dulwich Hill. 58.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 3.4%, Greece 3.1%, New Zealand 2.2%, Vietnam 2.1% and Philippines 1.6%. 61.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 5.6%, Arabic 3.2%, Vietnamese 2.9%, Portuguese 2.4% and Spanish 2.0%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 37.3% and Catholic 23.8%, Not stated 10.6%, Eastern Orthodox 7.4% and Anglican 6.2%.
Of occupied private dwellings in Dulwich Hill, 54.0% were flat or apartments, 31.0% were separate houses, 11.3% were semi-detached and 3.1% were other dwellings.[11]
Sport and recreation[edit]
Arlington Recreation Ground in Williams Parade is home to the Dulwich Hill FC soccer club, which plays in the NSW Super League, the second tier of senior soccer in Sydney, and also the Stanmore Hawks soccer club which plays in the NSW State League Division One, the third tier.
Residential[edit]
A number of residential subdivisions in Dulwich Hill occurred in the early 20th century, and include well preserved Federation and Interwar era houses. These include, for example the Abelgeldie Estate in the northwest as well as the area around Hoskins Park, which are protected as heritage conservation areas.[16][17] The former freight line, now light rail line, runs north-south through Dulwich Hill, and is the centre of an area formerly of industrial use, now mostly converted to medium density residential flats.
St Marouns Catholic Monastery
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Church
The area is served by several religious organisations, including Anglican, Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Salvation Army churches.