Allambie Heights is a

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of Northern Sydney, in the state of

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17.5 kilometres north-east of the

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in the

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. It is part of the

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region.

History

Allambie is an

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word that means "peaceful place". An estate by that name was subdivided and auctioned in 1918. It is likely that a "goat track" that roughly follows the existing Allambie Road today was used by the Aboriginal people to access the ocean beaches at nearby Manly. The suburb was developed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Allambie Heights Post Office opened on 1 February 1961. Many of the streets in Allambie Heights are named after notable battles (particularly where Australian Troops served), and prominent allied political leaders of World War II. These include Moresby Place, Owen Stanley Avenue, Wewak Place, Kirra Road, Libya Crescent, Derna Crescent, Tobruk Avenue, Tia-Drew Parade, Anzio Avenue, Roosevelt Avenue and Churchill Crescent. Darmour Ave is probably named after the Battle of Damour and simply a misspelling.

Heritage listings

Allambie Heights has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: *

Manly Dam The Manly Dam is a heritage-listed dam near King Street, with a reservoir extending into Allambie Heights, both in the Northern Beaches Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is often used as a place to have recreation ...

*Allambie Heights Public School *The IGA *The Oval

Demographics

According to the of Population, there were 7,009 residents in Allambie Heights. 71.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.6%, New Zealand 2.1%, China 1.8% and Italy 1.6%. 83.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.8% and Italian 1.6%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 33.7%, Catholic 28.1%, and

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18.1%.

Commercial area

The main business area in Allambie Heights consists of an IGA supermarket, newsagent, coffee shops, Chubby Fish and Chip shop, pizza, Indian, Thai, gift shop, bakery, Strand 22 Hair & Beauty, community centre and the local primary school. It is also home to the Warringah Aquatic Centre. The suburb is also home to a range of retirement villages including the Italian Scalabrini Village and the German Lutheran Homes. There are also a number of care centres for the disabled including The Sunnyfield Association, The Cerebral Palsy Alliance and Allambie Special School.

Education

Allambie Heights is home to three schools: * Allambie Heights Public School * Arranounbai School * The Beach School

Parks

Allambie Heights is bordered to the south by

Manly Dam Reserve The Manly Dam Reserve, also known as the Manly Warringah War Memorial Park, is an urban bushland reserve located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, Australia. The reserve adjoins the south-eastern edge of Garigal National Park. Located w ...

(also known as War Memorial Reserve), which is the habitat for a number of species of plants and animals. The area is also home to a number of Australian Aboriginal

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, one of the outstanding examples being the group in Gumbooya Reserve. Garigal National Park sits on the western border. To the north, Allambie Heights is bordered by Allenby Park, which includes small patches of rainforest and is bisected by small creeks and waterfalls. Bushfires have destroyed much of the bushland area in recent years, however this is part of the Australian ecology cycle and the forests regenerate fairly quickly.

References

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