Asquith, New South Wales, suburban cottage-1

Asquith is an outer suburb of

Northern Sydney Northern Sydney is a large metropolitan area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on the north shore of Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River. The region embraces suburbs in Sydney’s north-east, north and inner north west. Northern Sydney is ...

in the state of

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, Australia. Asquith is located 26 km north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of

Hornsby Shire Hornsby Shire is a local government area situated in Northern Sydney ( Upper North Shore), as well as parts of the Hills District, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The shire stretches from the M2 Hills Motorway in the south to the ...

. The suburb contains a section of

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is a national park on the northern side of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The park is north of the Sydney central business district and generally comprises the land east of the M1 Pacific Motorway, sout ...

on its eastern side.

History

Asquith was named in 1915 after the then prime minister of the United Kingdom,

H. H. Asquith Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928), generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom f ...

. Asquith railway station opened on 1 November 1915, in conjunction with land released by R. Halloran & Company. Asquith post office opened on 27 September 1920 and Asquith school opened during March 1930.State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section, ''How & Why of Station Names: meanings and origins...'', Second Edition, 1982, State Rail Authority of New South Wales, Wrigley's Chewing Gum factory opened its first Australian office in 1961 in Asquith, and continues to operate from the same site.

Demographics

According to the 2016 census of population, there were 3,376 residents in Asquith. 63.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 4.7%, England 4.2% and India 3.6%. 69.5% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin at 6.2%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 29.7%, Catholic 21.4% and Anglican 17.0%.

Education

Asquith is home to Asquith Public School which opened in 1930 and is located in Dudley Street and St Patrick's Primary school opened in 1958 and is located in Royston Parade. Asquith also has two single-sex state high schools:

Asquith Boys High School Asquith Boys High School is a government-funded comprehensive single-sex secondary day school for boys, located on Jersey Street, Asquith, an upper north shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1960, the school en ...

(established 1960) is located on the Pacific Highway and Asquith Girls High School (established 1959) is located in Stokes Avenue.

Transport

Asquith railway station is on the

North Shore & Western Line The North Shore & Western Line (numbered T1, coloured orange) is a commuter rail line operated by Sydney Trains in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It serves the North Shore, parts of the Inner West and Western Suburbs. It was previousl ...

of the

Sydney Trains Sydney Trains is the operator of the suburban passenger rail network serving the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The network is a hybrid urban-suburban rail system with a central underground core that covers over of track and 170 ...

network.

Hornsby Maintenance Depot Hornsby Maintenance Depot is a train depot in the northern Sydney suburb of Asquith, New South Wales, Australia, that primarily services the Sydney Trains fleet. It is located to the north of Hornsby station, a major interchange on the Sydney Tr ...

, a large train depot, is within the suburb.

Sport

* Asquith

Bowling Club Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre ...

was established in 1950 and is located in Lodge Street Hornsby, next door to Storey Park. The club has three greens for its bowling members. Within the club it has an Australian Bistro, full bar facilities, poker machines and TAB facilities. * Asquith

Cricket Club Zee Marathi is an Indian general entertainment channel which carries programming in Marathi. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel was launched on 15 August 1999 and was known as Alpha TV Marathi until 28 March 2005, then ...

currently plays in the Hornsby Kuring gai and Hills District Cricket Association Competition. Its home ground is Storey Park in Lodge Street Hornsby. The club has enjoyed excellent success in the A Grade competition by winning six consecutive premierships during the Summer seasons of 2005/06, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09, 09/10, 10/11. The team again made the Grand Final in the season of 2011/12 before losing to West Pennant Hills. The club caters for juniors to adults. * Asquith

Golf Club A golf club is a club used to hit a golf ball in a game of golf. Each club is composed of a shaft with a grip and a club head. Woods are mainly used for long-distance fairway or tee shots; irons, the most versatile class, are used for a variety ...

was officially opened on 18 June 1938. Its layout has changed over the years and currently is a Par 70 layout. It has enjoyed great success within competitions run by the NSW Golf Association. The club has won the Male Junior Pennant in 1964, the Male Eric Apperley Shield U23 in 1969, 74, 75, and the Mixed Pennant Competition in 1988,89,90,91,97,11. * Asquith Magpies

Rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

club was formed in 1953. The club's home ground is at Storey Park in Lodge Street Hornsby, with the club situated in Alexandria Parade Waitara. The Club caters for players from Under 6 to All Age. The club's Under 6's to Under 12's compete in the North Sydney Junior Rugby League competition. The club's Under 13's to Under 19's, plus their A-grade team compete in the combined North Sydney-Manly Junior Rugby League competition. Asquith also fields teams in the

Ron Massey Cup The Ron Massey Cup (formerly known as the Bundaberg Red Cup and Jim Beam Cup) is a semi-professional development level rugby league competition in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, run jointly by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and the ...

and Sydney Shield, where they serve as a feeder club to the

North Sydney Bears The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. The club competes in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 90 years in t ...

New South Wales Cup The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserv ...

team. * Asquith Soccer club was formed in 1969. Its home ground is Asquith Park in Mills Avenue, Asquith. The First Grade team won its first major trophy in the Kuring gai District Soccer Association by taking out the KDSA Cup in 1979. Since then the First Grade team has won the Premier League title a total of six times including a Soccer District record of five consecutively. This being in 2002,03,04,05,06 and then a sixth title in 2009. The club caters for players from Under 6 to All Age.

Notable residents

Graham Bidstrup Graham Leslie "Buzz" Bidstrup (born 30 August 1952) is an Australian musician, songwriter, music producer and talent manager. He was a member of the Angels (1976–1981), the Party Boys (1983–1984) and Gang Gajang (1984–1987, 1993–1996 ...

, Member of The Angels * Stan Stokes, Author of Memories of Asquith

Gallery

Graffiti and Cockle creek - Ku-ring-gai chase national park -Sydney 2022 - 40.jpg, Entrance to an underpass - Ku-ring-gai chase national Park - Asquith 2022

References

External links

* C-By-SA