Drummoyne Council

Drummoyne is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Drummoyne is six kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative center for the local government area of the City of Canada Bay.

Drummoyne sits on the peninsula between Iron Cove and Five Dock Bay. It is surrounded on three sides by the Parramatta River and, as such, has some of Sydney's best waterfront views. Drummoyne neighbors the similarly historic Five Dock and Abbotsford.

History

William Wright, a merchant, whaler and sealer bought land in the northern part of the area in 1853. The property was bounded by present-day Lyons Road and Victoria Road.Drummoyne Municipal Council Drummoyne Heritage Study Specialist Report, pp. 9-10 Drummoyne House was built in the Georgian Classical style. It was rectangular in plan with a hipped roof with a concave verandah across the entire front and returned along each side. He named it Drummoyne Park after his family home at Drummoyne on Clyde in Scotland. In Gaelic, Drummoyne means ''flat topped ridge''.Frances Pollon, ''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Angus & Robertson, 1990, pages 86-88

Heritage listings

Drummoyne has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Rawson Avenue: Drummoyne Reservoir
* Victoria Road: Gladesville Bridge

Population

Demographics

In the 2016 census of population and Housing, the population of Drummoyne stood at 11,950 people, 53.0% females and 47.0% males, with a median age of 40 years. 63.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.3%, Italy 2.4%, New Zealand 2.3%, China 1.9% and Greece 1.1%. 71.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 3.8%, Greek 3.1%, Mandarin 1.9%, Cantonese 1.5% and Spanish 1.2%. The most common responses for religion in Drummoyne (State Suburbs) were Catholic 31.3%, No Religion 26.8% and Anglican 11.9%.

Drummoyne's population is wealthier than the Australian average, with a median weekly household income of $2,353, compared with $1,438 in Australia. 65.3% of the suburbs occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.9% were lone person households and 6.8% were group households.

Notable residents

* Anthony Field, the blue wiggle
* Reg Latta, rugby league player
* James Magnussen, Olympic swimmer and gold medalist
* Michael Pate, actor
* Donald Shand, grazier and airline
* Peter Clarke (rugby league), rugby league player

Politics

Drummoyne is now part of the City of Canada Bay, a municipality formed in 2000 by the amalgamation of the municipalities of Drummoyne and Concord.
It is part of the NSW Legislative Assembly electoral district of Drummoyne whose current member is John Sidoti MP. It is in the Federal electorate of Reid and is represented in Federal parliament by Sally Sitou. Drummoyne's polling places typically return Liberal Party of Australia majorities.

Transport

Drummoyne is linked to Rozelle by the Victoria Road and Huntleys Point by the Gladesville Bridge. Victoria Road, one of Sydney's busiest roads, cuts through the heart of Drummoyne en route to the Sydney central business district. Victoria Road's presence makes the CBD transport hub extremely accessible, as numerous and frequent Busways and Transit Systems bus routes from Sydney's west merge in Drummoyne. However, it also leads to a bottleneck during the morning and evening peaks.

Regular Sydney Ferries Parramatta River ferry services from Drummoyne ferry wharf also provide a transport option for Drummoyne residents, servicing the Parramatta-City route.

Commercial area

Drummoyne is mostly residential with some commercial developments, and still retains some of its industrial heritage. The main shopping strip is located along Victoria Road and the intersecting Lyons Road featuring Australia's largest party store, The Party People as well as restaurants, home improvement stores and specialty shops. There is also a small shopping plaza at this point. The Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre, featuring a Coles supermarket, specialty shops and factory outlet stores is located at Birkenhead Point. The Canada Bay Civic Centre, the administration building for the City of Canada Bay, is located in Marlborough Street.

Sport

Drummoyne Rowing Club, formed in 1919, is one of four rowing clubs on Iron Cove in Sydney Harbour. It has occupied its current site at Sister's Bay, Drummoyne since its foundation.

Drummoyne is home to Drummoyne Oval, situated on the banks of the Parramatta River. In 1931, as a depression project, Drummoyne Oval was constructed on the site of a small oval which the Glebe and Balmain Rugby Union Clubs had used for junior matches since 1892. To ensure longevity of tenure, because there were not enough sporting grounds in Sydney, the Glebe Balmain Club decided to change its name to the Drummoyne District Rugby Football Club. It did so without giving up its long-held traditions, the scarlet jumpers of Glebe and its tag, "The Dirty Reds" and the black and gold of Balmain, colours still worn by today's players on their socks. The Drummoyne Rugby Club still plays at Drummoyne Oval as it has done for many years and is its permanent home.The Dirty Reds Est. 1874
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Drummoyne Oval is also a permanent home to Sydney first grade cricket side Balmain-UTS during the summer and occasionally hosts the NSW Blues Cricket side in the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament. With a carpet-like playing surface and large capacity (approximately 8,000), the oval is often used for cricket, Australian rules football and Rugby Union.

Drummoyne Olympic pool is located on the banks of Iron Cove. Filtered chlorine is separated from open water by 3 meters of poolside deck.

The Bay Run is a popular route for runners and walkers.

Churches

St Bede's Anglican Church
br />Designed in 1931 by Emil Sodersten

St Mark's Catholic Church
br />Where the series Correlli was filmed

Drummoyne Presbyterian Church

Drummoyne Baptist Church

Schools and colleges

* Drummoyne Boys' High School closed in 1990

Drummoyne Public School

St Mark's Primary School

Gallery

File:Five dock...jpg, View of Five Dock, looking south across Parramatta River
File:Drummoyne Fire Station.JPG, Fire Station, Lyons Road
File:Drummoyne War Memorial.JPG, War Memorial, Marlborough Street
File:Drummoyne pub.JPG, The Oxford Hotel
File:Drummoyne Iron Cove Bridge.JPG, Iron Cove Bridge
File:Drummoyne Birkenhead Point.JPG, Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre
File:Australia Sydney AlfredHandel WaratahWindow.JPG, The waratah window o
St Bede's Anglican Church
by Alfred Handel.

References

External links

Birkenhead Point Shopping Centre

The Bay Run

Spokey Blokeys in Drummoyne (Episode 60)

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Suburbs of Sydney
City of Canada Bay