Matraville is located in the
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of Sydney, in the state of
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, Australia. It is approximately by road south-east of the
Sydney central business district
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, in the
local government area
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of the
City of Randwick
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History
Matraville is named in honour of
James Matra
James Mario Matra (174629 March 1806), sailor and diplomat, was an American-born midshipman on the voyage by James Cook to Botany Bay in 1770. He was the first person of Corsican heritage to visit the future nation of Australia.
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His fat ...
(1746–1806), an American sailor and diplomat, who was a midshipman on the
voyage
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by
Captain James Cook
James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and ...
to
Botany Bay
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in 1770. Matra was born in
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, but later settled in England. Matra had walked over the area with Cook and his close friend, botanist
Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, (19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences.
Banks made his name on the 1766 natural-history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador. He took part in Captain James ...
. Matra had proposed to the British government that it establish a colony at Botany Bay in 1783, and settle dispossessed American
Loyalists
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who had to leave the United States after the
American War of Independence
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. Matra offered to be its 'Conductor and Governor'. The
Pitt administration concurred with Matra's proposal but declined to offer him the government of the intended colony. Instead he was given the post of Consul at Tangier, where he remained until his death in 1806.
Landmarks
![SydneySights0006](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/SydneySights0006.jpg)
Landmarks include Heffron Park, a large reserve bordering Maroubra, formerly the site of a naval stores base in
World War II
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Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, Eastern Suburbs Crematorium and Botany General Cemetery (aka Botany Cemetery), is a cemetery and crematorium on Bunnerong Road in Matraville, New South Wales, in the eastern suburbs district of Sydney, Australia.
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sits along the southern border of the suburb and incorporates Botany Cemetery, Eastern Suburbs Crematorium and Pioneer Park.
Arthur Stace
Arthur Malcolm Stace (9 February 1885 – 30 July 1967), known as Mr Eternity, was an Australian soldier. He was an alcoholic from his teenage years until the early 1930s, when he converted to Christianity and began to spread his message by ...
, known in Sydney as Mr Eternity, is buried at Botany Cemetery. He was famous for his practice of writing the word Eternity all over Sydney during the fifties and sixties.
Churches
Matraville is home to St Agnes Catholic Church and Matraville Baptist Church. Matraville also has a large Jehovah's Witness congregation with a Kingdom Hall.
Schools
There are three primary schools, one public and one Catholic and
Matraville Sports High School
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and Matraville Public School. A child care centre and preschool is also in the suburb.
Matraville Soldiers Settlement School previously had a separate Infants and Primary School which are now combined into one larger school following the acquisition of park land at Finucane Crescent.
Transport
Matraville is located from Sydney CBD and along Bunnerong Road from Kingsford town centre. Sydney Bus routes operate to City – Central Railway station, Martin Place and Circular Quay via Bunnerong Road, Anzac Parade (UNSW), and Oxford Street
Demographics
According to the , the population of Matraville was 9,804: 48.6% male and 51.4% female. The median age of the Matraville population was 40 years of age, 2 years above the Australian median. In Matraville, 51.1% of households were made up of couples with children, compared with 37.9% in Randwick City. In Matraville, of all households, 73.8% were family households and 22.8% were single person households. 81.3% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling.
In Matraville, 58.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.7%, England 2.9%, New Zealand 2.1%, Indonesia 1.7% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.3%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of Matraville's population.
In Matraville, 62.0% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 4.0%, Mandarin 3.7%, Greek 3.0%, Spanish 2.0% and Italian 2.0%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 35.8%, Anglican 11.2%, no religion 21.2%, Orthodox 5.5% and Judaism 2.9%.
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The most common occupations in Matraville included Professionals 22.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.4%, Managers 12.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0%, and Sales Workers 10.2%.Of the employed people in Matraville (State Suburbs), 4.2% worked in Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals). Other major industries of employment included Higher Education 2.8%, Primary Education 2.3% and Air and Space Transport 2.0%.
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Notable people
*Michael Atherton
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, Emeritus Professor and composer-performer attended Matraville High School 1965–1966
*Bob Carr
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, Foreign minister of Australia and former Premier of New South Wales
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. The first dux of Matraville High School in 1964
* Sandor Earl, Rugby league player went to Matraville High
*Mark Ella
Mark Gordon Ella, AM (born 5 June 1959) is an indigenous Australian former rugby union footballer. Ella played at flyhalf/five-eighth and was capped by the Wallabies 25 times, captaining Australia on 10 occasions.
Ella made his debut tour wit ...
, Glen Ella
Glen Joseph Ella (born 5 June 1959) is a former Australian rugby union player and coach. Ella played as a Fullback for Randwick, Manly and New South Wales. Ella also represented Australia in the 1980s, however, did not play at the first Rugby W ...
and Gary Ella
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Former Australian international rugby-playing brothers
*James Tamou
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He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys and was ...
, Rugby league player, currently playing for the Wests Tigers
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in the NRL
* David Warner David or Dave Warner may refer to:
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* Dave Warner (strongman) (born 1969), Northern Ireland strongman competitor
* David Bruce Warner (born 1970), South African alpine skier
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Oth ...
, Australian international cricketer and a former captain of the Australian national team
* Mike Whitney AM, former Australian Test cricketer and host of Channel 7's Sydney Weekender
Rod Maybon
Former South Sydney Rabbitoh
And Matraville tiger
Gallery
Image:St Agnes Church Matraville 001a.jpg, St Agnes's Catholic Church, Bunnerong Road
Image:Matraville2.JPG, Foundation stone laid by Prime Minister Hughes at soldiers' settlement
Image:Matraville6.JPG, Cottage in Somme Way, the only surviving cottage from the soldiers' settlement
Image:SydneySights0005.jpg, Grave of Arthur Stace, Botany Cemetery
Image:Matraville Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park 1.JPG, Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park
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