Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
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Rushcutters Bay is a harbourside inner-east suburb of Sydney, in the state of
New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
, Australia, 3 kilometres east of the
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in the
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of the
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. The suburb of Rushcutters Bay sits beside the bay it takes its name from, on
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. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Elizabeth Bay, Darlinghurst,
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and Darling Point. Kings Cross is a locality on the western border.


History

After British settlement, the area was first known as 'Rush Cutting Bay' because the swampy land was covered in tall rushes used by early settlers for thatching houses. In 1878, were reserved for recreation; and, after reclamation work was completed, Rushcutters Bay Park was created, bounded by New South Head Road and the bay at
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. Rushcutters Bay was once the site of the famous Sydney Stadium. On
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1908 at the Stadium, Tommy Burns lost his heavyweight title to the legendary Jack Johnson, famously the first African-American to win a world title. For many years Rushcutters Bay was home to White City Stadium for major tennis tournaments, prior to the establishment of tennis facilities at
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. On 6 April 1927
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, Federal Minister for Trade, appeared in a Lee DeForest film to celebrate the opening of a
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studio in Rushcutters Bay. In the 20th century, when neighbouring Darlinghurst was seen as down-at-heel, some businesses and residents abutting that boundary would, for appearance's sake, list their addresses as being in Rushcutters Bay. This phenomenon persists despite Darlinghurst's gentrification; for example, a
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dealership on Craigend Street, Darlinghurst, provides customers with an incorrect address. Rushcutters Bay Viaduct completed in 1974, after five years of phased construction. The viaduct was connected to the Eastern Suburbs railway line in Rushcutters Bay at its official opening on 23 June 1979. The bay at Sydney Harbour served as host for the
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events during the
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.


Heritage listings

Rushcutters Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Rushcutters Bay Park: Rushcutters Bay Sewage Pumping Station


Demographics

According to the , there were 2,335 people living in Rushcutters Bay. Of these: * Age distribution: Residents had a similar range of ages to the country overall, except for notably fewer children. The median age was 38 years, the same as the national median. Children aged under 15 years made up 5.7% of the population (national average is 18.2%) and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.4% of the population (national average is 17.2%). * Ethnic diversity : Just over half (56.5%) were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.9%; the next most common countries of birth were England 6.6%, New Zealand 3.8%, Brazil 1.4%, United States of America 1.3% and South Africa 1.3%. At home, 72.3% of residents only spoke English; other languages spoken at home included Spanish 1.9%, French 1.6%, Mandarin 1.5%, Italian 1.2% and Portuguese 1.2%. At the , the suburb of Rushcutters Bay recorded a population of 2,547 people.


References

{{Olympic venues sailing Venues of the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic sailing venues Suburbs of Sydney Bays of New South Wales Fishing communities in Australia New South Head Road, Sydney