Bayview is a suburb in

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region, in the state of

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, Australia 31 kilometres north of the

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. Bayview is a hilly suburb, bounded by

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to the north; Mona Vale to the east and south; and Church Point, Kuringai Chase and Ingleside to the west.

History

Bayview takes its name from a description of its location, providing a "view" across "

". Governor

Arthur Phillip Arthur Phillip (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as the first Governor of New South Wales, governor of the Colony of New South Wales. Phillip was educated at Royal Hospital School, Gree ...

took a short journey of exploration from Manly to this area in March 1788 and named it Pitt Water after

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, the

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at the time. Captain John Hunter prepared a map showing the bays and inlets in 1792. One of the first settlers was Patrick Bryan, who built a house in 1821 on the current site of the Bayview Golf Links. A number of tetrahedron

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s can be found off Pittwater Road on the water side in Bayview. These tank traps are a little-known remnant of WWII defence along Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Demographics

According to the , there were residents in Bayview. 67.4% of residents were born in Australia, with the next most common countries of birth being

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(11.5%),

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(1.9%),

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(1.8%),

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(1.0%), and

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(excluding Special Administrative Regions and

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) (0.9%). 88.5% of residents spoke only

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at home, the next most common languages spoken at home included Mandarin (1.0%), Dutch (0.7%), German (0.6%), French (0.6%), and Spanish (0.6%). The most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion (38.5%),

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(22.7%),

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(19.8%), and

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(3.4%); a further 5.0% of respondents elected not to disclose their religion. Of the occupied private dwellings in Bayview 56.9% were separate houses, 23.3% were semi-detached and 19.5% were flats or apartments. Material was copied from this source, which is available under
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Schools

* St Luke's Grammar School (formerly Loquat Valley Anglican Preparatory School) – Anglican Co-educational day school for children from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6

Commercial and marinas

Bayview is primarily a residential area with limited commercial space. Bayview is home to Australia's largest yacht importer, and largest yacht share fleet and Pittwater's largest yacht charter fleet. There are currently two privately owned floating marinas (Gibson Marina and Bayview Anchorage Marina) with attached yacht selling/renting companies and NSW Maritime offices. On the marinas there are a few kiosks and restaurants. Between the marinas is Bayview Yacht Racing Association (BYRA), used commonly by local school students for their popular learn-to-sail programs.

Parks

Bayview is a pet friendly neighbourhood and is home to a number of parks among the most loved in the Northern Beaches: * Bayview Baths (which features a Swimming Enclosure) * Bayview Park * Bimbimbie Place Reserve * Ilya Avenue Reserve * Kamilaroi Park * Kennedy Park * Minkara Reserve * Pindari Park * Riddle Reserve * Rowland Reserve The most well-known being Roland Reserve, an open field dog park. The importance of parks within the Bayview is the preservation of Spotted Gum Forests considered to be of nature conservation significance at State level and provides habitat for the threatened Glossy Black-cockatoo as well as provides habitat for birds, frogs, mammals, reptiles and acts as a stepping stone between larger areas of habitat due to its diversity.

Boat ramps

Bayview boasts the following boat launching: * Rowland Reserve two concrete ramps 14.4m x 20m. * Bayview Park one concrete ramp 10.8m x 4m. * Riddle Reserve one concrete ramp 3m x 10m near dinghy storage and one concrete ramp 3m x 11m beside BYRA Yacht Club. * Maybanke Cove one concrete ramp 3m x 10m near dinghy storage.

Golf clubs

Bayview is home to the Bayview Golf Course, an 18-hole course with a clubhouse in Mona Vale.

Notable residents

* Chris Dawson - Former professional Rugby League player with the

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, and convicted murderer of Lynette Dawson.

References

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