Burradoo ( ) is a suburb of

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, in the Southern Highlands of

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, in

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. The village of Burradoo is well known as an expensive area in the Southern Highlands (among other residential areas including

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, Knotts Hill, Central Bowral, Kangaloon and East Kangaloon). This is because Burradoo is home to many historic

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s and large modern architectural homes on small acreages. Often Burradoo is compared to parts of England largely reflected in the architecture & gardens. Burradoo comes from an Aboriginal phrase meaning ''many

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trees''.

Schools

Burradoo is home to two

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al, secondary

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s: * Oxley College is built on the estate of Elvo, the former home of Septimus Alfred Stephen and later of Arthur Wigram Allen, and had its 25th anniversary in 2008. The school now has a primary schooling facility. *

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is built on the estate of Riversdale House, the former home of the descendants of Henry Osborne. It is a relatively rare example of the smaller scale domestic buildings of

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in the Arts & Crafts style of

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and includes a house, ballroom and two chapels. While the school was originally a boys' boarding school in the 1970s, it has become a co-educational college including day students. In 2003 the boarding houses were shut and the college is now the largest in the Southern Highlands, and also the largest single employer in the Southern Highlands.

Heritage listings

Burradoo has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Yean Street:

Yean Cottage, Anglewood Estate Anglewood House is a heritage-listed former residence, later used as a private school, youth training facility and special school, and now private house at Yean Street, Burradoo, in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. It was ...

Population

At the , Burradoo had a population of 2,645 people. At the 2021 census, there were 2,879.

Notable residents

Horatio Scott Carslaw Dr Horatio Scott Carslaw FRSE LLD (12 February 1870, Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire, Scotland – 11 November 1954, Burradoo, New South Wales, Australia) was a Scottish-Australian mathematician. The book he wrote with his colleague John Co ...

(1870–1954) mathematician *

Ian Craig Ian David Craig (12 June 193516 November 2014) was an Australian cricketer who represented the Australian national team in 11 Tests between 1953 and 1958. A right-handed batsman, Craig holds the records for being the youngest Australian to ...

(1935–2014) cricketer

Railway

Burradoo railway station Burradoo railway station is located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Burradoo, opening in 1870.Southern Highlands Line The Southern Highlands Line (SHL) is an Inter-city rail, intercity rail service that services the Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur, Southern Highlands (New South Wales), Southern Highlands and Southern Tablelands regions of New South Wal ...

on the

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network.

References

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