Church Point is a

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in the

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region of

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, in the state of

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, Australia. Church Point is 32 kilometres north of the

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, in the

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History

Thomas Langford was the first settler in the area who acquired in 1852. The area was originally known as Chapel Point because it was the site of a Wesleyan Chapel built in 1872 on land given by William Oliver.''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia , page 62

Early Subdivision Plans

File:Church Point Estate Pittwater - Quarter Session Rd, Lane Cove, 1909.jpg, Church Point Estate Pittwater – Quarter Session Rd, Lane Cove, 1909 File:Chuch Point "Browns Block" Pittwater - Browns Rd, Quarter Session Rd, Bay View Rd, 1920.jpg, Church Point "Browns Block" Pittwater – Browns Rd, Quarter Session Rd, Bay View Rd, 1920 File:Simpson's Garden Estate Church Point Pittwater - Baroona Rd, Bay View Rd, Eastview Road, 1921.jpg, Simpson's Garden Estate Church Point Pittwater – Baroona Rd, Bay View Rd, Eastview Road, 1921

Demographics

According to the , there were residents in Church Point. The most common ancestries in Church Point were

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47.5%,

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28.8%, Irish 13.5%,

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13.3% and

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4.4%. 63.0% of people were born in Australia, the next most common countries of birth were

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at 12.2%, the United States of America 2.3%, New Zealand 2.2%,

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2.0%, and

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1.2%. 88.6% of people spoke only

at home with the next most common languages spoken at home being

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1.6%,

0.7%, Slovak 0.5%,

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0.4%, and

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0.4%. The most common responses for religion in Church Point were No Religion 45.9%,

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19.2%,

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13.7, and

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2.7%; a further 7.4% of respondents elected not to disclose their religion. The median weekly household income was $, much higher than the national median of $. Average monthly mortgage payments were $, compared to the national average of $.

Transport

Pittwater Road Pittwater Road is a major arterial road along the coast of the Northern Beaches suburbs of Sydney, Australia, the majority of which is a constituent part of the A8 route. Route Pittwater Road commences at the intersection with McCarrs Creek ...

is Church Point's main thoroughfare and ends in the suburb. The Church Point ferry wharf is in McCarrs Creek Road near the post office from where the Church Point Ferry service departs to

Scotland Island Scotland Island is an island and suburb on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Church Point, Scotland Island's major mainland service locality, is located north of the Sydney central business district ...

, Pittwater Youth Hostel, Lovett Bay and Elvina Bay.

References

External links

Suburbs of Sydney Northern Beaches Council {{Sydney-geo-stub