Crows Nest, New South Wales
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Crows Nest is a
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on the lower North Shore of
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,
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,
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. It is also part of the North Sydney region, 5 kilometres north of the
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, in the
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of North Sydney Council.


History

Crows Nest was originally part of a
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made to Edward Wollstonecraft in 1821. The grant extended from the site of the present day Crows Nest to Wollstonecraft. Edward Wollstonecraft built a cottage, the 'Crow's Nest' and, according to his business partner
Alexander Berry Alexander Berry (30 November 1781 – 17 September 1873) was a Scottish-born surgeon, merchant and List of explorers, explorer who was given in 1822 a land grant of 10,000 acres (40 km2) and 100 convicts to establish the first European set ...
, chose the name "on account of its elevated and commanding position". Berry later built a more substantial Crow's Nest House on the estate in 1850, taking the name of the earlier cottage. This site is now the site of North Sydney Demonstration School. The gates of Crows Nest House (added in the 1880s) still stand at the Pacific Highway entrance to the school. Berry died at Crows Nest House on 30 November 1873.


Heritage listings

Crows Nest has some heritage-listed sites, including: * 23 Albany Street: Electricity Power House


St Thomas Rest Park

St Thomas Rest Park, located in West Street, was originally the cemetery of St Thomas's Church. It was the first burial ground established on Sydney's north shore. The land for the cemetery was donated to the Anglican Parish of St Leonards in 1845 by the prominent landowner and merchant, Alexander Berry. Notable people buried there include Alexander Berry and George Barney. Alexander Berry was buried there with his wife, in 1873, when he died at the age of 92. They are interred in an unusual, pyramid-shaped tomb with his wife's brother, Edward Wollstonecraft, former owner of Crows Nest Farm, after which the area is named. George Barney (lieutenant colonel) was born in
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in 1792, and arrived in Sydney in 1835. He held a number of posts, including Commander of the Royal Engineers, and he designed Victoria Barracks. He was responsible for the completion of Fort Denison,
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, Cockatoo Dock and Darlinghurst Gaol. The park includes the original Sexton's Cottage, which is now used as a museum of local history, and is heritage-listed.


Population

At the 2021 census, there were 4,974 residents in Crows Nest. 57.0% of residents were born in Australia. The other most common countries of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 3.2%, China 3.1%, India 2.3% and Japan 1.8%. 71.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.9%, Cantonese 2.9%, Japanese 2.1%, Spanish 1.8% and French 1.3%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 49.7% and Catholic 20.7%, Anglican 8.0%, 5.1% of residents did not state their religion, and 2.9% practised Buddhism. The median age recorded at the 2021 census was 36. 36.0% of people were in the 25-39 year age group, compared to 21.5% nationally. The most common ancestries were English 32.9%, Australian 24.5%, Irish 12.5%, Chinese 10.9% and Scottish 10.4%.


Commercial area

Crows Nest is a significant
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district which is noted for its variety of shops and
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s. It is centred on the junction of five main roads about 1 kilometre north by northwest of the original site of Crows Nest House.


Transport

The Warringah Freeway runs along the northern border of Crows Nest and the Pacific Highway is a major road along the western border. Crows Nest railway station is a Sydney Metro station part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest line, opened on 19 August 2024.


Gallery

File:Crows Nest Hotel.JPG, Crows Nest Hotel, Willoughby Road File:(1)St Michael Greek Orthodox Church Crows Nest-1.jpg, Greek Orthodox Church File:Crows Nest Willoughby Road.JPG, Willoughby Road, view north to Naremburn File:Crows Nest Gates 289.JPG, The Gates of Crow's Nest House File:(1)St Thomas Rest Park 006.jpg, Sexton's Cottage Museum, St Thomas Rest Park File:(1)St Thomas Rest Park-1.jpg, Grave of Alexander and Elizabeth Berry and Edward Wollstonecraft, St Thomas Rest Park


Schools and colleges

* North Sydney Girls High School (which since 1994 has occupied the site of the former Crows Nest Boys High School) *
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* Cammeraygal High School


Churches


Northside Community Church

Crows Nest Uniting Church

Northside Baptist Church

The Lighthouse Church
* St Michael Greek Orthodox ChurchSt Michael Greek Orthodox Church


References


External links

*
Crows Nest – St Leonards
– community profile {{Authority control Suburbs of Sydney North Shore (Sydney)