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Kingsford is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of
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, in the state of
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, Australia. Kingsford is located 6 kilometres south-east of the
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, in the
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of the City of Randwick.


Location

Kingsford is a mainly residential area, situated directly south of the University of New South Wales, which is in
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. Many of the residents are students living in medium and high density housing. A large
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depot lies in the east of Kingsford. Kingsford surrounded by Daceyville to the south, Eastlakes to the west, Randwick to the north, and Maroubra to the south, At the centre of Kingsford, on Anzac Parade and Gardeners Road, there was a large roundabout connecting a public transport system to nine possible destinations via a large number of bus services. For this reason, this part of Kingsford is sometimes referred to as "nine-ways". Due to construction on light rail, the roundabout has since been converted into an intersection with traffic lights. Kingsford is less than 5 km from Coogee Beach.


History

The area was originally known as South Kensington. In 1936 it was renamed Kingsford to honour Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (1897–1935), as was the nearby Sydney Airport. Kingsford was undeveloped until a land boom in the 1920s. On 19 December 1936, the coffin of Eileen O'Connor, who was likely to become Australia's second Catholic saint, was opened in a funeral home at 347 Anzac Parade, Kingsford. The body was found to be incorrupt although Eileen had died in 1921. The body was reinterred in the Coogee home of Our Lady's Nurses for the Poor, an order which Eileen had founded. In the 1940s, many
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settled in the area, particularly migrants from the island of Castellorizo (or Kastellorizo). Many opened businesses in the area; and, in 1973, they built the Castellorizian Club on Anzac Parade. Kingsford was originally intended to be the terminus of the Eastern Suburbs railway line; but, as a cost-cutting measure, the line was terminated at Bondi Junction in 1979. A new light rail project linking Kingsford to the CBD via Anzac Parade opened in April 2020.


Charles Kingsford Smith Tribute

In 2010, a tribute was created to Charles Kingsford Smith in Gardeners Lane, off Anzac Parade. The tribute consisted of a mosaic of Smith, a mosaic of his plane, the Southern Cross, and a Trans Pacific Mural depicting the Southern Cross. The tribute was unveiled on 11 August 2010 by Mayor John Procopiadis. It was designed by Masoud Nodous; the artist was Tim Cole. In 2014, the mural depicting the Southern Cross was added. The artist was Annette Barlow. File:Kingsford mosaic 001.jpg, Charles Kingsford Smith Tribute, Gardeners Lane File:SLNSW 31768 Maloneys Corner Kingsford taken for LJ Hooker Ltd.jpg, Maloneys Corner Kingsford in 1951


Demographics

In the 2021 Census, there were people in Kingsford. 46.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were
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8.3%,
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4.3%,
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2.8%,
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2.8% and
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2.5%. The most common ancestries in Kingsford were Chinese 20.8%, English 17.5%, Australian 16.7%, Irish 9.1% and Greek 8.8%. 51.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 9.8%, Greek 6.0%, Indonesian 4.0%, Cantonese 3.7% and Spanish 2.1%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion, so described 34.6%,
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22.0%,
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9.0% and
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5.4%.


Public transport

Kingsford is the terminus of the
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Kingsford Line which runs to Circular Quay.


Politics

At the federal government level of politics, Kingsford is part of the Division of Kingsford Smith in the
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. Kingsford Smith has always been a Labor (ALP) stronghold. Kingsford is located within the boundaries of the electoral districts of Maroubra, Coogee and Heffron. In terms of local government Kingsford is a part of Randwick City Council.


Churches and schools

* St Spyridon Church is a Greek Orthodox church on Gardeners Road. St Spyridon College is an independent school, with one campus located adjacent to the church. * The Indonesian Presbyterian Church and Kingsway Church are located at 94 Houston Road. * Holy Trinity Anglican Church is located at the corner of Anzac Pde & Sturt Street, Kingsford. * Gereja Focus Indonesia is an Indonesian students' church located on UNSW campus * Kingsford Church of Christ is located on Anzac ParadeChurch of Christ, Kingsford
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Gallery

File:(1)Holy Trinity Church Kingsford Sydney.jpg, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, cnr Anzac Pde & Sturt Street File:(1)St Spyridons Church Kingsford-2.jpg, St Spyridon's Greek Orthodox Church, Gardeners Road File:Indonesian Presbyterian Church Kingsford-1.jpg, Indonesian Presbyterian Church, Houston Road File:1 Kingsford Church of Christ1.jpg, Church of Christ, Anzac Parade


Notable people

* Charlie Bell, former CEO of
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* Ron Coote, rugby league player * George Donikian, television and radio personality * Keith Edwards, rugby league player * Harold Larwood, cricketer


References

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