Leichhardt is a suburb in the

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of Sydney, in the state of

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, Australia. Leichhardt is located 5 kilometres west of the

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(LGA) of the

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. The suburb is bordered by Haberfield to the west, Annandale to the east,

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to the north and Petersham,

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and

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to the south.

History

Aboriginal anthropology

Leichhardt was once an area broadly inhabited by the

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band of the

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(

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) language group. The 'Eora people' was the name given to coastal Aborigines around Sydney – Eora means ''from this place'' – local Aboriginal people used this word to describe to Europeans where they came from, and in time the term became used to define Aboriginal people themselves. Wangal country was known as 'wanne' and it originally extended from the suburbs of Balmain and Birchgrove in the east to Silverwater and Auburn in the west. It is unclear how many people were in the tribe, some research indicates in the broader Sydney region there was between 8000 – 10000 indigenous people, migration over the seasons and violence between tribes would alter this number at different periods. The northern boundary was the Parramatta River. Neighbouring Darug bands were the

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to the east, the Wallumattagal on the northern shore of the

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and the

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to the south.

European settlement

Leichhardt is named after the

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n explorer

Ludwig Leichhardt Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (), known as Ludwig Leichhardt, (23 October 1813 – c. 1848) was a German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.Ken Eastwood,'Cold case: Leichhardt's dis ...

, who in the 1840s was feted for his 4,800 km (c. 3000 mi) expedition in search of an overland route from southern Queensland to

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, a British settlement on the far northern coast of Australia (some 300 km to the north of the modern city of Darwin). In 1848, he famously vanished without trace on his attempt to cross the continent from the

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to the

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on the Western Australia coast. Leichhardt was proclaimed a municipality in 1871. In 1949, it was merged with the municipalities of Annandale and Balmain. In 1967, the municipal boundary was altered to include

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and parts of Camperdown. In 2003, the municipal boundary was again changed, to exclude

and Forest Lodge, which are now part of the

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Commercial area

Norton Street, Leichhardt (Sydney NSW) AUG2019

The main commercial area in Leichhardt is located on

Norton Street Norton Street is in the suburb of Leichhardt, New South Wales, Leichhardt in Sydney, Australia. It is located 5 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the main commercial street in the suburb. Norton Street contains ...

, north of

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(

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) and parallel to Balmain Road. The Norton Street commercial area contains a mix of residential buildings,

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(Italian and others), cafés, eateries and individual retail outlets, including several bookstores and grocery shops. There are also hotels, a Palace Cinema and two of the suburb's two shopping centres – MarketPlace Leichhardt and Norton Plaza. Commercial developments are also found along the length of Parramatta Road. The Italian Forum, located just off Norton Street, is notable for its design which seeks to emulate the feel of a Mediterranean town

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. A pedestrian-only central courtyard featuring outdoors and indoors restaurant dining as well as Leichhardt Library is surrounded by small shops and

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s on the level above, and all overlooked by residential apartments. Norton Street plays host to various events throughout the year, notably th
Italian Fiesta
in October, which showcases the Italian culture of the area. The second shopping center, MarketPlace Leichhardt (formerly Market Town), is located towards Haberfield on the corner of Marion and Flood Streets. MarketPlace Leichhardt has free car parking and is home to Woolworths,

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and over 60 specialty stores. The center opened in 1975 and is in the heart of Leichhardt.

Transport

Parramatta Highway Leichhardt (Sydney NSW) AUG2019

Leichhardt can be accessed by several main roads including

(

, Balmain Road, Marion Street and Catherine Street. The

City West Link City West Link is a link road in Sydney, Australia. It makes up a section of the A4 between Leichhardt, Haberfield and Five Dock. As such, it provides an alternative route to Parramatta Road into the Sydney central business district from th ...

runs along the northern border of Leichhardt and is a major arterial road, which is part of the A4 and crosses the

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to the CBD. Leichhardt is well serviced by

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through city and cross regional services.

Leichhardt Bus Depot Leichhardt Bus Depot is a bus depot in the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt operated by Transit Systems. History Leichhardt Tram Depot was built as a twelve road depot on the corner of William Street and Derbyshire Road, Leichhardt, being available f ...

is located on the corner of William and Derbyshire Street. The following list provides the bus routes in Leichhardt: *437 travels from

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to City QVB via Haberfield,

. *438X, 438N travel from

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, Railway Square, Parramatta Road, Leichhardt Town Hall, Haberfield, Abbotsford, with 438N being the all stops early morning and late night service, and 438X the limited stop service. *440 travels from

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via Railway Square, Parramatta Road, Leichhardt Town Hall, Rozelle (Terry Street) *445 travels from Balmain (

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), Rozelle, Leichhardt, Petersham,

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, Canterbury station, Campsie station *469 travels from Leichhardt to

*480, 483, 461X travel from the

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(461X),

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(480, 483) to Strathfield station via

(Leichhardt) and Ashfield shops Metro Goods Haberfield Leichhardt aerial

*470 travels from Circular Quay, Forest Lodge, Annandale and

. The southern portion of Leichhardt is serviced by trains at the nearby

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, on the

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. The station is an eight-minute walk from Norton Street, along Railway Street. The western and northern portions of Leichhardt are serviced by the

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. Leichhardt North lies on the northern border with Lilyfield, adjacent to the City West Link. Hawthorne, serving the north-west of the suburb, and Marion, near Marion Street, are on the western border with Haberfield. Taverners Hill is adjacent to Parramatta Road and lies in the south-west corner of the suburb. Leichhardt was served by trams from Sydney's former network from 1887 to the 1950s. The Annandale Line ran down Norton Street. The current

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at the top of William Street was a 12 road depot, designed to serve a number of planned lines that were never built. Instead, it was used to stored surplus trams in the off peak period, and was rebuilt as the Government Bus Workshops in 1937. A small spur of track remained and was later used by tour trams going through the depot yard nearest Pioneer Park.

Houses

Being situated close to the city, Leichhardt is an area for great capital growth as it very central and has a lot to offer, so housing is not very cheap and is much sought after. The architecture in Leichhardt ranges from Victorian single fronted brick homes to modern new homes and apartment blocks.

Churches and schools

* All Souls

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Church on the corner of Norton Street and Marion Street * Leichhardt

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

Church on the corner of Foster Street and Lords Road * Leichhardt Congregational Church in Elswick Street * Leichhardt Uniting Church in the old

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Central Hall on Wetherill Street * St. Columba and The Holy Souls Parish (

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) in Elswick Street * St. Fiacre's Parish (Catholic) in Catherine Street * St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Roseby Street * The Parish of St. Gerasimos Church (

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) in Henry Street Leichhardt has a number of primary schools and one secondary school. *Kegworth

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, a primary, co-educational public school, established in 1887, is located on Tebbutt Street. *Leichhardt Public School, a primary, co-educational public school, established in 1891, is located on Marion Street. *St. Columba's Primary School, a

, primary, co-educational public school, established in 1898, is located on Elswick Street. *St. Fiacre's Primary School, a Catholic, primary, co-educational public school, established in 1894, is located on Catherine Street. * Sydney Secondary College – Leichhardt campus, a secondary, co-educational public school (partially selective; 7–10), established in 2002, is located on Balmain Road.

Landmarks

* Leichhardt Fire Station on the corner of Marion Street and Balmain Road * Leichhardt Hotel (Former) on the corner of Balmain Road and Wetherill Street * Norton Hotel on the corner of Norton Street and Parramatta Road * Old Cyclops Toy Factory on William Street * Palace Cinema on Norton Street The following buildings are listed on the

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: *

Leichhardt Town Hall The Leichhardt Town Hall is a landmark civic building in Leichhardt, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. It stands at 107 Norton Street. It was built in 1888 in the Victorian Italianate style by architects Drake and Walcott. The Town Hall was the seat ...

, corner Norton and Marion Streets (1888) * Post Office, corner Norton and Weatherill Streets (1888) * Public School Buildings, Marion Street (first building 1891, second building 1897) * Church of England, corner Norton and Marion Streets (1883)

Parks and recreation

*Pioneers Memorial Park is located in

and features large grassed areas, native and formal plantings, a

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and the Bicentennial Rotunda. It was formally the location for the Balmain Cemetery. *War Memorial Park is situated on the corner of Moore and Catherine Streets and features large grassed areas as well as shaded areas and a children's

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. *36th Battalion Park is situated on the corner of Mackenzie and Hill St and features medium-sized grassed park, electric barbecue, children's play equipment and a half-size

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. *Blackmore Oval is located off Canal Road and is used to play competitive

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and Cricket, amongst others, in the local area. it is the home ground for the Leichhardt Wanderers Junior Rugby League and Cricket club. Facilities include cricket nets, public toilets and the clubhouse. *

Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a rugby league and soccer stadium in Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently one of three home grounds for the Wests Tigers National Rugby League (NRL) team, along with Campbelltown Stadium and Western Sydney S ...

: Home to

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team

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and previously for the

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team APIA Leichhardt Tigers. *

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is located on Marion Street and is the home of

team APIA Leichhardt Tigers.

Culture

Leichhardt is home to many creative industry workers and is known for its colourful and inventive

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art, such as the panorama at the Renwick Lane and at the

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Railway Underpass. Leichhardt has access to many art and cultural organisations. Commercial galleries are found throughout the area and Boomali Gallery, the Aboriginal Arts Organisation is situated in Flood Street in Leichhardt. The Italian community has a wealth of social and cultural organisations located in Leichhardt, and work is underway everyday to develop the Italian Forum Cultural Centre. Co.As.It. is one of them and they provide a range of culturally and

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appropriate services to enhance the quality of life of the community and to promote the Italian language and culture in

. The suburb was originally considered to be Sydney's 'little Italy', but that reputation has since decreased. Leichhardt is the yearly host of the Italian Festa on Norton Street where local traffic is temporarily closed on Norton and neighbouring streets transforming surroundings into a huge European style outdoor café, celebrating Leichhardt's cultural diversity with an International Food

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, gift stalls, community expos and live entertainment throughout the day. Leichhardt is also known for its café culture with cafés in abundance. The oldest café in the area is Café Sport, which is located on

Population

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 14,625 people in Leichhardt. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population. * 64.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 5.0%, Italy 3.2%, New Zealand 2.5%, China 1.1% and Ireland 1.0%. * 72.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 5.2%, Spanish 1.8%, Greek 1.4%, Mandarin 1.1% and Cantonese 0.9%. * The most common responses for religion were No Religion 41.1% and Catholic 26.4%. 41% of occupied dwellings were terraces, semis or

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, 35% were separate density housing houses and 22% were apartments. The average age of people in the suburb was similar to the rest of Sydney (36) and a lower percentage of people owned their homes outright (23.4%) than those paying them off (34.2%) or renting (40.1%). Median loan repayments ($3,000 per month) were much higher than the national figure ($1,755). Since the middle of the 20th century, Leichhardt has been a centre for the Italian community, reflected in the many Italian-owned businesses in the area. Although it has become less distinctively Italian with the increasing

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of the suburb and movement of families to suburbs with larger blocks of land, its Italian character is still palpable, particularly in the popular restaurants and cafés of its main street,

. Many residents moved to suburbs further away from Sydney as the city has expanded and larger housing blocks became available.

Politics

* Federal Government: Leichhardt is in the

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in the

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. * State Government: Leichhardt is in the

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in the

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. * Local Government: Leichhardt is in the

Notable residents

* Thelma Forshaw (1923–1995), writer, journalist – attended St Fiacre's Primary School * Aaron Woods – rugby league player

Gallery

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References

External links

Inner West Council websiteSYDNEY.com – Leichhardt
{{Authority control Suburbs of Sydney Inner West Council