Longueville, New South Wales
Encyclopedia
Longueville is a suburb
on the Lower North Shore of Sydney
, in the state of New South Wales
, Australia
. Longueville is located 8 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district
, in the local government area of the Municipality of Lane Cove
.
Longueville is a small residential suburb on the peninsula
between Tambourine Bay and Woodford Bay, on the banks of the Lane Cove River
. Originally a home to manufacturing
industries, the suburb had its beginnings as a residential area in the 1870s. Longueville was officially proclaimed a suburb in the 1920s.
Before settlement, Longueville was the home of the Cam-mer-ray-gal
people of the Ku-ring-gai Aboriginal Tribe
. Today the suburb is home to some of Australia's most expensive real estate
, with the Sydney Morning Herald ranking it as Sydney's seventh most-expensive suburb.
Group of the Ku-ring-gai Aboriginal Tribe
. The group, which inhabited the north shore of Port Jackson
, was one of the largest in the Sydney area.
In 1831, the area that is now Longueville became home to one of the earliest manufacturing industries, with Rupert Kirk's soap and factory. Longueville had its beginnings in the 1870s, and at the time encompassed the Lane Cove area, which in turn was then part of Willoughby
. By 1884, there were just two houses in the area, owned by Joseph Palmer and Henry Lamb. Richard Hayes Harnett, a land speculator, later acquired some of the land and subdivided it into home sites.
Longueville was officially proclaimed a suburb in the 1920s.
There is some conjecture about where the name Longueville originated, however a commonly held belief is that the suburb was named after French
nobleman, the Duc de Longueville
. The main streets are said to have been named after his three daughters, Christina, Lucretia and Arabella. A related theory is that the name bears a connection to the Château de Châteaudun
which possesses both a Longueville wing and a Dunois wing, with Dunois being the name of one of the principal streets in Longueville.
provides access to ferry
services on Lane Cove River Cruises
. Three Sydney Buses services run through Longueville, going to the Sydney CBD, Lane Cove and Chatswood.
homes, Federation styles
, Californian bungalows
, weatherboard
cottages, and contemporary waterfront houses.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, in 2007 Longueville was ranked as Sydney's seventh most-expensive suburb, with a median house price of $1.99 million. In the past few years, the suburb has seen many new homes being constructed and older houses undergoing extensive renovations.
Norfolk Road holds the record for the highest sale price achieved at auction in the suburb.
Census
of Population and Housing, the population of Longueville stood at 2,037 people, 48.7% females and 51.3% males, with a median age of 41 years. 19.3% of the population was born overseas with England
(4.6%), New Zealand
(2.1%) and the United States of America (1.3%) the most common. The five strongest religious affiliations in the area were in descending order: Catholic
(37.8%), Anglican (25%), no religion (12.7%), Uniting Church (4.6%) and Presbyterian and Reformed
(3.3%).
Longueville's population is typically indebted, with a median weekly household income of $2,795, compared with $1,027 in Australia. The most common types of occupation for employed persons were Professionals (40.8%), Managers (22.9%), and Clerical and Administrative Workers (13.0%). 86.1% of the suburbs occupied private dwellings were family households, 9.9% were lone person households and 1.1% were group households.
Longueville is in the safe Liberal
federal electoral division of North Sydney
. Since 1996, this seat has been held by Joe Hockey
, the Liberal Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing
, who was last re-elected in the 2007 federal election. North Sydney is one of only two original divisions in New South Wales, along with Wentworth
, which have never been held by the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
For NSW state elections, Longueville is in the Electoral district of Lane Cove
. Since 2003, this seat has been held by Liberal MP
Anthony Roberts
, who was last re-elected in the 2007 state election.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
on the Lower North Shore of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Longueville is located 8 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district
Sydney central business district
The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...
, in the local government area of the Municipality of Lane Cove
Municipality of Lane Cove
The Municipality of Lane Cove is a Local Government Area located about 10km north-west of the central business district of Sydney, Australia, in the south-west corner of the North Shore. The Lane Cove River borders its south, with the eastern part of Hunter's Hill just across that river...
.
Longueville is a small residential suburb on the peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
between Tambourine Bay and Woodford Bay, on the banks of the Lane Cove River
Lane Cove River
The Lane Cove River is a tributary of the Parramatta River, Sydney, Australia. Its lower reaches form an arm of Sydney Harbour.-Description:...
. Originally a home to manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
industries, the suburb had its beginnings as a residential area in the 1870s. Longueville was officially proclaimed a suburb in the 1920s.
Before settlement, Longueville was the home of the Cam-mer-ray-gal
Cammeraygal
The Cammeraygal are an Indigenous Australian people that inhabited the Lower North Shore area of the present-day North Sydney Council in Sydney, Australia....
people of the Ku-ring-gai Aboriginal Tribe
Kuringgai
Kuringgai is a name referring to an Indigenous Australian people of New South Wales....
. Today the suburb is home to some of Australia's most expensive real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
, with the Sydney Morning Herald ranking it as Sydney's seventh most-expensive suburb.
History
The area in which Longueville is situated was originally inhabited by the Cam-mer-ray-galCammeraygal
The Cammeraygal are an Indigenous Australian people that inhabited the Lower North Shore area of the present-day North Sydney Council in Sydney, Australia....
Group of the Ku-ring-gai Aboriginal Tribe
Kuringgai
Kuringgai is a name referring to an Indigenous Australian people of New South Wales....
. The group, which inhabited the north shore of Port Jackson
Port Jackson
Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. It is known for its beauty, and in particular, as the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge...
, was one of the largest in the Sydney area.
In 1831, the area that is now Longueville became home to one of the earliest manufacturing industries, with Rupert Kirk's soap and factory. Longueville had its beginnings in the 1870s, and at the time encompassed the Lane Cove area, which in turn was then part of Willoughby
Willoughby, New South Wales
Willoughby is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Willoughby is located 8 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Willoughby....
. By 1884, there were just two houses in the area, owned by Joseph Palmer and Henry Lamb. Richard Hayes Harnett, a land speculator, later acquired some of the land and subdivided it into home sites.
Longueville was officially proclaimed a suburb in the 1920s.
There is some conjecture about where the name Longueville originated, however a commonly held belief is that the suburb was named after French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
nobleman, the Duc de Longueville
Henri II d'Orléans, duc de Longueville
Henri II d'Orléans, duc de Longueville or Henri de Valois-Longueville , a legitimated prince of France and peer of France, was a major figure in the civil war of France, the Fronde, and served as governor of Picardy, then of Normandy.Longueville headed the French delegation in the talks that led...
. The main streets are said to have been named after his three daughters, Christina, Lucretia and Arabella. A related theory is that the name bears a connection to the Château de Châteaudun
Château de Châteaudun
The Château de Châteaudun is a castle located in the town of Châteaudun in the French département of Eure-et-Loir.- History :The castle was built between the 12th and 16th centuries....
which possesses both a Longueville wing and a Dunois wing, with Dunois being the name of one of the principal streets in Longueville.
Transport
Longueville WharfWharf
A wharf or quay is a structure on the shore of a harbor where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.Such a structure includes one or more berths , and may also include piers, warehouses, or other facilities necessary for handling the ships.A wharf commonly comprises a fixed...
provides access to ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
services on Lane Cove River Cruises
Matilda Cruises
Matilda Cruises operates commuter ferry and cruise services on Sydney Harbour in Sydney, Australia. The company is a subsidiary of Captain Cook Cruises.-Fleet:*Matilda*Matilda III*Aussie Venture*Aussie Magic*Aussie One*Aussie Legend*Alice*Megan...
. Three Sydney Buses services run through Longueville, going to the Sydney CBD, Lane Cove and Chatswood.
Houses
In 2006, the majority of dwellings were detached houses (98.7%) with some varied architectural styles, including stately Victorian-styleVictorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
homes, Federation styles
Federation architecture
Federation architecture refers to the architectural style in Australia, which was prevalent from around 1890 to 1920. The period refers to the Federation of Australia on 1 January 1901, when the Australian colonies collectively became the Commonwealth of Australia...
, Californian bungalows
California Bungalow
California bungalows, known as Californian bungalows in Australia and are commonly called simply bungalows in America, are a form of residential structure that were widely popular across America and, to some extent, the world around the years 1910 to 1939.-Exterior features:Bungalows are 1 or 1½...
, weatherboard
Weatherboarding
Weatherboarding is the cladding or ‘siding’ of a house consisting of long thin timber boards that overlap one another, either vertically or horizontally on the outside of the wall. They are usually of rectangular section with parallel sides...
cottages, and contemporary waterfront houses.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, in 2007 Longueville was ranked as Sydney's seventh most-expensive suburb, with a median house price of $1.99 million. In the past few years, the suburb has seen many new homes being constructed and older houses undergoing extensive renovations.
Norfolk Road holds the record for the highest sale price achieved at auction in the suburb.
Demographics
In the 2006 Australian Bureau of StatisticsAustralian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of Population and Housing, the population of Longueville stood at 2,037 people, 48.7% females and 51.3% males, with a median age of 41 years. 19.3% of the population was born overseas with England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
(4.6%), New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
(2.1%) and the United States of America (1.3%) the most common. The five strongest religious affiliations in the area were in descending order: Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
(37.8%), Anglican (25%), no religion (12.7%), Uniting Church (4.6%) and Presbyterian and Reformed
Reformed churches
The Reformed churches are a group of Protestant denominations characterized by Calvinist doctrines. They are descended from the Swiss Reformation inaugurated by Huldrych Zwingli but developed more coherently by Martin Bucer, Heinrich Bullinger and especially John Calvin...
(3.3%).
Longueville's population is typically indebted, with a median weekly household income of $2,795, compared with $1,027 in Australia. The most common types of occupation for employed persons were Professionals (40.8%), Managers (22.9%), and Clerical and Administrative Workers (13.0%). 86.1% of the suburbs occupied private dwellings were family households, 9.9% were lone person households and 1.1% were group households.
Notable residents
Notable former and current residents of Longueville include:- Marjorie BarnardMarjorie BarnardMarjorie Faith Barnard AO was an Australian novelist and short story writer, critic, historian - and librarian. She went to school and university in Sydney, and then trained as a librarian...
- Novelist - Bryce Morrow Carter - Musician
- Pamela ClaussPamela ClaussPamela Clauss was an Australian pioneering nurse, philanthropist and supporter of historical preservation and the arts....
- NYC-based pioneering surgical nurse and philanthropist - Louisa Dunkley - Union leader and feminist
- Antonia KidmanAntonia KidmanAntonia Kidman is an Australian journalist and TV presenter, and the younger sister of actress Nicole Kidman. She has 5 children.-Early life and family:...
- Journalist, Television host - Nicole KidmanNicole KidmanNicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...
- Actress - Edward Charles Kraegen - Union organiser and public servant
- Rose Lindsay - Artist's model, printmaker, author and wife of Norman LindsayNorman LindsayNorman Alfred William Lindsay was an Australian artist, sculptor, writer, editorial cartoonist, scale modeler, and boxer. He was born in Creswick, Victoria....
- John NewcombeJohn NewcombeJohn David Newcombe, AO, OBE is a former World No. 1 tennis player.-Biography:He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, A natural athlete, Newcombe played several sports as a boy until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962, and 1963 and was a member of...
- Tennis player - Patrick O'FarrellPatrick O'FarrellPatrick O'Farrell was a historian known for his histories of Roman Catholicism in Australia, Irish history and Irish Australian history...
- Historian of Catholic Australia - Peter OvertonPeter OvertonPeter Overton is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.-Career:He joined the Nine Network as a reporter for National Nine News and graduated to weekend sports presenter on National Nine News in Sydney and substitute for Ken Sutcliffe...
- Television journalist, reporter for 60 Minutes - Brett WhiteleyBrett WhiteleyBrett Whiteley, AO was an Australian artist. He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian galleries, and was twice winner of the Archibald Prize...
- Artist
Politics
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Longueville is in the safe Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
federal electoral division of North Sydney
Division of North Sydney
The Division of North Sydney is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division is named after the North Sydney area where it is located. It was proclaimed in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election...
. Since 1996, this seat has been held by Joe Hockey
Joe Hockey
Joseph Benedict "Joe" Hockey , is an Australian politician and member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of North Sydney for the Liberal Party of Australia since 1996....
, the Liberal Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing
Minister for Health and Ageing (Australia)
The Minister for Health and Ageing is a portfolio in the Government of Australia with the responsibility for national health policy. The current Minister for Health and Ageing is Nicola Roxon...
, who was last re-elected in the 2007 federal election. North Sydney is one of only two original divisions in New South Wales, along with Wentworth
Division of Wentworth
The Division of Wentworth is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was proclaimed in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. The Division is named after William Charles Wentworth , a noted Australian explorer and statesman...
, which have never been held by the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
For NSW state elections, Longueville is in the Electoral district of Lane Cove
Electoral district of Lane Cove
Lane Cove is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Anthony Roberts of the Liberal Party of Australia...
. Since 2003, this seat has been held by Liberal MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
Anthony Roberts
Anthony Roberts
Anthony John Roberts MP , an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Fair Trading in the O'Farrell-Stoner Liberal/National coalitition government...
, who was last re-elected in the 2007 state election.