Carss Park, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Carss Park
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Pop:1,265
Postcode:2221
Elevation:14
Dist1:17
Dir1:south
Location1:Sydney CBD
Lga:Georges River Council
Stategov:Kogarah
Fedgov:Cook
Near-N:Allawah
Near-Ne:Kogarah Bay
Near-E:Sans Souci
Near-Se:Sans Souci
Near-S:Georges River
Near-Sw:Blakehurst
Near-W:Blakehurst
Near-Nw:South Hurstville

Carss Park is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 17 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Georges River Council. Carss Park is part of the St George area.

History

In 1921 the Blakehurst Progress Association made attempts to secure Carss Bush for a public park and Kogarah council was able to acquire the land for the people. Carss Bush Park was dedicated on 26 January 1924 and 150 lots were auctioned on the same day for development. Many of the streets on the new estate were named after Aboriginal tribes.[1]

Heritage listings

Carss Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Demographics

According to the of Population, there were 1,265 people usually resident in Carss Park. 70.6% of people were born in Australia. 61.8% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek at 13.0%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.6%, Orthodox 22.4%, No Religion 21.7% and Anglican 11.6%.

Pop culture

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Notes and References

  1. The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia, page 53
  2. 00587. EF14/4794; S90/3454; HC33402. 18 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Filming locations for 'Packed to the Rafters'. . 4 February 2010.