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  Alexandria Location in metropolitanSydney | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates:33°54′06″S151°12′00″E / 33.90166°S 151.20007°E /-33.90166; 151.20007 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 9,649 (SAL2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,726/km2 (7,060/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2015 | ||||||||||||
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Alexandria is aninner southern suburb ofSydney,New South Wales,Australia. Alexandria is located 5 kilometres south of theSydney central business district and is part of thelocal government area of theCity of Sydney. The postcode is 2015.[3]
The rough boundaries of Alexandria are Botany Road to the east, Gardeners Road to the south, Mitchell Road andSydney Park to the west, and Boundary Road to the north. It is approximately 3.5 km south ofCentral station.
TheParish of Alexandria was established in 1835.[citation needed] The naming of Alexandria and neighbouringWaterloo commemorates the famous British Empire military and naval victories over Napoleon – theBattles of Alexandria andWaterloo. The Iron Duke Hotel in Alexandria is itself named after theDuke of Wellington, as is Wellington Street in Waterloo. It was thought Alexandria may have been named afterPrincess Alexandra, Queen consort ofKing Edward VII, however, Alexandra was born on 1 December 1844 and the parish's naming predates the birth of Alexandra by six years.
In 1868, theMunicipality of Alexandria was formed, after separating fromWaterloo. The formerAlexandria Town Hall is in Garden Street.[4] Land for the building was acquired in 1879; the building was designed by Ferdinand Reuss Snr and completed in 1881. Major alterations took place over the years, right up to 1928. The building is listed on theNew South Wales State Heritage Register.[5]
By 1943, Alexandria was the largest industrial district in Australia, and known as the "Birmingham of Australia", with everything from bricks to aeroplanes manufactured in 550 factories in just 1,000 acres (4.0 km2).[6] The municipality was abolished upon merger into theCity of Sydney in 1949, along withDarlington,Erskineville,Newtown,Redfern, Waterloo,Paddington andThe Glebe.
In 1968, the boundaries were changed again and Alexandria was part of a new municipality, South Sydney Council. South Sydney was brought back into the City of Sydney in 1982 and then became separate again under the City of Sydney Act of 1988. In 2004, Alexandria moved back into the City of Sydney, when the City of Sydney was merged with theCity of South Sydney.
The former Alexandria tram line opened in 1902 as a single-track electric line that was duplicated in 1910. The line branched off from the Botany line at the junction of Henderson and Botany Roads in Alexandria. The line proceeded down Henderson Road then swung left into Mitchell Road. A turn-back was provided at Ashmore Road (nearErskineville Oval) for short working. The line turned right into the present day Sydney Park Road (then known as an extension of Mitchell Road) before terminating at the junction with the Cook's River line at thePrinces Highway nearSt Peters railway station. Services operated fromCircular Quay in a route similar to the Botany line as far as the Henderson Road junction. The line was closed in 1959.Transit Systems route 308 generally follows the route as far as St Peters station.
Alexandria has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
At the2021 census, there were 9,649 people living in Alexandria.[10] At the2016 census, Alexandria had a population of 8,262.[11]
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population. The most common ancestries in Alexandria were Australian 31.6%, English 24.3%, Irish 13.6%, Chinese 10.1% and Scottish 9.9%. 59.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth wereEngland 5.1%,New Zealand 3.3%,China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.6%, theUnited States 1.4% andIndonesia 1.2%. 74.1% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home includedMandarin 3.1%,Spanish 2.0%,Cantonese 1.9%,Portuguese 1.0% andIndonesian 1.0%. The most common responses for religion in Alexandria were No Religion 57.2%,Catholic 16.4%,Anglican 5.0% andBuddhism 3.0%. 65.2% of residences were flats and 29.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.[10]
Alexandria is a largelyindustrial suburb with medium to high density residential areas. The suburb was once mostly terraced housing, that was demolished for light industrial use and warehousing which continues to this day. Pockets of quiet residential areas remain along the northern boundary of the suburb, adjoiningErskineville andWaterloo.
One of the landing points of the trans-Pacificsubmarine telecommunications cable, theSouthern Cross Cable, is located in the suburb.[12]
Alexandria is part of theGreen Square district, in the north east of the suburb, which is undergoinggentrification. This involves an urban renewal project that is constructing modern retail, business and medium-high density residential developments.
Established in September 2009, its main purpose was to meet the community demand for local markets, providing fine produce and a venue for local handmade crafts. The children's activities kept the little ones entertained with face painting and a kids zoo. It was open every Sunday 10am - 3pm at O'Riordan St Alexandria however, it has unfortunately been temporarily closed.
Alexandria is serviced byTransdev John Holland routes to theSydney central business district. Alexandria is also close to multiple railway stations. To the east,Waterloo railway station is serviced by theMetro North West & Bankstown Line, whileGreen Square railway station is serviced by theAirport & South Line. To the west,Erskineville railway station andSt Peters railway station are serviced by either theAirport & South Line or theEastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line.
Sydney Park is a large recreational area on the western border. Alexandria Park and McKell Playground are situated on Buckland Street.Tennis courts and acricket oval are located here.Erskineville Oval is just over the western border. Erskineville Oval is the home ground of theAlexandria Rovers junior rugby league team.[15] TheAlexandria Dukes Rugby Football Club play in theNew South Wales Suburban Rugby Union competition and will again contest the Meldrum Cup in 2014. The club rooms for the Dukes are at the Iron Duke Hotel.
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