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| Castlecrag Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Middle Harbour, view from Castlecrag | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,641 | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,772/km2 (4,591/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1860s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2068 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.49 km2 (0.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 8 km (5 mi) north of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Willoughby | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Willoughby | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | North Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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Castlecrag is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Castlecrag is located 8 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Willoughby.
Castlecrag is a suburb of historical significance that is bounded to the north, east and south by Middle Harbour and to the west by the heavily congested Eastern Valley Way.[1] Castlecrag shares its postcode, 2068, with the surrounding suburbs of Willoughby, Middle Cove and North Willoughby.[2]
History
Castlecrag was originally planned by architect Walter Burley Griffin, who named the suburb after a towering crag of rock overlooking Middle Harbour, known locally as Edinburgh Castle. Griffin came to Castlecrag in 1925 after tiring of the politics surrounding implementation of his designs for Australia's capital city, Canberra.[3]
Early homes in Castlecrag were built using natural stone to blend into the environment, a common practice in architecture of the Arts and Crafts movement.[citation needed] Later homes were built with bricks using Griffin's patented Knitlock system.[citation needed] Historically Castlecrag was noted in the early 20th Century as an experiment in communal and community planning and living, and for the liberal intellectual, Theosophical, Anthroposophical and Natural history views of its inhabitants.[citation needed]
In recent times, the residents of the suburb have been noted for their opposition to the Warringah Freeway (Warringah Expressway),[4] which was originally planned to link the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the Northern Beaches, but today terminates just south of Castlecrag in Naremburn.
Commercial area
The Quadrangle Shopping Village in Edingburgh Road features a Coles supermarket and specialty shops. A small group of shops is located opposite.
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Quadrangle Shopping Village -
St James Anglican Church
Population
Castlecrag is a rather affluent harbourside area of Sydney. More than half of its households enjoy incomes that are within the top quartile of Sydney,[5] reflected in the median house price of $1,750,000.[6]
References
- ^ http://www.castlecrag.org.au/crag/issue160_WeekendTrafficChaos.html Castlecrag Progress Association: Our Weekend Traffic Chaos
- ^ http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/checkPostcode.do Australian White Pages Find a Postcode.
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
- ^ http://www.castlecrag.org.au/history/History%201960%20to%201978.pdf Castlecrag Process Association: History of Castlecrag 1960 to 1978.
- ^ http://www.id.com.au/willoughby/commprofile/default.asp?id=234&gid=120&pg=7&bhcp=1 Willoughby City Council Community Profile: Castlecrag.
- ^ http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?mode=rent&suburb=CASTLECRAG&postcode=2068 Domain.com.au Suburb Profile: Castlecrag.
