Carss Park
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Carss Park
| city = Sydney
| state = nsw
| image = CarssparkS1.jpg
| caption = Carwar Avenue
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 13
| pop = 1,265
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL10836|name=Carss Park (State Suburb)|accessdate=7 August 2024|quick=on}}
| postcode = 2221
| elevation = 14
| area =
| 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
| est =
}}
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.The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}}, page 53
Heritage listings
Carss Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Demographics
According to the {{CensusAU|2021}} 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
- The family home in popular television series Packed to the Rafters is supposed to be located in Carss Park, although the actual location is in Concord. Filming does, however, take place on location in Carss Park and surrounding suburbs.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1132600/locations|title=Filming locations for 'Packed to the Rafters'|website=IMDb |accessdate=4 February 2010}}
Gallery
CarssparkC2.jpg|Carss Cottage front
CarssparkC1.jpg|Carss Cottage side
CarssparkC3.jpg|Carss Park saltwater baths
CarssparkC4.jpg|Rugby union match at Carss Bush Park
References
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External links
- {{cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/carss_park | title = Carss Park | accessdate = 26 September 2015 | author = Alison Grellis | date = 2008 | work=Dictionary of Sydney}}
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{{Coord|-33.98718|151.11889|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-NSW|display=title}}
{{Sydney Georges River Council suburbs}}