Wollstonecraft, New South Wales

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Wollstonecraft

| city = Sydney

| state = nsw

| image = Brennan Park Wollstonecraft Sydney Australia 2.jpg

| coordinates = {{Coord|-33.83356|151.19128|format=dms|display=inline, title}}

| local_map = y

| zoom = 12

| caption = Brennan Park

| lga = North Sydney Council

| postcode = 2065

| pop = 8,115

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL14377|name=Wollstonecraft|accessdate=5 February 2024|quick=on}}

| elevation = 61

| area = 1.2

| stategov = North Shore

| fedgov = Warringah

| near-nw = St Leonards

| near-n = St Leonards

| near-ne = Crows Nest

| near-w = Greenwich

| near-e = North Sydney

| near-sw = Greenwich

| near-s = Waverton

| near-se = North Sydney

| dist1 = 4

| dir1 = north

| location1 = Sydney CBD

}}

Wollstonecraft ({{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|w|ʊ|l|s|t|ən|k|r|ɑː|f|t}} {{respell|WUUL|stən|krahft}}, {{IPAc-en|US|-|k|r|æ|f|t}} {{respell|-|kraft}}) is a harbourside suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 4 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of North Sydney Council.

Geography

Wollstonecraft is approximately 4 kilometres from the Sydney CBD and lies within the northern waterways of Sydney Harbour.

History

Wollstonecraft was named after Edward Wollstonecraft, the first settler to receive a land grant of {{convert|500|acre|ha|abbr=off}} in the area, in 1821.

{{Citation

| title = Guide to the papers of the Berry, Wollstonecraft and Hay Families

| author = State Library of New South Wales

| year = 1993

| url = http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2007/D00007/berry1.pdf

| accessdate = 20 October 2009

}}

Wollstonecraft left England to seek fortune for himself and his sister Elizabeth and to escape the notoriety of his aunt, Mary Wollstonecraft, author of the book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.{{Cite web |url = http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wollstonecraft-edward-2812 |title = Wollstonecraft, Edward (1783–1832) |date = 1967 |access-date = 18 January 2016 |work = Australian Dictionary of Biography |author = M. D. Stephen |publisher= MUP |volume=2 }}

Edward Wollstonecraft's business associate, Alexander Berry, was another prominent resident in the area,The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}} and namesake of Berry Island, a harbour-side location in Wollstonecraft.

The suburb is rich in its architectural history with a mixture of stately Victorian and Federation houses.

The area is part of the traditional lands of the Cammeraygal people of the Eora nation.

Wollstonecraft was originally part of a larger area of St Leonards. It gained its own status as a suburb in 1911.

As of 2019 Wollstonecraft is ranked as the 6th most liveable suburb in Sydney out of the 569 on Domain.{{Cite web|last=Chesher|first=Isabelle|date=2019-11-15|title=Sydney's 569 suburbs ranked for liveability|url=https://www.domain.com.au/liveable-sydney/sydneys-most-liveable-suburbs-2019/sydneys-569-suburbs-ranked-for-liveability-2019-903130/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Domain|language=en-AU}}

Population

In the 2021 Census, there were 8,115 people in Wollstonecraft. 56.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 6.4%, China 3.9%, India 2.7%, New Zealand 2.6% and Hong Kong 2.4%. 71.4% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.3%, Cantonese 4.1%, Japanese 1.6% and Spanish 1.5%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 48.5%, Catholic 19.3%, Anglican 10.1 and Buddhism 2.7%.

class="wikitable"

|+Historical Population (1991 – 2021)

|1991

|1996

|2001

|2006

|2011

|2016

|2021

5696

|6355

|7572

|7580

|8012

|8323

|8115

Natural Reserves and Parks

Badangi Reserve – Badangi Reserve is a small protected reserve with one main path connecting adjacent Berry Island and Wondakiah up to Bridge End road near the trainline
Berry Island – The most well known park in the suburb which has a large open grass strip next to the harbour and a loop bush track with a lookout overlooking the inner harbour as well as Indigenous rock engravings further along the trail.
Gore Cove Reserve – Long waterside bush trail up Berry's creek from Berry Island up to Smoothey park and Wollstonecraft railway station.
Brennan Park – Popular park next to Waverton and the train line with a large playground and open space.
Smoothey Park
Oyster Cove Reserve
Harry Howard Reserve

Image:Brennan Park Wollstonecraft Sydney Australia 1.jpg|Brennan Park

Image:Brennan Park Wollstonecraft Sydney Australia 3.jpg|View over Brennan Park

Tourism

Wollstonecraft is a quiet lower North Shore harbour-side suburb. For an environmentally friendly suburban atmosphere of its relaxed way of life, it includes a collection of leafy residential neighbourhoods and stunning local attractive parks.

Transport

Wollstonecraft railway station is on the North Shore railway line.

Notable residents

John Howard, former Prime Minister of Australia.{{cite news |url=https://www.realestate.com.au/news/wollstonecraft-home-where-expm-john-howard-played-mailman-for-sale-with-37m-guide/ |title=Wollstonecraft home where ex-PM John Howard played mailman for sale with $3.7m guide |date=18 July 2023 |access-date=5 February 2024 |archive-date=5 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205080153/https://www.realestate.com.au/news/wollstonecraft-home-where-expm-john-howard-played-mailman-for-sale-with-37m-guide/ |url-status=live |first=Kathryn |last=Welling |work=North Shore Times |via=realestate.com.au}}

File:John Howard on 4 february 2003.jpg

References

External links

Category:Wollstonecraft