Cabarita, New South Wales

David Anderson, a private soldier in the NSW Corps was granted land in this area in 1795. An area of Cabarita Point was reserved for public recreation in 1856. The reserve was expanded in 1880 with the addition of 9.7 hectares of adjoining land, known as Correy's Garden.^[3] The pavilion from which Governor-General Lord Hopetoun proclaimed the Federation of Australia in 1901 was later moved from Centennial Park to Cabarita Park.

In the past, the suburb consisted of swampland and heavy industry (only the Bushell's coffee and tea factory/warehouse remains). Housing developments replaced the industry and the swamps were reclaimed to create golf courses. Until 1948, an electric tramway ran down Cabarita Road to connect the suburb with Burwood, Enfield and Ashfield via Cabarita Junction near the corner of Mortlake Street.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of Population, there were 1,928 residents in Cabarita. In Cabarita, 60.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.2%, Korea, Republic of (South) 4.2% and Italy 2.9%. 62.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 5.8%, Korean 5.3% and Italian 4.5%. The most common responses for religion in Cabarita were Catholic 34.4%, No Religion 16.2% and Anglican 15.2%. ^[1]

Transport

A ferry wharf at Cabarita provides access to the Parramatta River ferry services.

Federation Pavilion, Cabarita Park
Federation Pavilion, Cabarita Park
William Beach monument, Cabarita Park
Cabarita wharf and Rivercat ferry

Housing

Cabarita and the adjacent Breakfast Point have many new housing communities along the waterfront, such as Cape Cabarita and Breakfast Point housing villages. These developments feature many recreational facilities such as playing fields, gymnasiums, golf courses and some restaurants. Prince Edward Park sits beside Cape Cabarita.

Cape Cabarita
Cape Cabarita wharf
Prince Edward Park
Home in Old English style

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cabarita (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
↑ Australian Suburb Guide: Sydney Inner West Retrieved 7 August 2013.
1 2 Blaxell, Gregory (2007). The River: Sydney Cove to Parramatta. Halstead Press. p. 123. ISBN 9781920831738.

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Coordinates: 33°50′53″S 151°06′53″E / 33.84802°S 151.11485°E / -33.84802; 151.11485

Suburbs and localities within the City of Canada Bay, Inner West, Sydney

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Geography of Parramatta River

Sources	Toongabbie Creek Darling Mills Creek

Tributaries: left	Vineyard Creek Subiaco Creek Archer Creek Smalls Creek Charity Creek Lane Cove River

Tributaries: right	Duck River Haslams Creek Powells Creek Iron Cove Creek Hawthorne Canal

Islands	Rodd Island Snapper Island Spectacle Island Cockatoo Island

Parramatta River ferry services	Parramatta Rydalmere Sydney Olympic Park Rhodes Meadowbank Kissing Point Cabarita Abbotsford Chiswick Huntleys Point

River crossings	Lennox Bridge Barry Wilde Bridge Elizabeth Street Footbridge Macarthur Bridge Clyde–Carlingford railway bridge Thackeray Bridge Silverwater Bridge James Ruse Drive bridge John Whitton Bridge Parramatta River Underbridge Ryde Bridge Mortlake Ferry Gladesville Bridge

River inlets and bays	Homebush Bay Kissing Point Bay Morrisons Bay Kendall Bay Glades Bay France Bay Exile Bay Canada Bay Kings Bay Hen and Chicken Bay Looking Glass Bay Abbotsford Bay Wallumatta Bay Five Dock Bay Lukes Bay Drummoyne Bay Iron Cove

Suburbs: north	North Parramatta Rydalmere Ermington Melrose Park Meadowbank Putney Tennyson Point Gladesville Henley Huntleys Point Huntleys Cove Hunters Hill Woolwich Greenwich

Suburbs: south	Parramatta Camellia Silverwater Newington Wentworth Point Sydney Olympic Park Liberty Grove Rhodes Concord Mortlake Breakfast Point Cabarita Canada Bay Five Dock Wareemba Abbotsford Chiswick Drummoyne Russell Lea Rodd Point Haberfield Lilyfield Rozelle Birchgrove

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