Lower Portland, New South Wales

Lower Portland
Sydney, New South Wales

Coordinates

33°26′31″S 150°52′44″E / 33.442°S 150.879°ECoordinates: 33°26′31″S 150°52′44″E / 33.442°S 150.879°E

Population

552 (2011 census)^[1]

Postcode(s)

2756

Location

80 km (50 mi) northwest of Sydney CBD

Suburbs around Lower Portland:
Cumberland Reach	Webbs Creek	Leets Vale
Cumberland Reach	Lower Portland	Maroota
Sackville North	South Maroota	South Maroota

Lower Portland is a rural suburb near Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lower Portland is located 80 kilometres northwest of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of The Hills Shire (east of the Hawkesbury River and the City of Hawkesbury (west of the Hawkesbury River). Lower Portland is a peaceful hamlet located at the junction of the Colo and Hawkesbury rivers. The area has historical significance, is scenic and is popular for water skiing.

History

The original inhabitants of the Lower Portland area were the Darug people. The Darug were the custodians of the majority of what is now the Greater Sydney region. They were divided into a number of different ‘clans’, whose quick demise upon European settlement has sadly resulted in very little information remaining on how the local area was utilised.

Lower Portland was named after William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, and Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1783, and 1807- 1809. The name was first used in 1805, and almost certainly seems associated with the story that a rock on the plateau above the headland resembled the Duke of Portland. Lower Portland was the area settled downstream from Portland Head.^[2]

Transport

The Lower Portland Ferry is one of only four vehicular ferries operating across the Hawkesbury River. The River Road is a popular scenic drive. Lower Portland Ferry operates 24hrs 7days a week. Closed 1st Wednesday of each month 9:00am–11:00am.

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lower Portland (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
↑ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

Suburbs and localities within the City of Hawkesbury, Sydney

Agnes Banks Berambing Bilpin Blaxlands Ridge Bligh Park Bowen Mountain Bucketty Cattai Central Colo Central Macdonald Clarendon Colo Colo Heights Cornwallis Cumberland Reach East Kurrajong Ebenezer Fernances Freemans Reach Glossodia Grose Vale Grose Wold Higher Macdonald Hobartville Kurmond Kurrajong Kurrajong Heights Kurrajong Hills Leets Vale Lower Macdonald Lower Portland Maraylya McGraths Hill Mellong Mogo Creek Mountain Lagoon Mulgrave North Richmond Oakville Perrys Crossing Pitt Town Pitt Town Bottoms Putty Richmond Richmond Lowlands Sackville St Albans Scheyville South Windsor Ten Mile Hollow Tennyson The Devils Wilderness The Slopes Upper Colo Upper Macdonald Vineyard Webbs Creek Wheeny Creek Wilberforce Windsor Windsor Downs Wisemans Ferry Womerah Wrights Creek Yarramundi

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