Waverley, New South Wales

Waverley
Sydney, New South Wales

Waverley Cemetery office building
Coordinates 33°53′52″S 151°15′01″E / 33.89778°S 151.25028°E / -33.89778; 151.25028Coordinates: 33°53′52″S 151°15′01″E / 33.89778°S 151.25028°E / -33.89778; 151.25028
Population 4,253 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2024
Location 7 km (4 mi) east of Sydney CBD
LGA(s) Waverley Municipal Council
State electorate(s) Coogee
Federal Division(s) Wentworth
Suburbs around Waverley:
Bondi Junction Bondi Bronte
Charing Cross Waverley Tasman Sea
Queens Park Randwick Clovelly

Waverley is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Waverley is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council.[2]

Waverley Council takes its name from the suburb but its administrative centre is located in the adjacent suburb of Bondi Junction, which is also a major commercial centre. Waverley is the highest point of altitude in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs.

History

Waverley takes its name from a home built near Old South Head Road in 1827 by Barnett Levey (or Levy) (1798–1837). It was named Waverley House, after the title of his favourite book, Waverley, by author Sir Walter Scott. Waverley Municipality was proclaimed in June 1859. The house was a distinctive landmark and gave its name to the surrounding suburb.[3]

Edina, War Memorial Hospital

Waverley Cemetery (South Head General Cemetery) was established in 1877 and is one of Australia's most notable cemeteries due to its cliff-side location. The cemetery features the graves of several notable Australians including poet Henry Kendall and aviator Lawrence Hargrave.[4]

Edina, a late Victorian mansion built on a grand scale in Birrell Street by Ebenezer Vickery for himself and his family, was completed around 1884. Vickery was a leading merchant and a prominent patron of the Methodist Church. Other buildings in the group include Banksia, Witchagil and the Nellie Vickery Memorial Chapel. Banksia and Witchagil are two-storey villas that Vickery built for his sons.

This distinguished group of Victorian buildings is now used as the War Memorial Hospital. Edina, Banksia and Witchagil are on the Register of the National Estate.[5]

Other heritage items in Waverley include the two weatherboard cottages in Judges Lane, off Bronte Road.

Churches

Commercial area

Robin Hood Hotel, an Art Deco style structure

Waverley is mostly residential with a scattering of commercial developments, centred on the road junction known as Charing Cross.

Schools

Waverley is home to a number of schools.

Sport and recreation

Waverley Oval

Waverley is represented in one of the most popular sporting competitions across Australia, the National Rugby League competition, by the local team the Sydney Roosters, officially the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (ESDRLFC).

The following clubs, including the Roosters, are located in or represent the Waverley area:

Notable residents

Current and former notable residents include:

Schools and churches

Local landmarks

Heritage-listed items in the Waverley area include the following:[10]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Waverley (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
  3. ↑ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 266
  4. ↑ Waverley Cemetery
  5. ↑ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company (1981), p.2/121
  6. ↑ A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture, Apperly, (Angus and Robertson) 1994, p.103
  7. ↑ Waverley College
  8. ↑ St Catherine's Anglican School
  9. ↑ St Clare's College
  10. ↑ Waverley Council Website

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