Avalon (New South Wales)

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Avalon
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Avalon Beach
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
City : Sydney
Coordinates : 33 ° 38 ′  S , 151 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 33 ° 38 ′  S , 151 ° 20 ′  E
Area : 5.1  km²
Residents : 9,905 (2016)
Population density : 1942 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 2107
LGA : Pittwater Council
Avalon (Sydney)
Avalon
Avalon

Avalon , originally Avalon Beach , is a suburb of the Australian metropolis Sydney . Due to changes in regional administrative boundaries, it was renamed Avalon in 2012. The suburb is located about 32 kilometers north of Sydney in the Pittwater Council on the Pacific on the Northern Beaches . Avalon is east of Clareville between Whale Beach in the north and Bilgola in the south.

The suburb had 9,905 inhabitants in 2016.

history

Before European colonization, the Kuringai Aborigines inhabited the area around Pittwater. There are several mystical places of these Aborigines in the Avalon area.

The first European settler to settle in the Avalon area in 1833 was the Catholic priest John Joseph Therry. He bought land, built a church, and planned to start a town called Brighton. His attempt to set up a coal mine failed. In 1880 Therry died and the land was offered for sale and the area became orphaned.

In 1920, AJ Small bought the land, divided it and named it Avalon. He was referring to Avalon , a mythical place in Arthurian legend that is said to be near Glastonbury in Great Britain. Small built Palmgrove Park, a golf course, and planted Norfolk firs along the shoreline.

schools

There are three schools in Avalon.

  • Barrenjoey High School
  • Avalon Public School
  • Maria Regina Catholic Primary School

Web links

Commons : Avalon Beach, New South Wales  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Avalon Beach ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ Local History , on pittwater.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved March 17, 2016
  3. ↑ Pittwater's Past , on pittwater.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved March 17, 2016