Beacon Hill, New South Wales

Beacon Hill
View from the top of Beacon Hill
State :  Australia State : New South Wales
Coordinates : 33 ° 45 ′  S , 151 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 33 ° 45 ′  S , 151 ° 15 ′  E Area : 2.6  km²
Residents : 7,457 (2016) Population density : 2868 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 2100
Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill in New South Wales , Australia , is a suburb of the city of Sydney and is located 17 kilometers northeast of the city. A few miles to the southeast is Manly Beach .

The village is named since 1881 on the 152  m  (Engl. High hill hill ), viewed Beacon Hill is on a beacon (Engl. Beacon ) burned. Most of the houses were built in Beacon Hill during the 1950s and 1960s. From 1949 to 1986 the village also had its own post office .

Beacon Hill had about 7,500 residents in 2016. The place is part of the Local Administrative Area (LGA) Warringah Council .

Web links

Commons : Beacon Hill, New South Wales  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Beacon Hill ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
2. ^ Governor Phillip Lookout - Beacon Hill, NSW, Australia. In: Waymarking. Retrieved October 22, 2015 . 
3. ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia  ISBN 0-207-14495-8
4. ^ A History of Beacon Hill and its schools - Bruce, Jill B. 1943 -  ISBN 0-7316-2170-0  (Copyright to Jill B Bruce and the Parents and Citizens Association of Beacon Hill Public School, Beacon Hill, Sydney, Australia. Contact school for permission to reprint any article or photograph.)
5. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved June 12, 2012.