Wollstonecraft, New South Wales
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Wollstonecraft (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell, Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a harbourside suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 4 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of North Sydney Council.
Geography
Wollstonecraft is approximately 4 kilometres from the Sydney CBD and lies within the northern waterways of Sydney Harbour.
History
Wollstonecraft was named after Edward Wollstonecraft, the first settler to receive a land grant of Template:Convert in the area, in 1821.<ref> Template:Citation </ref> Wollstonecraft left England to seek fortune for himself and his sister Elizabeth and to escape the notoriety of his aunt, Mary Wollstonecraft, author of the book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Edward Wollstonecraft's business associate, Alexander Berry, was another prominent resident in the area,<ref>The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia Template:ISBN</ref> and namesake of Berry Island, a harbour-side location in Wollstonecraft.
The suburb is rich in its architectural history with a mixture of stately Victorian and Federation houses.
The area is part of the traditional lands of the Cammeraygal people of the Eora nation.
Wollstonecraft was originally part of a larger area of St Leonards. It gained its own status as a suburb in 1911.
As of 2019 Wollstonecraft is ranked as the 6th most liveable suburb in Sydney out of the 569 on Domain.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Population
In the 2021 Census, there were 8,115 people in Wollstonecraft. 56.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 6.4%, China 3.9%, India 2.7%, New Zealand 2.6% and Hong Kong 2.4%. 71.4% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.3%, Cantonese 4.1%, Japanese 1.6% and Spanish 1.5%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 48.5%, Catholic 19.3%, Anglican 10.1 and Buddhism 2.7%.<ref name = census/>
| 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 |
| 5696 | 6355 | 7572 | 7580 | 8012 | 8323 | 8115 |
Natural Reserves and Parks
- Badangi Reserve – Badangi Reserve is a small protected reserve with one main path connecting adjacent Berry Island and Wondakiah up to Bridge End road near the trainline
- Berry Island – The most well known park in the suburb which has a large open grass strip next to the harbour and a loop bush track with a lookout overlooking the inner harbour as well as Indigenous rock engravings further along the trail.
- Gore Cove Reserve – Long waterside bush trail up Berry's creek from Berry Island up to Smoothey park and Wollstonecraft railway station.
- Brennan Park – Popular park next to Waverton and the train line with a large playground and open space.
- Smoothey Park
- Oyster Cove Reserve
- Harry Howard Reserve
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Brennan Park
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View over Brennan Park
Tourism
Wollstonecraft is a quiet lower North Shore harbour-side suburb. For an environmentally friendly suburban atmosphere of its relaxed way of life, it includes a collection of leafy residential neighbourhoods and stunning local attractive parks.
Transport
Wollstonecraft railway station is on the North Shore railway line.
Notable residents
- John Howard, former Prime Minister of Australia.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
