Lugarno, New South Wales
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Lugarno is a suburb
in southern
Sydney
, in the state of New South Wales
, Australia
. Lugarno is located 23 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district
in the local government area of the City of Hurstville
and is part of the St George
area.
Situated on the northern bank of the Georges River
, Lugarno is known for its large areas of bushland. Peakhurst
and Peakhurst Heights
, to the north, are the only adjacent suburbs. Nearby suburbs include Alfords Point
, Illawong
(on the other side of the Georges River), Padstow Heights
(on the other side of Salt Pan Creek) and Oatley
(on the other side of Lime Kiln Bay).
, Switzerland
by surveyors Major Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855) and William Govett
(1807-1848) in 1843. An extra 'r' was added for the suburb name. Thomas Lawrence was granted 120 acre (0.4856232 km²) of land in 1831, on the western side of the peninsula near Salt Pan Creek. Land grants to the east and north were made in 1856 to T.G.Lee with 113 acre (0.45729518 km²), Frewin Sleath with 45 acres (182,108.7 m²), John Lushy with 41 acres (165,921.3 m²) and J.P. Henning with 40 acres (161,874.4 m²).
The whole area between Arncliffe
and Lugarno was originally heavily timbered. Illawarra Road was built by convicts in 1841 and it ran through Gannon’s Forest, down to the Georges River. The road from Arncliffe was later known as Gannon's Forest Road and today is known as Forest Road. The name has been retained in Old Illawarra Road, over the river in Menai
and Lucas Heights
.
A punt operated from Lugarno across the river from 1843. An established ferry serviced the area from 1887 to 1974, closing with the opening of the Alfords Point Bridge
. The suburb was developed into mainly residential in the 1960s when land was released for home sites.
Lugarno suffered critical fire outbreaks during the Ash Wednesday
bushfires of 1983, the 1996 bushfires and the Christmas 2001/Summer 2002 bushfires.
, deli, chemist, a cafe, an Italian restaurant, florist, hairdressers, chicken shop, pool shop, Chinese take-away, bakery and a hardware shop. At Lime Kiln shops there is a cafe, dental and medical centre, video shop, real estate agent, hairdressers and a sub newsagent.
.
30.2%, Anglican 22.7% and Orthodox
11.9%.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
in southern
Southern Sydney
This article refers to an area the same as a combination of St George and SutherlandSouthern Sydney is a general term which is used to describe the southern metropolitan area of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia....
Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Lugarno is located 23 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district
Sydney central business district
The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...
in the local government area of the City of Hurstville
City of Hurstville
The City of Hurstville is a Local Government Area in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The city centre is located 17km SSW of the Sydney central business district and west of Botany Bay....
and is part of the St George
St George, New South Wales
St George Area is an unofficial name applied to a group of southern suburbs in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area includes all the suburbs in the local government areas of the City of Hurstville, the City of Rockdale and the Municipality of Kogarah...
area.
Situated on the northern bank of the Georges River
Georges River
The Georges River is a waterway in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It rises to the south-west of Sydney near the coal mining town of Appin, and then flows north past Campbelltown, roughly parallel to the Main South Railway...
, Lugarno is known for its large areas of bushland. Peakhurst
Peakhurst, New South Wales
Peakhurst is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Peakhurst is located 21 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Peakhurst is in the local government area of the City of Hurstville. Peakhurst is colloquially...
and Peakhurst Heights
Peakhurst Heights, New South Wales
Peakhurst Heights is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Peakhurst Heights is located 22 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Peakhurst Heights is in the local government area of the City of...
, to the north, are the only adjacent suburbs. Nearby suburbs include Alfords Point
Alfords Point, New South Wales
Alfords Point is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Alfords Point is located 28 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire in the area commonly called Menai...
, Illawong
Illawong, New South Wales
Illawong is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Illawong is located 27 kilometres south-west of the Sydney Central Business District, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire in the area commonly called Menai...
(on the other side of the Georges River), Padstow Heights
Padstow Heights, New South Wales
Padstow Heights, a suburb of local government area City of Bankstown, is located 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney region...
(on the other side of Salt Pan Creek) and Oatley
Oatley, New South Wales
Oatley is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Oatley is located 21 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area...
(on the other side of Lime Kiln Bay).
History
Lugarno was named after Lake LuganoLake Lugano
Lake Lugano is a glacial lake in the south-east of Switzerland, at the border between Switzerland and Italy. The lake, named after the city of Lugano, is situated between Lake Como and Lago Maggiore...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
by surveyors Major Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855) and William Govett
William Romaine Govett
William Romaine Govett was a painter and assistant surveyor in the Surveyor-General's Department of New South Wales and after whom Govetts Leap was named.-Background:...
(1807-1848) in 1843. An extra 'r' was added for the suburb name. Thomas Lawrence was granted 120 acre (0.4856232 km²) of land in 1831, on the western side of the peninsula near Salt Pan Creek. Land grants to the east and north were made in 1856 to T.G.Lee with 113 acre (0.45729518 km²), Frewin Sleath with 45 acres (182,108.7 m²), John Lushy with 41 acres (165,921.3 m²) and J.P. Henning with 40 acres (161,874.4 m²).
The whole area between Arncliffe
Arncliffe, New South Wales
Arncliffe is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Arncliffe is located 11 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Rockdale. Arncliffe is part of the St George area.Arncliffe is located south of the...
and Lugarno was originally heavily timbered. Illawarra Road was built by convicts in 1841 and it ran through Gannon’s Forest, down to the Georges River. The road from Arncliffe was later known as Gannon's Forest Road and today is known as Forest Road. The name has been retained in Old Illawarra Road, over the river in Menai
Menai, New South Wales
Menai is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Menai is located 29 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire.-History:...
and Lucas Heights
Lucas Heights, New South Wales
Lucas Heights is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lucas Heights is located 31 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire....
.
A punt operated from Lugarno across the river from 1843. An established ferry serviced the area from 1887 to 1974, closing with the opening of the Alfords Point Bridge
Alfords Point Bridge, New South Wales
Alfords Point Bridge is one of three major road crossings of the lower Georges River. It was opened on the 7 September 1973. The bridge links Padstow Heights in the City of Bankstown to Alfords Point in the Sutherland Shire...
. The suburb was developed into mainly residential in the 1960s when land was released for home sites.
Lugarno suffered critical fire outbreaks during the Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday fires
The Ash Wednesday bushfires, known in South Australia as Ash Wednesday II, were a series of bushfires that occurred in south-eastern Australia on 16 February 1983. Within twelve hours, more than 180 fires fanned by winds of up to 110 km per hour caused widespread destruction across the states...
bushfires of 1983, the 1996 bushfires and the Christmas 2001/Summer 2002 bushfires.
Parks and waterways
- Georges River National Park, CF Williams Reserve, HV Evatt Park
- Georges River, Salt Pan Creek, Soily Bottom Point, Gertrude Point, Edith Bay, Boggywell Creek, Lime Kiln Bay
Churches
St Stephens Anglican Church, Lugarno-Peakhurst Uniting Church, Georges River Community Baptist Church, Church of Samoa Parish of Sydney.Commercial area
Lugarno has two small sets of shops. At Chivers Hill shops there is a newsagency, IGA supermarketIGA (supermarkets)
IGA is a brand of grocery stores active in more than 30 countries. Contrasting with the chain store business model, IGA operates as a franchise through stores that are owned separately from the brand. Many of these stores operate in small town markets and belong to families that manage them...
, deli, chemist, a cafe, an Italian restaurant, florist, hairdressers, chicken shop, pool shop, Chinese take-away, bakery and a hardware shop. At Lime Kiln shops there is a cafe, dental and medical centre, video shop, real estate agent, hairdressers and a sub newsagent.
Sport and recreation
Gannons Park is the home ground of Lugarno Soccer (whose first grade side plays in the St George Bank Premier League) and Forest Rangers (whose first grade team participates in the All Age A's)soccer clubs. Evatt Park is home ground of the St George Junior Baseball Club and the Lugarno cricket. Lugarno-Peakhurst Uniting Church organises a netball competition which takes place at Olds Park, PeakhurstPeakhurst, New South Wales
Peakhurst is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Peakhurst is located 21 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Peakhurst is in the local government area of the City of Hurstville. Peakhurst is colloquially...
.
Population
The population in lugarno is 5,707 people. 19.4% stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being United Kingdom 3.1%, China 1.9% and Greece 1.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 76.0% of residents and the most common other languages spoken were Greek 6.3%, Arabic 2.6% and Cantonese 2.2%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were CatholicRoman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
30.2%, Anglican 22.7% and Orthodox
Eastern Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,...
11.9%.