Carss Park is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 17 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Georges River Council. Carss Park is part of the St George area.
| Carss Park Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Carwar Avenue | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,265 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2221 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 17 km (11 mi) south of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Georges River Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kogarah | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
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History
editIn 1921 the Blakehurst Progress Association made attempts to secure Carss Bush for a public park and Kogarah council was able to acquire the land for the people. Carss Bush Park was dedicated on 26 January 1924 and 150 lots were auctioned on the same day for development. Many of the streets on the new estate were named after Aboriginal tribes.[2]
Heritage listings
editCarss Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 74 Carwar Avenue: Carss Cottage[3]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2021 census of Population, there were 1,265 people usually resident in Carss Park. 70.6% of people were born in Australia. 61.8% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek at 13.0%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.6%, Orthodox 22.4%, No Religion 21.7% and Anglican 11.6%.[1]
Pop culture
edit- The family home in popular television series Packed to the Rafters is supposed to be located in Carss Park, although the actual location is in Concord. Filming does, however, take place on location in Carss Park and surrounding suburbs.[4]
Gallery
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Carss Cottage front -
Carss Cottage side -
Carss Park saltwater baths -
Rugby union match at Carss Bush Park
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Carss Park (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 53
- ^ "Carss Cottage". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00587. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Filming locations for 'Packed to the Rafters'". IMDb. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
External links
edit- Alison Grellis (2008). "Carss Park". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 26 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]