WAHROONGA, NEW SOUTH WALES

'Wahroonga' is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wahroonga is located 22 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council and Hornsby Shire.
The most north-west part is located in the Hornsby Shire, with the F3 freeway forming part of this boundary. Wahroonga lies on a plateau almost 200 meters above sea level, with higher rainfall than most of Sydney and fairly good soil. Wahrroonga was originally a tip. THE tip of Sydney. Many people would avoid the area due to the stench.
A common misspelling is 'Wahroongah'. This can be seen in the captions of the Broadhurst postcards of Wahroonga available on the State Library of NSW website. Note the correction on the railway station image to match the station sign.

Contents

History

European Settlement

Commercial Area

Transport

Schools

Houses

Parks

Population

Notable residents

See also

External links

History

Wahroonga is an Aboriginal word meaning ''our home''.

European Settlement

In the early days of British settlement in New South Wales, the main activity was cutting down the tall trees which grew there. Wahroonga was first settled in 1822 by Thomas Hyndes, a convict who became a wealthy landowner. Later there were many orchards, and when the railway was built it became a popular place for businessmen to build out-of-town residences with large gardens in the 1920s and 1930s.
The ''Rose Seidler House'', built by Harry Seidler between 1948 and 1950, is hailed as one of the world's great examples of modern residential architecture.

Commercial Area

Wahroonga is home to small shopping villages, such as Wahroonga shopping village with several small restaurants and Hampton Avenue shopping centre. Wahroonga is also home to Sydney Adventist Hospital, Globalstar's Australian office, and the offices of the South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists.

Transport

Wahroonga railway station is on the North Shore line of the City Rail network. Wahroonga is the Sydney end of the F3 Freeway to Newcastle.

Schools

Wahroonga is home to private schools Knox Grammar School and Abbotsleigh as well as several other schools, including St Leo's Catholic College. Wahroonga also has a state primary school, Wahroonga Public School, commonly known as "The Bush School", as well as Prouille Catholic Primary School.

Houses

Many houses in Wahroonga are set on 1000sqm plus land with a few on over 5000sqms. With the further expansion of Sydney the suburban development of Wahroonga has become more densely settled. Wahroonga is affluent suburb with property value of over $10000000.

Parks

Wahroonga Park is located north of the railway station, and features a significant number of well established introduced trees, and a children's playground.

Population

Notable residents

★ Adam Garcia, an Australian actor

★ Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, entertainer.

See also

★ Dangar Island

★ Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge

★ Hawkesbury River

★ Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

★ Scotland Island

★ Church Point Ferry

★ Pittwater Council

External links

★ Information on Wahroonga at Ku-ring-gai council's website

★ Rose Seidler House