Mulgrave, New South Wales

Mulgrave is a suburb in the north west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It is a predominantly industrial and commercial area.[2]

Mulgrave
New South Wales
View towards Windsor and Blue Mountains, from Mulgrave railway station
Population92 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2756
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Location53.5 km (33 mi) from Sydney CBD
LGA(s)City of Hawkesbury
State electorate(s)Hawkesbury
Federal division(s)Macquarie
Suburbs around Mulgrave:
Windsor Windsor McGraths Hill
South Windsor and Bligh Park Mulgrave Oakville
Windsor Downs Marsden Park Vineyard

History

The district was settled in the period between 1794 and 1800. Lieutenant-Governor Grose named the locality 'Mulgrave Place' honouring Constantine Phipps, the second Baron Mulgrave, who had died in 1792. Baron Mulgrave had been an English naval officer and statesman and a colleague and friend of Joseph Banks.[3][4]

Transport

Mulgrave railway station is on the T1 North Shore & Western line and the T5 Cumberland line. It is four stations from the terminus station at Richmond. Mulgrave station is 53 kilometres (33 mi) from Sydney's Central Station, which takes approximately 1 hour 6 minutes to travel by train during peak hour.[5] The station along with the arrival of a steam train features in The Seekers at Home TV special, 1968. Filmed as the setting for the song "Angeline is always Friday", steam hauled services ceased to operate shortly afterwards.

Demographics

Mulgrave's population is 92 (Census 2016).[2] It had a median weekly household income of A$2,062, which is 143.4% above the national average.[6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mulgrave (NSW) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. "2016 Census QuickStats: Mulgrave (NSW)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. Place Names of the District by James Jervis (a lecture delivered before the Parramatta and District Historical Society on 7 September 1920), Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta), 22 September 1920, page 4.
  4. "NSW Railway Station Names and Origins". Nswrail.net. 21 March 1999. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  5. "NSW Trains Trip Planner". Transport NSW.
  6. "2016 Census QuickStats: Australia". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 October 2018.

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