Warriewood, New South Wales

Warriewood Sydney, New South Wales
Warriewood Beach
Population	7,501 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	1,786/km2 (4,630/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2102
Area	4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Location	26 km (16 mi) north of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Northern Beaches Council
State electorate(s)	Pittwater
Federal Division(s)	Mackellar
Suburbs around Warriewood: Ingleside Mona Vale Mona Vale Ingleside Warriewood Tasman Sea Elanora Heights North Narrabeen North Narrabeen

Warriewood is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Warriewood is located 26 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. Warriewood is part of the Northern Beaches region.

History

Warriewood takes its name from the Warriewood Estate that was subdivided in 1906 by Henry F. Halloran, who had purchased it from the McPherson family.^[2]

Commercial areas

Warriewood Square (previously known as Centro Warriewood) is a medium-size shopping centre in the southern part of the suburb.^[3] There is also a small cluster of shops located on Narrabeen Park Parade opposite Warriewood Beach. The suburb also contains a cinema complex, industrial area, a mini putt-putt golf and a McDonald's restaurant.

Education

Warriewood has a Catholic high school, Mater Maria Catholic College.

Housing

Warriewood Valley was identified by the NSW State Government as a potential land release area. It was subsequently rezoned to allow intensification of residential dwellings and infrastructure. The rezoning and development of Warriewood valley has also resulted in the cleaning up of the water bodies and wetlands and water management techniques were applies to deal with the flooding.^[4]

As of the 2016 Census, 49.1% of the dwellings in Warriewood were separate houses, 26.8% were semi-detached, and 23.8% were flats or apartments.^[1]

Infrastructure

Warriewood has a sewage treatment plant operated by Sydney Water.

Residents

As of the 2016 Census, Warriewood had a population of 7,501. Their median age was 39, similar to the national median of 38. 70.0% of people were born in Australia; the most common other countries of birth were England 7.2%, New Zealand 2.0%, South Africa 1.6%, Brazil 1.1% and China 0.7%. 80.5% of people only spoke English at home; other languages spoken included Portuguese 1.4%, Italian 1.1%, Serbian 1.1%, Croatian 0.9% and German 0.9%. The most commonly reported religious affiliation was No Religion 28.1%, followed by Catholic 26.6%, Anglican 19.8%, and Uniting Church 3.7%.^[1]

References

External links

• Virginia Macleod - Mona Vale Library (2008). "Warriewood". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 29 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]