Waverley, New South Wales

Waverley is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Waverley is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council.[2]

For the local government area, see Waverley Municipal Council.

Waverley
Sydney, New South Wales
Waverley Cemetery office building
Population4,346 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2024
Location7 km (4 mi) east of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Waverley Municipal Council
State electorate(s)Coogee
Federal Division(s)Wentworth
Suburbs around Waverley:
Bondi Junction Bondi Bronte
Charing Cross Waverley Tasman Sea
Queens Park Randwick Clovelly

Waverley Council takes its name from the suburb but its administrative centre is located in the adjacent suburb of Bondi Junction, which is also a major commercial centre. Waverley is the highest point of altitude in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs.

History
Edina, War Memorial Hospital.

Waverley takes its name from a home built near Old South Head Road in 1827 by Barnett Levey (or Levy) (1798–1837). It was named Waverley House, after the title of his favourite book, Waverley, by author Sir Walter Scott. Waverley Municipality was proclaimed in June 1859. The house was a distinctive landmark and gave its name to the surrounding suburb.[3]

Waverley Cemetery (South Head General Cemetery) was established in 1877 and is one of Australia's most notable cemeteries due to its cliff-side location. The cemetery features the graves of several notable Australians including poet Henry Kendall and aviator Lawrence Hargrave.[4]

Edina, a late Victorian mansion built on a grand scale in Birrell Street by Ebenezer Vickery for himself and his family, was completed around 1884. Vickery was a leading merchant and a prominent patron of the Methodist Church. Other buildings in the group include Banksia, Witchagil and the Nellie Vickery Memorial Chapel. Banksia and Witchagil are two-storey villas that Vickery built for his sons.

This distinguished group of Victorian buildings is now used as the War Memorial Hospital. Edina, Banksia and Witchagil are on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate.[5] Other heritage items in Waverley include the two weatherboard cottages in Judges Lane, off Bronte Road. A building in Waverley once collapsed into a large hole that swallowed ten houses and an entire street.

Heritage listings

Waverley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • 240 Birrell Street: St Mary's Anglican Church, Waverley[6]
  • 45 Victoria Street: Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Waverley,[7] designed by John Hennessy in 1912. Its twin-towered design is said to be reminiscent of the Italian Renaissance and is an example of the Federation Academic Classical style.[8]
  • Victoria Street, Presbyterian Church (Jubilee Church currently) was designed by Sydney architects Messrs Nixon and Allen. The foundation stone was laid by Mrs. Grahame on 8 May 1897.
  • Victoria Street, the Catholic Friary was demolished in 1985 after sustaining extensive fire damage (see gallery below).

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,346 people in Waverley. 54.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.9% and New Zealand 2.7%. 69.6% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 32.0% and Catholic 24.7%.[1]

Commercial area
Robin Hood Hotel, an Art Deco style structure

Waverley is mostly residential with a scattering of commercial developments, centred on the road junction known as Charing Cross.

Schools

Waverley is home to a number of schools.

  • Waverley College is a Christian Brothers school for boys made up of Our Lady's Mount Campus in Birrell Street, (Senior School Years 7-12), Waterford Campus in Henrietta Street (Junior School Years 5-6) and Waterford Pre School.[9]
  • St Catherine's School is an Anglican, Day and Boarding school for girls, located in Albion Street.[10]
  • St Clare's College is a Catholic, high school for girls in Church Street.[11]
  • St Charles' Primary School, Waverley. A Catholic primary school next door to St Clare's.

Sport and recreation
Waverley Oval

Waverley is represented in one of the most popular sporting competitions across Australia, the National Rugby League competition, by the local team the Sydney Roosters, officially the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (ESDRLFC).

The following clubs, including the Roosters, are located in or represent the Waverley area:

Notable residents

Current and former notable residents include:

  • Scott Morrison, 30th and incumbent Prime Minister of Australia since 2018. Morrison was born in Waverley.
  • Millicent Armstrong (1888-1973), born in Waverley, was a playwright and farmer who wrote primarily about the experiences of country life in early 20th century Australia.
  • Reg Lindsay (1929–2008), country music star. Lindsay was born in Waverley.
  • Bob Windle, gold medallist in the 1500m freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Windle spent his formative years in the suburb.
  • Susan Cullen-Ward, Crown Princess of Albania (1941-2004)
  • Princess Michael of Kent
  • Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (Mary Donaldson), a resident of Porter Street near Bronte Road, and formerly involved in Eastern Suburbs real estate before her marriage to Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.

Schools and churches
  • St. Mary's Anglican Church
  • Mary Immaculate Church
  • Jubilee International Church (formerly Presbyterian Church, 1897)
  • Catholic Friary, Victoria Street, before demolition in 1985
  • Former home (c.1891) acquired by St Catherine's School in 1957
  • The Grange, Waverley College

Local landmarks

Heritage-listed items in the Waverley area include the following:[12]

  • Mary Immaculate Church group, Victoria Street
  • St Marys Anglican Church and pipe organ, Birrell Street
  • Waverley Reservoir No.1, Paul Street
  • Avondale, St Marys Avenue
  • War Memorial Hospital group of buildings, Birrell Street
  • Bronte Public School, Hewlett Street
  • Bronte View, St Thomas Street
  • Cadore, Henry Street
  • Carthona, Birrell Street
  • Chapel, St Clares Convent, Carrington Road
  • Char Nez, Brown Street
  • Charing Cross hotel, Carrington Road
  • Moana, Gardyne Street
  • Simpson Park, Macpherson Street
  • Sonoma, Bronte Road
  • Stone buildings, Waverley Cemetery
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References

Citations
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Waverley (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
  3. The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 266
  4. Waverley Cemetery
  5. The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company (1981), p.2/121
  6. "St. Mary's Anglican Church and Pipe Organ". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00160. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  7. "Mary Immaculate Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00626. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  8. A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture, Apperly, (Angus and Robertson) 1994, p.103
  9. Waverley College
  10. St Catherine's Anglican School
  11. St Clare's College
  12. Waverley Council Website

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