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Glebe is an inner-western suburb of Sydney. Glebe is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney, in the Inner West region.

Glebe
Sydney, New South Wales
Glebe Point Road
Population11,680 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2037
Area1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Location3 km (2 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)City of Sydney
State electorate(s)Balmain
Federal division(s)Sydney
Suburbs around Glebe:
Annandale Blackwattle Bay Pyrmont
Forest Lodge Glebe Ultimo
Camperdown Broadway Chippendale

Glebe is surrounded by Blackwattle Bay and Rozelle Bay, inlets of Sydney Harbour, in the north. The suburb of Ultimo lies to the east and the suburbs of Annandale and Forest Lodge lie to the west. The southern boundary is formed by Parramatta Road and Broadway. Broadway is a locality sited along the road of the same name, which is located on the border of Glebe, Chippendale and Ultimo.


History


St. Philip, Glebe Estate, Sydney, c.1878, by J. Cook & Co.
St. Philip, Glebe Estate, Sydney, c.1878, by J. Cook & Co.

Glebe's name is derived from the fact that the land on which it was developed was a glebe, originally owned by the Anglican Church. 'The Glebe' was a land grant of 162 hectares (400 acres) given by Governor Arthur Phillip to Reverend Richard Johnson, Chaplain of the First Fleet, in 1790.[2]

In the 19th century, Glebe was home to architect, Edmund Blacket, who had migrated from England. Blacket built his family home, Bidura, on Glebe Point Road in 1858,[3] designing it along conventional Victorian Regency lines. He also designed St John's Church, on the corner of Glebe Point Road and St Johns Road. The church was built from 1868 to 1870. The suburb of Glebe was home to a first grade football team in the New South Wales Rugby League, now the National Rugby League. The Glebe Dirty Reds were formed in 1908 and played in the first seasons of rugby league in Australia, with home games at Wentworth Park.[4] The foundation club did not win a premiership, and was excluded from the competition in 1930. In the 1970s, feminist activists took over an abandoned terrace house and set up Australia's first women's shelter, the Elsie Refuge.[5]


Original vegetation


The original vegetation was the Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest. A veteran Ironbark still grows at the grounds of St John's Anglican Church, at Glebe Point Road.[6]


Landmarks


Johnstons Creek
Johnstons Creek
The Darling Harbour skyline at night from Glebe
The Darling Harbour skyline at night from Glebe
Rozelle Tram Depot c. 1929
Rozelle Tram Depot c. 1929
St John's Church with tower
St John's Church with tower
St Johns Parish Hall Glebe
St Johns Parish Hall Glebe

Population


According to the 2021 census, there were 11,680 people living in Glebe.[18]

At the 2016 census, there were 11,532 residents in Glebe. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population. 34.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 10.4% were in primary school, 10.0% in secondary school and 40.0% in a tertiary or technical institution. 54.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, China 3.6%, New Zealand 2.8%, Vietnam 1.9% and Thailand 1.3%. 65.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 13.6%, Spanish 1.8%, Cantonese 1.6% and Thai 1.3%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 43.0% and Catholic 17.3%. Of occupied private dwellings in Glebe, 51.0% were semi-detached, 41.8% were flats or apartments and 4.9% were separate houses. 59.4% were rented, 19.5% were owned outright and 15.3% were owned with a mortgage.[19]


Culture


Glebe markets
Glebe markets
Wentworth Park
Wentworth Park

Commercial areas, restaurants and cafés


Glebe Point Road is the main road through the suburb, featuring a shopping strip, known for its specialty shops and cafés and for its variety of ethnic restaurants – Indian, Thai, Italian, Nepalese, Dutch-Indonesian, and other minority ethnic tastes.

Broadway Shopping Centre was built on the landmark site of the former Grace Brothers department store. The shopping centre includes a food court and cinema complex, and completed a renovation in July 2007 which added a fourth floor.

Glebe has a popular market which is held on Saturdays in the grounds of Glebe Primary School.[20] Arts, crafts, clothing and edibles are sold. They are known as the alternative markets for the alternative lifestyle goods that are offered. New and second-hand goods are sold there.


Sport and recreation


Wentworth Park, which features a greyhound racing track, is on the border with Ultimo.

Glebe mini skateboarding ramp is located in Bicentennial Park off Chapman road, in between Glebe and Annandale. The mini was originally 3.5-foot (1.1 m) tall with a hump in the middle. Circa 2005 the original mini was removed and replaced with a traditional 4-foot (1.2 m) ramp, sans hump. Balmain South Sydney Cricket Club play at Jubilee Oval in Glebe.[citation needed]

Glebe Dirty Reds compete in the Ron Massey Cup.


Education


Schools in the suburb include Glebe Public School (on Glebe Point Road), St James Catholic School (on Woolley Street), Forest Lodge Public School (Bridge Road) and St Scholastica's College (on Avenue Road). The Blackwattle Bay Campus of Sydney Secondary College sits on the site of the old Glebe High School. Tranby Aboriginal College is located in a heritage-listed house, Tranby, in Mansfield Street.[citation needed]


Transport


The Inner West Light Rail has two stations in the suburb, Glebe and Jubilee Park, with the journey from Glebe to Central railway station taking just under twenty minutes. Transit Systems route 431 runs regularly from Martin Place via Elizabeth Street, Broadway and Glebe Point Road, terminating at Glebe Point. The 433 runs from Railway Square, along Glebe Point Road and continuing to Balmain. Glebe Point Road is also serviced by Transdev John Holland route 370, which runs from Glebe Point to Coogee via Newtown, Alexandria and the University of New South Wales.[citation needed]


Houses


19th century housing stock is largely intact, having undergone restoration as a result of gentrification. It is popular with city-workers and students due to its proximity to the Central Business District as well as University of Sydney, the University of Technology Sydney, and the University of Notre Dame Australia. Glebe is a popular destination for backpacker tourism due to the bars and cafes of Glebe Point Road and the aforementioned proximity to the city.[citation needed]


Public Housing


At its south-eastern end is the Glebe Estate, an area of Housing Commission properties, mainly consisting of low density affordable Victorian terrace houses (similar to the surrounding private houses), single cottages and small complexes, purchased by the government of Gough Whitlam as a massive urban renewal project to provide public housing for the needy. Some houses in the Glebe estate have been sold off to private real estate, including a high density tower block, and a large complex. This area has the third highest Aboriginal population in Sydney.[21]


Heritage listings


Bellevue, Glebe 1899. The large house behind is Venetia.
Bellevue, Glebe 1899. The large house behind is Venetia.
Bidura, pictured in 2009, the former home of Edmund Blacket.
Bidura, pictured in 2009, the former home of Edmund Blacket.

Glebe has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the following sites listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register:

The following buildings are listed on other heritage registers:[citation needed]


Notable residents





References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glebe (NSW) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, pg. 109
  3. Sydney Architecture, John Haskell (UNSW Press) 1997, pg. 62
  4. "Centenary of Rugby League". Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  5. The NSW Women’s Refuge Movement’s Little Book of Refuges- First Edition Archived 21 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney; ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 48
  7. John Huxley (4 May 2009). "Unpimp my tram: buffs want vandalised relics restored to former glory". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  8. Pages 83–84, Godden Mackay Logan "Former Rozelle Tram Depot – Conservation Management Plan" Sept 2004
  9. Page 12, Godden Mackay Logan, "Former Rozelle Tram Depot – Conservation Management Plan" September 2004
  10. Kohn, Rachael (10 February 2008). "Sze Yup Temple". The Ark. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  11. Staff writer (31 January 2008). "Arson suspected in Sydney temple blaze". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  12. "Glebe Society » Sze Yup Temple". 14 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  13. "Heritage". NSW Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  14. Hanna, Kim (2016). "Glebe Jubilee Fountain | The Dictionary of Sydney". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 20 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Jubilee Fountain". The Glebe Society. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  16. "Glebe Walks | St John's Bishopthorpe (1870)".
  17. Sydney Morning Herald 3/8/44 p6
  18. "2021 Glebe (NSW), Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  19. "2016 Census QuickStats: Glebe (NSW)". www.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  20. "Welcome to Glebe Markets". Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  21. "Local Action Plan North-West" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2011. (239 KiB), page 3
  22. "Bellevue". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage. H00470. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  23. "Reussdale". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage. H00292. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  24. "University Hall & Cottages". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage. H00128. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  25. "Lyndhurst". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage. H00158. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  26. "Rothwell Lodge & Factory". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage. H00591. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  27. "Monteith". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage. H00592. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  28. "Bidura House Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage. H01994. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  29. "Hereford House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage. H00460. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  30. "Tranby". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage. H00021. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  31. "Sze Yup Temple & Joss House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage. H00267. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  32. "Glebe and Wentworth Park railway, Viaducts". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage. H01034. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  33. "Pyrmont and Glebe Railway Tunnels". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage. H01225. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  34. Rutledge, Martha (1979). "Australian Dictionary of Biography". Browsing birth town: Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  35. "Flying high with John Borghetti". 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  36. Shaw, J. W. (1993). "Australian Dictionary of Biography". Browsing birth town: Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  37. Boland, T. P. (1996). "Australian Dictionary of Biography". Browsing birth town: Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  38. Pike, A. F. (1983). "Australian Dictionary of Biography". Browsing birth town: Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 March 2015.



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