- Queens Park, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Queens Park
city = Sydney
state = NSW
caption = Queens Park, view towards Bondi Junction
lga =Waverley Council
postcode = 2022
est =
pop =
area =
propval = [http://www.domain.com.au/public/SuburbProfile.aspx?mode=buy&suburb=Queens%20Park&postcode=2022 $1,190,000] (2007)
stategov = Coogee
fedgov = Wentworth
near-nw = Centennial Park
near-n = Bondi Junction
near-ne = Bondi Junction
near-w = Centennial Park
near-e = Charing Cross | near-sw = Randwick
near-s = Randwick
near-se = Waverley
dist1 = 6
location1= CBDQueens Park is an eastern
suburb ofSydney , in the state ofNew South Wales ,Australia . Queens Park is located 6kilometres east of theSydney central business district , in the local government area ofWaverley Council . The postcode is 2022.Queens Park is situated east of the park and suburb known as Centennial Park, west of Waverley and Charing Cross, south of Bondi Junction and north of Randwick.
The Park
Queens Park was originally part of the Sydney Common and later the Lachlan Swamps Water Reserve. Large urban park. Numerous playing fields located on the southern and western flattish sections of the park. The park is surrounded by houses on three sides. Many on the eastern side date from the Victorian era. Those on the northern and southern sides are mainly Federation. It was dedicated with Centennial Park in 1887. Numerous playing fields are located on the southern and western flattish sections of the park. It has been used for sports fields since 1938, by
Waverley College and others. [ [http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_01_2.cfm?itemid=2620374 Heritage NSW] ]The Suburb
The park is surrounded by houses on three sides. Many on the eastern side date from the Victorian era. Those on the northern and southern sides are mainly Federation.
History
Queens Park takes its name from the park of the same name on its southern border.
Once part of Bondi Junction, the suburb's name was officially recognised in 1992. A significant number of longer-term residents, however, in the Queens Park area, still refer to their suburb as Bondi Junction. This may be because Queens Park is a relatively new and not widely known suburb throughout Sydney, compared to the instantly recognisable name of Bondi Junction.
References
External links
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