Bondi, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Bondi
city = Sydney
state = nsw

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caption = Bondi Road, early morning, looking east
lga = Waverley Council
postcode = 2026
est = 1851
pop =
area =
propval = [http://www.domain.com.au/public/SuburbProfile.aspx?mode=buy&searchterm=Bondi $1,172,000] (2007)
stategov = Vaucluse
fedgov = Wentworth
near-nw = Bondi Junction
near-n = Bellevue Hill
near-ne = North Bondi
near-w = Bondi Junction
near-e = Bondi Beach
near-sw = Waverley
near-s = Bronte
near-se = Tamarama
dist1 = 7
dir1 = east
location1= Sydney CBD

Bondi is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bondi is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council. [Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007]

Location

Bondi is a mostly medium and high density residential area with a shopping strip on Bondi Road. Bondi Beach is a neighbouring suburb and beach. Bondi Junction is a neighbouring suburb and commercial centre. North Bondi is a neighbouring suburb.

History

Bondi is an Aboriginal word meaning "water breaking over rocks". [Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon (Angus and Robertson) 1990] It has been spelt a number of different ways over time, eg Boondi, Bundi, Bundye. The current spelling was accepted in 1827. The whole Bondi area was part of a convert|200|acre|km2|sing=on land grant to road-builder William Roberts in 1809. [Book of Sydney Suburbs] In 1851, Edward Smith Hall, editor of the "Sydney Monitor", purchased the land for 200 pounds.

Culture

The postcode of Bondi, 2026, is commonly written as graffiti as a sign of adoration for the suburb.fact|date=September 2008

port and recreation

Waverley Rugby Club is the local Rugby Union Club, located in Bondi.

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