Church Point, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Church Point
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Lga:Northern Beaches Council
Postcode:2105
Elevation:12
Area:0.7
Stategov:Pittwater
Fedgov:Mackellar
Near-Nw:Elvina Bay
Near-Ne:Clareville
Near-W:Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Near-E:Newport
Near-Sw:Ingleside
Near-S:Bayview
Near-Se:Mona Vale
Dist1:32
Dir1:N
Location1:Sydney CBD

Church Point is a suburb in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Church Point is 32 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council.

History

Thomas Langford was the first settler in the area who acquired 40acres in 1852. The area was originally known as Chapel Point because it was the site of a Wesleyan Chapel built in 1872 on land given by William Oliver.[1]

Early Subdivision Plans

Demographics

According to the, there were residents in Church Point. The most common ancestries in Church Point were English 47.5%, Australian 28.8%, Irish 13.5%, Scottish 13.3% and German 4.4%. 63.0% of people were born in Australia, the next most common countries of birth were England at 12.2%, the United States of America 2.3%, New Zealand 2.2%, South Africa 2.0%, and Scotland 1.2%. 88.6% of people spoke only English at home with the next most common languages spoken at home being Mandarin 1.6%, German 0.7%, Slovak 0.5%, Spanish 0.4%, and Russian 0.4%. The most common responses for religion in Church Point were No Religion 45.9%, Anglican 19.2%, Catholic 13.7, and Uniting Church 2.7%; a further 7.4% of respondents elected not to disclose their religion.

The median weekly household income was $, much higher than the national median of $. Average monthly mortgage payments were $, compared to the national average of $.

Transport

Pittwater Road is Church Point's main thoroughfare and ends in the suburb.

The Church Point ferry wharf is in McCarrs Creek Road near the post office from where the Church Point Ferry service departs to Scotland Island, Pittwater Youth Hostel, Lovett Bay and Elvina Bay.

Notes and References

  1. The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia, page 62