词条 | Forestville, New South Wales |
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| name = Forestville | city = Sydney | state = nsw | image = | caption = | image2 ={{maplink |frame=yes |frame-width=300 |frame-height=260 |frame-align=center |text=Forestville |zoom=13 |type=shape |stroke-colour=#C60C30 |stroke-width=3 |title=Forestville }} | lga = Northern Beaches Council | postcode = 2087 | est = 1856 | pop = 8329 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = [1] | area = | stategov = | fedgov = Warringah, Mackellar | near-nw = East Killara | near-n = Davidson Belrose | near-ne = Frenchs Forest | near-w = East Lindfield | near-e = Frenchs Forest | near-sw = Roseville Chase | near-s = Killarney Heights | near-se = Allambie Heights | dist1 = 12 | dir1 = north-east | location1= Sydney CBD }} Forestville is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Forestville is 12 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. Forestville is part of the Northern Beaches region and also considered to be part of the Forest District, colloquially known as "The Forest". LocationForestville's location is at a junction between Sydney's North Shore and Northern Beaches and is often considered to be part of both, with Middle Harbour forming the boundary of this distinction. The suburb is bound to the east and west by bushland of the Garigal National Park and to the south by Middle Harbour. Flora and fauna thrive in Garigal National Park and nearby Davidson National Park, with the area, along with Frenchs Forest, Belrose and Terrey Hills, receiving some of the highest rainfall in Sydney. HistoryForestville means town in the forest. This area was originally thick wooded forest until James French settled here and began felling timber in 1856 and eventually built a small wharf on Bantry Bay to ship timber to Sydney. French later acquired more land in the adjacent suburb which bears his name, Frenchs Forest.[2] The area was used for so called "soldier settlement" farms after the 2nd world war with very mixed success. Much of the land, particularly toward Killarney Heights was totally unsuitable for any type of farming and was developed as housing land in the early 1960s. French's Forest Settlement Post Office opened in 1920 and was renamed Forestville in 1947.[3]Commercial areasForestville Village Shops - or The Centre - is the suburb's main shopping centre located on Darley and Starkey Streets with a Coles supermarket and a variety of specialty shops, services and food options. A few shops are located along Arthur Street, including a cafe, physiotherapist and chiropractor. Forestville is also home to the office and call centre of the NSW Wildlife Information and Rescue Service (WIRES). Cook Street is also home to many DIY shops such as a Mitre 10 (also known by its original name "Eatons")[4] and multiple car service centres and other industries.[5][6] HousingDotted with many parks and reserves and almost completely surrounded by beautiful bushland with lots of native flora and fauna, Forestville is a low density housing area consisting of mostly family homes with medium-sized backyards. The housing style is mixed. Many of the timber Soldiers Cottages that were originally built in the 1950s and early 1960s have gradually been replaced by large project homes and smaller townhouse villas. However there is increasingly a trend towards renovating and preserving the original cottages or building architect-designed houses which sit well in the bushland setting. It's this organic approach to housing development by Warringah council and the wider Forestville community that has allowed Forestville and the surrounding neighbourhoods like Killarney Heights and Frenchs Forest to grow and expand yet still maintain their unique bushland identity and local character.[7] SchoolsThere are three primary schools in Forestville, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Forestville Montessori School and Forestville Public School. The nearest high school is Killarney Heights High School and other high schools nearby are The Forest High School in Frenchs Forest and Davidson High School in Frenchs Forest. There is also the Aspect Vern Barnett School for children with autism spectrum disorder. ChurchesThere are a number of churches in Forestville:
Sport and recreationSporting facilities in Forestville include sporting fields, tennis and netball courts which local teams such as Forest Killarney Soccer Club, Forest Netball Club, Forest Rugby Club and the Forestville Ferrets Junior Rugby League Football Club call home ground. There is a Returned Services League Centre (RSL) nearby called The Forest Club.[8] PopulationAt the 2016 census, there were 8,329 residents in Forestville. The median age of 42 was higher than the national median of 38, and 20.2% of the population were aged 65 years and over. The most common ancestries in Forestville were English 26.8%, Australian 21.4%, Irish 8.1%, Scottish 6.7% and Chinese 5.6%. 65.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.0%, China 2.5%, New Zealand 2.1% and South Africa 1.4%. 74.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Armenian 3.5%, Cantonese 2.7%, Mandarin 2.6%, French 1.9% and Japanese 1.5%. The most common responses for religion in Forestville were No Religion 9.7%, Catholic 23.8% and Anglican 18.2%.[1] PoliticsFollowing a redistribution in December 2009, Forestville residents may be allocated to one of two Federal electorates.[9] This could be either the Division of Warringah or the Division of Mackellar, both of which are safe Liberal Party seats. Forestville is home to the Federal MP for Warringah, and former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.[7][10] References1. ^1 {{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC11548|name=Forestville (State Suburb)|accessdate=5 November 2017|quick=on}} {{Coord|-33.7613|151.2113|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-NSW|display=title}}{{Sydney Northern Beaches suburbs}}2. ^The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}}, page 106 3. ^{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country= | accessdate = 12 June 2012}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.eatonbm.com.au/stores/forestville/|title=Eaton Building Materials - Forestville|work=eatonbm.com.au}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchsforestmotors.com.au/location.html|title=Frenchs Forest Motors|work=frenchsforestmotors.com.au}} 6. ^http://www.foresttyres.com.au/ {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422175515/http://www.foresttyres.com.au/ |date=22 April 2013 }} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/being-neighbourly-in-forestville-means-you-can-keep-up-with-the-abbotts-20131124-2y3xu.html|title=Being neighbourly in Forestville means you can keep up with the Abbotts|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.forestvillersl.com.au/sites/default/files/custom-files/u27/membership_application.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-04-28 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326122733/http://www.forestvillersl.com.au/sites/default/files/custom-files/u27/membership_application.pdf |archivedate=26 March 2014 |df= }} 9. ^Australian Electoral Commission map http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/maps/nsw/2009-aec-a4-map-nsw-division-of-mackellar.pdf 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/tony-abbott-puts-forestville-on-the-map-20130908-2tdxm.html|title=Tony Abbott puts Forestville on the map|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}} 2 : Suburbs of Sydney|Northern Beaches Council |
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