Menai, New South Wales: Difference between revisions
reverting last two edits, Sutherland Shire Christian School and Lucas Heights Community School are in Barden Ridge |
added history and location info |
||
| Line 37: | Line 37: | ||
<!-- END suburb infobox --> |
<!-- END suburb infobox --> |
||
'''Menai''' [[suburb]] in [[South-western Sydney|south-western]] [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is located 29km south of the [[Sydney central business district]] in the [[Sutherland Shire]]. |
|||
'''Menai''' is a suburb of [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], in the local municipality of [[Sutherland Shire]]. It is not, as many people first guess, an [[Australian Aborigine|Aboriginal]] name, but is named after [[Menai Bridge]] in [[North Wales]], [[Great Britain]]. The adjacent [[suburb]] of [[Bangor, New South Wales|Bangor]] is also named for its counterpart ([[Bangor (Wales)|Bangor]]) in Wales. |
|||
==History== |
|||
Menai is not, as many people first guess, an [[Australian Aborigine|Aboriginal]] name, but is named after [[Menai Bridge]], a town on the [[Menai Straits]] in [[Wales]], [[Great Britain]]. |
|||
The area now known as Menai was originally called Bangor in 1895 by the land's owner, a farmer named Owen Jones, after his birthplace [[Bangor, Wales|Bangor]] in [[Wales]]. To avoid confusion with Bangor in [[Tasmania]], the Postmaster General's Office changed the suburb name to Menai in 1910. Menai Bridge in Wales, lies opposite Bangor on the Menai Straits. |
|||
When Menai expanded, the eastern section became [[Bangor, New South Wales|Bangor]] again in 1976. |
|||
==Location== |
|||
Menai is a newer suburb, having been developed only since the early [[1980s]], and as such, nearly all the homes are new 4-bedders with dual bathrooms and double-garages and mostly owner occupied. In fact, the region has the highest rate of home ownership in Australia, at over 70% (according to the last census). |
Menai is a newer suburb, having been developed only since the early [[1980s]], and as such, nearly all the homes are new 4-bedders with dual bathrooms and double-garages and mostly owner occupied. In fact, the region has the highest rate of home ownership in Australia, at over 70% (according to the last census). |
||
More affluent resident throughout Sutherland Shire tend to disparage those from Menai because of the prevelance and density of its housing estates. |
More affluent resident throughout Sutherland Shire tend to disparage those from Menai because of the prevelance and density of its housing estates. |
||
Overdevelopment of housing and a lack of existing through-roads in this bushland suburb led to traffic congestion. The completion of |
Overdevelopment of housing and a lack of existing through-roads in this bushland suburb led to traffic congestion. The completion of the [[Bangor Bypass, New South Wales|Bangor Bypass project]] in 2005 has reduced the problem. |
||
==Commercial Area== |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
==Amenities== |
|||
Current community projects include a new indoor sporting complex adjacent to the Menai shopping centre, and a large outdoor series of playing fields, including a new championship golf course, in the nearby suburb of [[Lucas Heights, New South Wales|Lucas Heights]], just a few minutes away. Menai is home to the [[Menai Junior Rugby League Football Club]] who are known by the rhyming couplet "menai, head high", in a reference to their tough playing style by other [[Rugby League]] juniors throughout the [[Sutherland Shire]]. Menai also boasts a new state of the art athletics field which to be accompanied by hockey fields and a world class BMX facility. |
Current community projects include a new indoor sporting complex adjacent to the Menai shopping centre, and a large outdoor series of playing fields, including a new championship golf course, in the nearby suburb of [[Lucas Heights, New South Wales|Lucas Heights]], just a few minutes away. Menai is home to the [[Menai Junior Rugby League Football Club]] who are known by the rhyming couplet "menai, head high", in a reference to their tough playing style by other [[Rugby League]] juniors throughout the [[Sutherland Shire]]. Menai also boasts a new state of the art athletics field which to be accompanied by hockey fields and a world class BMX facility. |
||
==Education== |
|||
Menai has many schools including Menai High [Public, 7-12](actually located in Illawong), Menai Primary [K-6], Aquinas College [Catholic, 7-12], Holy Family [Catholic, K-6], Tharawal [Public, K-6], Alfords Point Primary [Public, K-6] and Illawong Primary [Public, K-6]. |
Menai has many schools including Menai High [Public, 7-12](actually located in Illawong), Menai Primary [K-6], Aquinas College [Catholic, 7-12], Holy Family [Catholic, K-6], Tharawal [Public, K-6], Alfords Point Primary [Public, K-6] and Illawong Primary [Public, K-6]. |
||
| ⚫ | |||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
Revision as of 00:08, 7 July 2006
| Menai | |||||||||||||
| LGA: | Sutherland Shire | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1973 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2234 | ||||||||||||
| Population: | 10,592 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Median property value: | $585,000 (2006) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | Sydney, NSW | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Menai suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 29km south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire.
History
Menai is not, as many people first guess, an Aboriginal name, but is named after Menai Bridge, a town on the Menai Straits in Wales, Great Britain.
The area now known as Menai was originally called Bangor in 1895 by the land's owner, a farmer named Owen Jones, after his birthplace Bangor in Wales. To avoid confusion with Bangor in Tasmania, the Postmaster General's Office changed the suburb name to Menai in 1910. Menai Bridge in Wales, lies opposite Bangor on the Menai Straits.
When Menai expanded, the eastern section became Bangor again in 1976.
Location
Menai is a newer suburb, having been developed only since the early 1980s, and as such, nearly all the homes are new 4-bedders with dual bathrooms and double-garages and mostly owner occupied. In fact, the region has the highest rate of home ownership in Australia, at over 70% (according to the last census).
More affluent resident throughout Sutherland Shire tend to disparage those from Menai because of the prevelance and density of its housing estates.
Overdevelopment of housing and a lack of existing through-roads in this bushland suburb led to traffic congestion. The completion of the Bangor Bypass project in 2005 has reduced the problem.
Commercial Area
Menai contains a bustling shopping centre, with many fine restaurants, retail stores, supermarkets and recently an EB. The restaurants include Caesars Gourmet Pizza Restaurant, Rocksalt, Timeout Cafè, Palace Garden Chinese restaurant and Bua Thai.
Amenities
Current community projects include a new indoor sporting complex adjacent to the Menai shopping centre, and a large outdoor series of playing fields, including a new championship golf course, in the nearby suburb of Lucas Heights, just a few minutes away. Menai is home to the Menai Junior Rugby League Football Club who are known by the rhyming couplet "menai, head high", in a reference to their tough playing style by other Rugby League juniors throughout the Sutherland Shire. Menai also boasts a new state of the art athletics field which to be accompanied by hockey fields and a world class BMX facility.
Education
Menai has many schools including Menai High [Public, 7-12](actually located in Illawong), Menai Primary [K-6], Aquinas College [Catholic, 7-12], Holy Family [Catholic, K-6], Tharawal [Public, K-6], Alfords Point Primary [Public, K-6] and Illawong Primary [Public, K-6].
External links
Template:Mapit-AUS-suburbscale
 | This article related to the geography of Sydney is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |