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Randwick is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 6km south-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the City of Randwick. It is considered to be part of the Eastern Suburbs region. The postcode is 2031.

Randwick is a mostly residential area. Randwick Racecourse takes up a large portion in the north-west corner of the suburb. The Prince of Wales Hospital, Royal Hospital for Women and Sydney Children's Hospital are all located in the suburb.

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Commercial Area

Randwick has two shopping centres, both on its main street, Belmore Road. The main commercial area is centred on Belmore Road, Avoca Street and surrounding streets. Other major streets in the area include Alison Road, High Street and Silver Street. The Spot is a locality in the suburb of Randwick, containing a cinema and various cafes and restaurants.

Education

The primary schools in the suburb are Claremont College, Randwick Public School, The Joseph Varga School and Rainbow Street Primary. Secondary Schools include Brigidine College, Marcellin College, Randwick Boys' High, Randwick Girl's High and the Open High School (Located on the site of the old North Randwick High). The University of New South Wales is also located close to Randwick city centre.

Churches

The churches in the area include Randwick Uniting, St Jude's Anglican and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic.

History

Randwick comes from the village of Randwick in Gloucestershire, England, birthplace of the district's first mayor Simeon Henry Pearce. Simeon and his brother James were responsible for the early development of Randwick and Coogee.

External links

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Randwick City Council website
2001 Census Information

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 [[Image:Randwick.jpg|thumb|350px|Randwick shopping centre]]
-'''Randwick''' is a [[suburb]] in the [[City of Randwick]] in the [[Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)|Eastern Suburbs]] of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Its [[postcode]] is 2031.
+'''Randwick''' is a [[suburb]] in [[South-eastern Sydney| south-eastern]] [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is located about 6km south-east of the [[Sydney central business district]] and is the administrative centre for the [[City of Randwick]]. It is considered to be part of the [[Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)|Eastern Suburbs]] region. The [[postcode]] is 2031.
+Randwick is a mostly residential area. [[Randwick Racecourse]] takes up a large portion in the north-west corner of the suburb. The [[Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney|Prince of Wales Hospital]], [[Royal Hospital for Women]] and [[Sydney Children's Hospital]] are all located in the suburb.
-It lies 5 [[kilometre]]s south-east of the [[Sydney central business district]]. The name '''Randwick''' comes from the village of Randwick in [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]], birthplace of the district's first mayor Simeon Henry Pearce.
+{{SydneySuburbBox2|Here= Randwick |
-The [[Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney|Prince of Wales Hospital]], [[Royal Hospital for Women]] and [[Sydney Children's Hospital]] are all located in the suburb. The [[University of New South Wales]] is also located close to Randwick city centre.
+LGA=[[City of Randwick]]|
+North=[ Waverley, New South Wales| Waverley]]|
+South=[[ Kingsford, New South Wales| Kingsford]]|
+East=[[Coogee, New South Wales|Coogee]]|
+West=[[Centennial Park, New South Wales| Centennial Park]]|
+Northeast=[[Clovelly, New South Wales| Clovelly]]|
+Northwest=[[Queens Park, New South Wales| Queens Park]]|
+Southeast=[[South Coogee, New South Wales| South Coogee]]|
+Southwest=[[ Kensington, New South Wales| Kensington]]|
+}}
+==Commercial Area==
-Randwick has two shopping centres, both on its main street, Belmore Road. Other major streets in the area include Alison Road, High Street, Avoca Street & Silver Street. "[[The Spot, New South Wales|The Spot]]", an area containing a cinema and various cafes and restaurants, is also in the suburb of Randwick.
+Randwick has two shopping centres, both on its main street, Belmore Road. The main commercial area is centred on Belmore Road, Avoca Street and surrounding streets. Other major streets in the area include Alison Road, High Street and Silver Street. [[The Spot, New South Wales|The Spot]] is a locality in the suburb of Randwick, containing a cinema and various cafes and restaurants.
+==Education==
-The [[Primary schools]] in the suburb are Claremont College, Randwick Public School, The Joseph Varga School and Rainbow Street Primary.
+The primary schools in the suburb are Claremont College, Randwick Public School, The Joseph Varga School and Rainbow Street Primary. Secondary Schools include Brigidine College, Marcellin College, Randwick Boys' High, Randwick Girl's High and the Open High School (Located on the site of the old North Randwick High). The [[University of New South Wales]] is also located close to Randwick city centre.
+==Churches==
-Secondary Schools include Brigidine College, Marcellin College, Randwick Boys' High, Randwick Girl's High and the Open High School (Located on the site of the old North Randwick High).
+The churches in the area include Randwick [[Uniting Church in Australia|Uniting]], [[St Jude]]'s [[Anglican]] and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart [[Catholic]].
-The churches in the area include Randwick [[Uniting Church in Australia|Uniting]], [[St Jude]]'s [[Anglican]] and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart [[Catholic]].
-Adjacent Suburbs are [[Kensington, New South Wales|Kensington]], [[Maroubra, New South Wales|Maroubra]], [[Coogee, New South Wales|Coogee]] and [[Centennial Park]].
+==History==
+'''Randwick''' comes from the village of [[Randwick]] in [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]], birthplace of the district's first mayor Simeon Henry Pearce. Simeon and his brother James were responsible for the early development of Randwick and Coogee.
 ==External links==