98-596: Leichhardt is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales , Australia. Leichhardt is located 5 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district (CBD) and is the administrative centre for the local government area (LGA) of the Inner West Council . The suburb is bordered by Haberfield to the west, Annandale to the east, Lilyfield to the north and Petersham , Lewisham and Stanmore to
196-669: A British settlement on the far northern coast of Australia (some 300 km to the north of the modern city of Darwin ). In 1848, he famously vanished without trace on his attempt to cross the continent from the Darling Downs in Queensland to the Swan River Colony on the Western Australia coast. Leichhardt was proclaimed a municipality in 1871. In 1949, it was merged with the municipalities of Annandale and Balmain . In 1967,
294-536: A boycott for its decision and vandalism to two stores in Brisbane. Both Woolworths and Coles Supermarkets have come under scrutiny in 2023–2024 due to their alleged collaboration in price gouging . Together, the two form a duopoly in the Australian supermarket industry colloquially known as Colesworth. The supermarket chain claims this is an ongoing effect of the global 2021–2023 inflation . CEO Brad Banducci
392-535: A hub for Chinese immigrants, especially those from Shanghai , known as "Little Shanghai". Burwood has likewise become a hub for Chinese immigrants and overseas students. Towards the end of the 20th century, the proliferation of alternative cultures in the inner suburbs such as Newtown led to a wave of gentrification. Along the foreshore and in the outer suburbs of the Inner West, industrial facilities were returned to residential use. The Colgate-Palmolive factory and
490-566: A lot to offer, so housing is not very cheap and is much sought after. The architecture in Leichhardt ranges from Victorian single fronted brick homes to modern new homes and apartment blocks. Leichhardt has a number of primary schools and one secondary school. The following buildings are listed on the Register of the National Estate : Leichhardt is home to many creative industry workers and
588-498: A million customers between October 2018 and July 2019. The supermarket was found to have repeatedly ignored consumers who had tried to prevent receipt of marketing emails and had not attempted to improve, despite the AMCA notifying the company that they had received customer complaints. The company was fined $ 1,003,800. ACMA chairman Nerida O'Loughlin said of the violation: "The spam rules have been in place for 17 years and Woolworths
686-420: A mix of residential buildings, restaurants (Italian and others), cafés, eateries and individual retail outlets, including several bookstores and grocery shops. There are also hotels, a Palace Cinema and two of the suburb's two shopping centres – MarketPlace Leichhardt and Norton Plaza. Commercial developments are also found along the length of Parramatta Road. The Italian Forum, located just off Norton Street,
784-399: A number of commercial centres in the Inner West. For example, Haberfield and Leichhardt became distinguished by the concentration of Italian businesses, while Petersham became the hub of Sydney's Portuguese community. Continued industrial development and the influx of blue collar workers, including European immigrants, accelerated the disparity between suburbs. In 1977, Strathfield was
882-466: A number of planned lines that were never built. Instead, it was used to stored surplus trams in the off peak period, and was rebuilt as the Government Bus Workshops in 1937. A small spur of track remained and was later used by tour trams going through the depot yard nearest Pioneer Park. Being situated close to the city, Leichhardt is an area for great capital growth as it very central and has
980-760: A substantial section of the Canterbury-Bankstown area). All four federal seats have been held by the Australian Labor Party since the 2022 federal election , when the Labor Party won the division of Reid from the Liberal Party which had held it since 2013. The four local government areas of the Municipality of Burwood , City of Canada Bay , Inner West Council and Municipality of Strathfield are sometimes referred to in local government contexts as
1078-560: A variety of goods, claiming the lowest prices as well as money back guarantees. At the forefront of innovation in Australia, Woolworths stores became the first variety store in the world to install receipt printing cash register machines in 1926. The second Woolworths outlet was opened on 6 August 1927, on Queen Street, Brisbane . The first Woolworths store in New Zealand was opened in 1929 (see also Woolworths New Zealand ) . Following
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#17328947470241176-654: Is a large and sophisticated organisation . The scale and prolonged nature of the non-compliance is inexcusable." In 2019, Woolworths admitted to having underpaid 5,700 of its employees by up to 300 million dollars from 2010 to 2019. In 2024, Woolworths admitted to underpaying staff by $ 1.24 million in long service leave entitlements between November 2018 and January 2023. More than a thousand employees in Victoria were affected, and Wage Inspectorate Victoria fined Woolworths $ 1.263 million. In 2023, Woolworths came under scrutiny for converting some of its full-size stores into
1274-630: Is a click and collect, and home delivery service for Woolworths supermarkets. Woolworths also own liquor brands such as BWS and Dan Murphys. Woolworths Limited (now Woolworths Group) was first registered on 22 September 1924 by five Australian entrepreneurs – Percy Christmas, Stanley Chatterton, Cecil Scott Waine, George Creed and Ernest Williams. The first store was opened on 5 December 1924 in Pitt Street of Sydney 's Imperial Arcade , called "Woolworths Stupendous Bargain Basement". Following
1372-562: Is developing. Main bicycle routes include two north–south routes: one located in the western part of the Inner West called the Cooks River cycleway or "Bay to Bay" cycleway, which connects Ryde to the north with the Cooks River valley and Botany Bay to the southeast, and another located further east called the Greenway which connects Iron Cove in the north to the Cooks River valley where it joins
1470-717: Is known for its colourful and inventive mural art, such as the panorama at the Renwick Lane and at the Hawthorne Canal Railway Underpass. Leichhardt has access to many art and cultural organisations. Commercial galleries are found throughout the area and Boomali Gallery, the Aboriginal Arts Organisation is situated in Flood Street in Leichhardt. The Italian community has a wealth of social and cultural organisations located in Leichhardt, and work
1568-437: Is mostly a subset of the regions in the two definitions outlined above, excluding the inner western and inner southwestern suburbs such as Glebe, Enmore, Petersham and Marrickville, which are instead in the region called "City and Inner South". As it is based on suburb boundaries, it also includes some small areas that fall outside the definitions outlined above, such as the part of the suburb of Strathfield South that lies south of
1666-544: Is notable for its design which seeks to emulate the feel of a Mediterranean town piazza . A pedestrian-only central courtyard featuring outdoors and indoors restaurant dining as well as Leichhardt Library is surrounded by small shops and boutiques on the level above, and all overlooked by residential apartments. Norton Street plays host to various events throughout the year, notably the Italian Fiesta in October, which showcases
1764-579: Is now barely a trickle lined by residential areas, parkland and fast-food restaurants. The " Sydney - Inner West " statistical area defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics covers most of the Inner West by most customary definitions, but not all of it: suburbs in the eastern and southeastern edge of the customary region which are in the City of Sydney and the former Marrickville Council areas, such as Glebe, Enmore, Petersham and Marrickville, are instead in
1862-475: Is often seen as the boundary between the Inner West and the inner city/ Eastern Suburbs /inner south region. The Inner West is alternatively defined as corresponding to the Parish of Petersham and Parish of Concord , two cadastral divisions used for land titles . This largely agrees with the customary definition above, except for some suburbs immediately to the east or west of the cadastral boundaries. For example,
1960-530: Is serviced by trains at the nearby Petersham railway station , on the Inner West & Leppington Line . The station is an eight-minute walk from Norton Street, along Railway Street. The western and northern portions of Leichhardt are serviced by the Inner West Light Rail . Leichhardt North lies on the northern border with Lilyfield, adjacent to the City West Link. Hawthorne, serving the north-west of
2058-641: Is sometimes referred to as part of the Inner West. The contested meaning of the term "Inner West" is itself considered a cultural phenomenon in Sydney: in reference to this, Michael Koziol, the Sydney editor of the Sydney Morning Herald , has written humorously that "the inner west is a state of mind". Based on the above definitions and the former distribution area of the Inner West Courier local newspaper,
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#17328947470242156-497: Is the yearly host of the Italian Festa on Norton Street where local traffic is temporarily closed on Norton and neighbouring streets transforming surroundings into a huge European style outdoor café, celebrating Leichhardt's cultural diversity with an International Food Fair , gift stalls, community expos and live entertainment throughout the day. Leichhardt is also known for its café culture with cafés in abundance. The oldest café in
2254-408: Is under construction. When completed, it will provide a further connection for suburbs in the north of the Inner West, to Sydney CBD in the east, and to Sydney Olympic Park and Parramatta in the west. There are various bus routes provided largely operated by Transit Systems . Sydney Ferries operates services in the inner harbour and Parramatta River, with a number of wharves serving suburbs in
2352-594: Is underway everyday to develop the Italian Forum Cultural Centre. Co.As.It. is one of them and they provide a range of culturally and linguistically appropriate services to enhance the quality of life of the community and to promote the Italian language and culture in New South Wales . The suburb was originally considered to be Sydney's 'little Italy', but that reputation has since decreased. Leichhardt
2450-477: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) brought legal action against Woolworths, accusing the supermarket of misleading customers on discounts through their Prices Dropped promotions. The ACCC claimed that prices under the promotion were subjected to sequential price rises of at least 15 percent for brief periods. It is also alleged that 266 products over a 20 month period were affected by
2548-553: The City of Canterbury-Bankstown lies to its west. The eastern boundary is less well defined, as many suburbs immediately to the west of the Sydney city centre are alternatively regarded as part of the Inner West or as part of the city or "inner city" region. Customarily, either the A36 arterial road (Princes Highway/King Street/City Road) or the local arterial route formed by Sydney Park Road, Mitchell Road, Gibbon Street/Botany Road and Regent Street
2646-510: The City of Sydney mayor, Clover Moore . Despite the community feedback, Woolworths pushed through with the Metro conversion. On 10 January 2024, Woolworths Group announced that Woolworths supermarkets and Big W would no longer be stocking Australia Day -themed merchandise, citing declining demand and the broader discussion about the national holiday. The decision caused some controversy, with Liberal opposition leader Peter Dutton calling for
2744-793: The Illawarra and Southern Sydney , passes through the southeastern part of the Inner West, with stations at Erskineville , St Peters and Sydenham . Connecting to the Illawarra railway line at Sydenham is the Bankstown railway line , which heads westward through the southern part of the Inner West as far as Canterbury before crossing the Cooks River. This section of the Bankstown railway line has been temporarily closed since September 2024 for conversion works to enable Sydney Metro M1 services to operate over it. The Sydney Metro West rapid transit rail line
2842-550: The Liberal Party , Canterbury, Strathfield and Summer Hill represented by the Australian Labor Party, and Balmain and Newtown represented by The Greens . In the federal parliament , the area is represented by the electorate of Grayndler and part of the electorates of Reid (which also covers a small part of Greater Western Sydney), Sydney (which also covers the city centre) and Watson (which also encompasses
2940-459: The Parish of Petersham and Parish of Concord , two cadastral divisions used for land titles . The boundaries of the Inner West region are customary, not administrative or legal, and as such are defined differently in different contexts. The northern and southern boundaries are natural and thus generally well defined: they are the Parramatta River and the Cooks River respectively. In
3038-871: The Wangal , whose land was immediately to the west of the Cadigals and stretched to about Homebush Bay . Other clans that would have been regular visitors to the area would have included the Birrabirragal and Muru-ora-dial in what is now the Eastern Suburbs , the Bediagal and Kameygal from the Cooks River area to the south, the Burramattagal from the Parramatta area to the west, and the Wallumattagal, Cammeraigal and Gorualgal from
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3136-747: The Woolworths Everyday Money MasterCard would be launched on 26 August 2008, allowing customers to earn shopping cards redeemable at Woolworths Group retailers. In 2023, Woolworths announced the credit card offering would be discontinued at the end of their 8-year partnership with Macquarie Bank . Woolworths has a range of generic or private label brands : In July 2020, Woolworths were found guilty of breaching spam laws in excess of 5 million times and failing to unsubscribe customers from their mailing lists when requested to do so. The Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) found Woolworths had unlawfully spammed more than
3234-402: The drowned valley that forms Sydney Harbour . This forms a series of large bays along the southern shore, the largest of these being (from west to east) Homebush Bay , Hen and Chicken Bay and Iron Cove . The presence of these bays have had a significant effect on patterns of development in the region and the placement of infrastructure such as roads and railways. In between the two rivers,
3332-697: The "Inner West local government areas". Woolworths Supermarkets Woolworths Supermarkets (colloquially known as " Woolies ") is an Australian chain of supermarkets and grocery stores owned by Woolworths Group . Founded in 1924, Woolworths is currently Australia's largest supermarket chain with a market share of 32.5% as of 2023. Woolworths specialises in groceries (vegetables, fruit, meat, packaged foods, etc.), but also sells magazines, DVDs, health and beauty products, household products, pet and baby supplies, and stationery. As of June 2023, there were 995 Woolworths supermarkets and 90 Woolworths Metro convenience stores . Woolworths Online (formerly HomeShop)
3430-463: The Bankstown railway line. Parramatta Road is a major arterial road that runs through the middle of the Inner West, connecting it with the major centres of Sydney City in the east and Parramatta in the west. At Summer Hill, Liverpool Road (the Hume Highway ) branches from Parramatta Road and proceeds in a southwesterly direction towards Melbourne. The M4 road largely runs as a motorway tunnel under
3528-478: The Cooks River and the parts of several suburbs that lie west of the A3 road. Another customary definition of the Inner West is by local government areas. In this customary definition, the Inner West Council , City of Canada Bay , the Municipality of Strathfield and the Municipality of Burwood make up the Inner West. This definition is sometimes used in local government administrative contexts. This definition excludes
3626-461: The Cooks River cycleway, an east–west route from Five Dock to the Anzac Bridge cycleway, a northwest route from Gladesville Bridge to Anzac Bridge , and a southwest route from Marrickville to the city via Newtown. Groups of local bicycle user groups (BUGs) provide help for new cyclists, under the parent banner of Bicycle New South Wales. In the state parliament , the region is represented by
3724-579: The Inner West are predominantly located along the southern shore of Port Jackson ( Parramatta River ), stretching south to the shores of the Cooks River . The western boundary of the Inner West is approximately the A3 arterial road (Homebush Bay Drive / Centenary Drive), which divides the Inner West from the Greater Western Sydney region. The Inner West is much larger than the Inner West Council local government area. The Inner West roughly corresponds with
3822-545: The Inner West generally includes the suburbs: Other suburbs sometimes referred to as being in the Inner West, especially in commercial contexts, include: Prior to the arrival of the First Fleet , the Sydney region was home to the Darug people . This nation was broken up into a number of Aboriginal clans who tended to live in a certain geographic area. Each clan contained about 50 to 100 people and, to avoid genetic problems,
3920-506: The Inner West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A number of large residences were turned to industrial use, such as Arthur Renwick 's Abbotsford House, which became Nestlé 's chocolate factory, and Roland Ducker's Strathroy in Cabarita, which became the paint factory of British Australian Lead Manufacturers (BALM), later Dulux. However, the residential suburbs continued to be popular. For example, Australian prime ministers who lived in
4018-469: The Inner West in this period include William McMahon , Earle Page , George Reid , Frank Forde and Billy Hughes . A number of the high quality residential developments in the period immediately after the Federation of Australia are highly regarded ensembles of Australian residential architecture and heritage protected, including the large scale Haberfield "garden suburb" development, which began in 1901,
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4116-429: The Inner West is defined by the southern catchments of the Parramatta River , the northern boundary of the region, and the northern catchment of the Cooks River , the southern boundary. The western boundary of the region is near the source of the Cooks River. The Hume Highway approximately follows the ridgeline between the two catchments. In this region, Parramatta River widens via a series of bays and transitions into
4214-556: The Inner West reflects the distinct waves of development in its history. The inner-most suburbs of the Inner West were developed early in the life of the colony, and preserve stone houses from the Victorian era and earlier. The inner suburbs of the Inner West were largely subdivided in the 19th century for suburban development, and a large number of two-storey terraced houses and one-storey terraced and timber cottages survive in suburbs such as Glebe , Newtown and Annandale . Further away from
4312-652: The Inner West, partly parallel to Parramatta Road. The M4 tunnel has a major junction near Haberfield, with one branch joining the surface road Parramatta Road, another joining the A4 surface road towards the Sydney CBD, and a third branch continuing east as a tunnel under the northern and eastern portion of the Inner West to connect with Anzac Bridge and the M8 motorway via the Rozelle Interchange . Ongoing projects will eventually extend
4410-703: The Inner West. The Inner West is the location of several tertiary institutions such as the University of Sydney at the eastern end in Camperdown, and a major campus of the Australian Catholic University and the Catholic Institute of Sydney at the western end in Strathfield. A relatively high proportion of the population consists of tertiary students, both in the areas around these institutions, and in
4508-454: The Inner West. For example, Beaconsfield is variously considered part of inner city, Eastern Suburbs or inner south Sydney, but is also sometimes referred as part of the Inner West. Likewise, Wentworth Point is part of Greater Western Sydney by any of the above definitions, separated from the Inner West by Sydney Olympic Park and the waters of Homebush Bay , and is normally considered part of that region in administrative contexts, but
4606-615: The Italian culture of the area. The second shopping centre, MarketPlace Leichhardt (formerly Market Town), is located towards Haberfield on the corner of Marion and Flood Streets. MarketPlace Leichhardt has free car parking and is home to Woolworths , Aldi , Target and over 60 specialty stores. The centre opened in 1975 and is in the heart of Leichhardt. Leichhardt can be accessed by several main roads including Parramatta Road ( Great Western Highway ), Norton Street , Balmain Road, Marion Street and Catherine Street. The City West Link runs along
4704-547: The Lever Brothers soap factory, both in Balmain, were converted into apartments. Both Abbotsford House and Strathroy House, mentioned above, were restored and returned to residential use, while the factories that were built around them were replaced by upmarket housing developments. Likewise, the flour mills which have long dominated the skyline of Summer Hill was redeveloped for residential use. Reflecting these changes, by 2017,
4802-605: The New South Wales trial, Woolworths announced that its Woolworths Rewards card would be rolled out nationally. The implementation began with South Australia and Northern Territory in mid-February 2008, and to other states (excluding Tasmania) by the end of May 2008. In August 2009, Woolworths announced that there were 3.8 million cards registered, of which 1.2 million were linked to a Qantas Frequent Flyer account. Later, in about 2022, Woolworths rebranded its loyalty scheme to “Everyday Rewards” to further solidify its growth beyond
4900-513: The Parish of Petersham, but most of neighbouring Redfern and Alexandria are not. The Australian Bureau of Statistics also defines a statistical region (Statistical Area Level 4) called "Inner West". This region comprises most of the Municipality of Strathfield , Municipality of Burwood and the City of Canada Bay , as well as the former Municipality of Ashfield and Municipality of Leichhardt (both now part of Inner West Council ). This region
4998-625: The Safeway stores and the naming rights in exchange for a 20% equity interest in Woolworths Limited. At the time of the acquisition, Safeway had 126 stores across Victoria , Queensland and New South Wales . All Safeway stores in Queensland and New South Wales were rebranded as Woolworths supermarkets, but most Victorian stores continued trading as Safeway. In 2008, Woolworths announced it would rebrand Safeway stores as Woolworths, and this process
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#17328947470245096-440: The area in the 19th century, such as the Municipality of Newtown in 1862, the Municipality of Petersham , the Municipality of Leichhardt and the Municipality of Ashfield in 1871, the Municipality of Burwood in 1874, the Municipality of Concord in 1883 and the Municipality of Strathfield in 1885. During the last quarter of the 19th century, Sydney's tram network expanded into the Inner West, and continued expanding into
5194-556: The area is Café Sport, which is located on Norton Street . According to the 2021 census of Population, there were 15,158 people in Leichhardt. 33.6% of occupied dwellings were terraces , semis or townhouses , 36.5% were separate density housing houses and 29.0% were apartments. The average age of people in the suburb was similar to the rest of Sydney (37) and a lower percentage of people owned their homes outright (23.8%) than those paying them off (34.1%) or renting (40.4%). Median loan repayments ($ 3,400 per month) were much higher than
5292-468: The area were subdivided for commercial and residential development, such as Ashfield Park in 1838. The construction of the Main Suburban railway line in 1855 spurred further development, especially at the original stations of Newtown, Ashfield, Burwood and Homebush. Many of the original land grants in the area were subdivided for commercial and residential development in the decades following the arrival of
5390-464: The city, a large number of grand houses of the Victorian era are still standing, though many have been subdivided or are no longer in residential use. After these suburbs were subdivided around the turn of the 20th century, Federation architecture dominated the style of suburban houses, simplifying over time to the Australian Californian bungalow style which is still found throughout most of
5488-472: The early 20th century, eventually serving almost all of the Inner West, as far afield as Cabarita, Enfield and Canterbury. In 1895, a suburban railway line was built, branching from the Illawarra railway line at Sydenham , which provided access to the railway for suburbs in the south of the Inner West, such as Marrickville and Dulwich Hill . Due to its central location and easy access by water, rail and road, large scale industrial development occurred in
5586-429: The electoral districts of Balmain , Canterbury , Drummoyne , Newtown , Strathfield and Summer Hill . The split of these seats amongst the three largest parties has been relatively consistent. Since 2015, when the Australian Labor Party regained Strathfield from the Liberal Party of Australia, and Summer Hill and Newtown were contested for the first time, the split has remained the same, with Drummoyne represented by
5684-413: The end of World War II brought a large number of migrants to the Inner West, primarily from European countries. Many migrants were attracted to the area by the availability of industrial jobs, proximity to the city and the good availability of public transport. The change in demographics also brought ethnically distinct shops, cafes and restaurants, giving a cosmopolitan character to the commercial areas of
5782-545: The fact that 96% of fresh produce sold in Woolworths supermarkets is grown in Australia. In 2014 the original "The Fresh Food People" slogan returned with a new lineup of television commercials. Various other catchphrases have been used in recent advertisements, including "That's Today's Fresh Food People", and "Get Your Woolies Worth." Loyalty schemes include a number of incentives for purchasing at their stores by subsidising petrol prices at Caltex Woolworths petrol stations and
5880-402: The first Big W department store was opened in 1964 at Jesmond, New South Wales . In 1982, Woolworths Limited acquired two Tasmanian grocery brands: Roelf Vos and Purity , which were converted into Woolworths stores in 2000. After the arrival of American supermarket giant Safeway in Australia in 1962, Safeway Australia was bought by Woolworths in 1985. Woolworths Limited acquired all of
5978-432: The first store there were only 29 shareholders and there was little interest to accelerate the brand's growth. However, as trading continued and shareholders brought more capital, the dividends paid by the company increased from 5% to 50% after its third year of operation. Consumer interest in the company grew after December 1924, as more branches of the store were established across Australia. Woolworths stores began selling
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#17328947470246076-405: The first supermarket was opened at Dee Why , followed by the first purpose-built supermarket at Warrawong Plaza in 1960. This site closed in 2012, but reopened in 2024. In 1958 Woolworths Limited acquired all 32 Brisbane Cash & Carry stores, which was a popular Brisbane grocery store chain. These were then later rebranded as Woolworths stores. As Woolworths gradually focused more on groceries,
6174-400: The inner west. While many of the older houses have been replaced by new constructions, a number of areas have retained contiguous areas of housing stock from the early 20th century or earlier, and a number of heritage conservation zones have been created to preserve the character of these areas. During the 20th century, low- to medium-rise apartment blocks began to proliferate, especially along
6272-458: The inner-most suburbs that are within the City of Sydney council area and southern suburbs that are within the City of Canterbury-Bankstown , but includes some suburbs that lie outside the above definitions but are within the Municipality of Strathfield. Commercial sources, especially in the real estate context, sometimes refer to suburbs that are not in any of the definitions above as being in
6370-473: The men would marry women from other clans. So the clans were interrelated and members from one clan would frequently travel in the territory of others, including to hunt, trade and perform ceremonies. They didn't consider themselves owners of the land, rather custodians. What is now the Inner West was formerly home to two clans, the Cadigal , whose land stretched along Port Jackson from South Head to Lewisham , and
6468-499: The most expensive suburb in metropolitan Sydney measured by median house price, while inner suburbs of the Inner West, such as Leichhardt, were cheaper than outer Western suburbs such as Bankstown . The pattern of immigrant settlement continued and radiated further west after the end of the White Australia Policy changed the ethnic makeup of Australia's migrant intake. For example, in the late 20th century, Ashfield became
6566-410: The municipal boundary was altered to include Glebe and parts of Camperdown . In 2003, the municipal boundary was again changed, to exclude Glebe and Forest Lodge , which are now part of the City of Sydney . The main commercial area in Leichhardt is located on Norton Street , north of Parramatta Road ( Great Western Highway ) and parallel to Balmain Road. The Norton Street commercial area contains
6664-407: The national figure ($ 1,863). Since the middle of the 20th century, Leichhardt has been a centre for the Italian community, reflected in the many Italian-owned businesses in the area. Although it has become less distinctively Italian with the increasing gentrification of the suburb and movement of families to suburbs with larger blocks of land, its Italian character is still palpable, particularly in
6762-402: The northern border of Leichhardt and is a major arterial road, which is part of the A4 and crosses the Anzac Bridge to the CBD. Leichhardt is well serviced by Transit Systems through city and cross regional services. Leichhardt Bus Depot is located on the corner of William and Derbyshire Street. The following list provides the bus routes in Leichhardt: The southern portion of Leichhardt
6860-467: The northern part of the Inner West. The Sydney RiverCat services in particular are designed to navigate the relatively shallow waterways on the Parramatta River route , connecting the Inner West with northern Sydney across the river, Parramatta in the west, and the Sydney CBD in the east. The Inner West Light Rail connects Central to the Inner West via Pyrmont, with stops in Glebe, Lilyfield, Leichhardt, Lewisham and Dulwich Hill , an interchange with
6958-413: The northern shores of the Parramatta River. Land grants in the Inner West area began in the late 18th century. By 1814, a stage coach was running between the two major settlements of Sydney (to the east) and Parramatta (to the west), then further west to Richmond . This spurred the development of several settlements along the stage coach route, now Parramatta Road . A number of the large land grants in
7056-686: The now defunct Woolworths Plus Petrol. Discounts included 2-cent, 4-cent, 6-cent and in some regional areas 10-cent discounts on fuel, rewarded for purchases over certain amounts. In September 2007, Woolworths began a trial in central-west New South Wales of Woolworths Rewards , a Woolworths shopping card that automatically tracks supermarket purchases and fuel discounts, thus eliminating the need for shoppers to retain paper coupons. In addition it allows Woolworths to record purchases made by customers to offer them relevant promotions and for studies in demographics and marketing, hence incentives for customers who register their details. In February 2008, following
7154-507: The opening of the Hobart store in 1940, Woolworths had a store in every state in Australia. With the company and its stores running successfully, Woolworths began to experiment with expanding their grocery range – more stores began stocking fresh fruits and vegetables and a larger range of food. The first self-service store in Beverly Hills , Sydney was opened in 1955. In 1958
7252-489: The popular restaurants and cafés of its main street , Norton Street . Many residents moved to suburbs further away from Sydney as the city has expanded and larger housing blocks became available. 33°53′5″S 151°9′26″E / 33.88472°S 151.15722°E / -33.88472; 151.15722 Inner West The Inner West of Sydney is an area directly west of the Sydney central business district , New South Wales , Australia . The suburbs that make up
7350-508: The railway line. These have in turn been succeeded by the construction of medium- to high-rise apartment blocks in the late 20th century, especially around major stations such as Strathfield and Burwood, and in the redevelopment of formerly industrial land throughout the region and especially along the Parramatta River waterfront. Nevertheless, government planning controls seek to preserve the low-density residential land use throughout much of
7448-498: The railway, such as the Village of Homebush in 1878. The colony's elite - politicians, judges, industrialists and businessmen - began to build grand homes in the "outer" parts of the Inner West, such as the Arnott family (of the biscuit empire) and the family of David Jones (the retailer), who built various homes in Strathfield. As a result of population growth, local governments formed in
7546-685: The region called "City and Inner South". According to the 2021 census , the Sydney - Inner West statistical area had a total population of 304,771 people. The most common reported ancestries were English 20.7%, Australian 17.8%, Chinese 16.5%, Italian 9.5% and Irish 9.2%, with 57.1% of people having both parents born overseas. 52.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were mainland China 7.9%, India 3.4%, Nepal 3.0%, England 2.8% and Italy 2.4%. 54.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 8.6%, Cantonese 4.1%, Italian 3.7%, Nepali 2.9% and Korean 2.5%. The median weekly household income
7644-680: The region includes trains, buses, ferries and light rail. The Inner West is bisected by the Main Suburban railway line , the main trunk of the Sydney Trains network. BMT , CCN , T1 , T2 , T3 and T9 services operate along this railway line, though many only serve limited stops. To the east, these services provide access to Central and the Sydney CBD , while to the west of Strathfield they progressively branch out into Northern Sydney , Western Sydney and beyond. The Illawarra railway line , used by Sydney Trains SCO , T4 and T8 services to
7742-462: The shores of Homebush Bay, which is now Sydney Olympic Park . This geographical dividing strip has long coincided with council boundaries: the former municipalities of Concord, Homebush and Strathfield lay to its east, while the former municipalities of Rookwood and Bankstown lay to its west. The creek marking the former boundary between Homebush and Rookwood is named "Boundary Creek". Since the new A3 arterial road (Homebush Bay Drive / Centenary Drive)
7840-454: The smaller Woolworths Metro format stores. Woolworths Metro stores typically stock a lesser range of products and have a different pricing structure than the full format stores. In August 2023, residents in Alexandria protested the planned conversion of their local Woolworths to a Woolworths Metro. A petition, promoted by local community groups, gathered over 1600 signatures, with support from
7938-591: The smaller Malvern Hill Estate in Croydon , which began in 1909, and the Hoskins Estate in Appian Way, Burwood , which began in 1903. Suburbanisation accelerated in the interwar years, resulting in the outer suburbs of the Inner West, such as Strathfield, Burwood and Concord, growing in prestige while the dense inner suburbs, such as Newtown, Enmore and Erskineville, declined. An influx of migrants to Australia following
8036-455: The south. Leichhardt was once an area broadly inhabited by the Wangal band of the Dharug ( Eora ) language group. The 'Eora people' was the name given to coastal Aboriginal people around Sydney – Eora means from this place – local Aboriginal people used this word to describe to Europeans where they came from, and in time the term became used to define Aboriginal people themselves. Wangal country
8134-1093: The specialist high school Newtown High School of the Performing Arts . Alexandria Park Community School is a government school with both a selective stream and a comprehensive stream. Private schools in the Inner West include the Presbyterian Ladies' College in Croydon, Meriden School , St. Patrick's College and Santa Sabina College all in Strathfield, MLC School in Burwood, Trinity Grammar School in Summer Hill (preparatory school in Strathfield), Newington College in Stanmore, Rosebank College in Five Dock and The McDonald College in North Strathfield. Public transport in
8232-498: The spread of highly valued residential suburbs of the Inner West had expanded further east. In that year, the seven suburbs that recorded median house prices exceeding $ 2 million were, in descending order of median price: Cabarita, Strathfield, Burwood, Chiswick, Balmain East, Rhodes and Burwood Heights, covering both the traditionally popular 'outer' Inner West and the newly gentrified, formerly industrial waterfront suburbs. The geography of
8330-404: The suburb, and Marion, near Marion Street, are on the western border with Haberfield. Taverners Hill is adjacent to Parramatta Road and lies in the south-west corner of the suburb. Leichhardt was served by trams from Sydney's former network from 1887 to the 1950s. The Annandale Line ran down Norton Street. The current bus depot at the top of William Street was a 12 road depot, designed to serve
8428-581: The suburbs further away that are well connected to educational institutions by public transport. The Inner West has a high concentration of public and private secondary schools, many of which were established in the 19th century. Government high schools located in the Inner West include the selective secondary schools Fort Street High School and Sydney Secondary College , and the public comprehensive high schools Ashfield Boys High School , Burwood Girls High School , Concord High School (Sydney) , Homebush Boys High School and Strathfield Girls High School , and
8526-683: The supermarket industry. The Frequent Shopper Club, stylised as F$ C, was a reward program for shopping in Woolworths stores in Tasmania . It was started by Purity Supermarkets in 1992, and was in use until January 2021. In July 2020, Woolworths announced that the program would be folded into the Everyday Rewards program. In 2007, Woolworths announced that it was planning to launch a general purpose credit card in 2008. Woolworths offered these credit card holders reward vouchers redeemable throughout its store network. Woolworths subsequently announced that
8624-465: The supermarket. In May 2023, Woolworths acquired Milkrun , a fast grocery delivery startup which ceased operations the previous month and competed with the supermarket's Metro60 delivery service. Woolworths rebranded Metro60 as Milkrun. In 1987, Woolworths launched the "Fresh Food People" campaign after implementing new company protocols for their fresh food departments. The slogan changed slightly in 2012 to "Australia's Fresh Food People" to promote
8722-500: The topography is characterised by rolling hills intersected by shallow valleys through which waterways flow to the two rivers, including Iron Cove Creek , Hawthorne Canal (formerly Long Cove Creek), Whites Creek and Johnstons Creek . These waterways have been drastically altered since the late 19th century by the means of concrete lining. In the 1860s iron Cove Creek was a freely flowing waterway which in places broadened into ponds that made excellent and picturesque swimming holes. It
8820-547: The tunnel further north to connect to the future Western Harbour Tunnel , and south to provide a direct connection to Sydney Airport. Although still playing only a small part in the overall transport task, use of bicycles for transport has increased significantly in the Inner West since the 1990s. Denser populations and shorter distances mean cycling is often quicker and more convenient than driving or taking public transport. A network of bicycle paths, signed bicycle routes on local streets and other aids to safe and convenient cycling
8918-697: The west, the upper reaches of the Cooks River flow close to, but do not meet, the Parramatta River, and the western boundary is thus ill-defined. Near the source of the Cooks River and at the point at which the two rivers run closest to each other, a large, uninhabited area stretches between the two rivers, occupied by the Enfield rail yards (now the Enfield Intermodel Logistics Centre), the Chullora rail yards, Rookwood Cemetery , Flemington Maintenance Depot , and former industrial land stretching north to
9016-441: The western boundary of the Parish of Concord largely follows the course of Saleyards Creek , which approximates the boundary between Homebush and Flemington . The parish therefore excludes Flemington even though that suburbs lies mostly east of the A3 road. Conversely, the suburb of Rhodes is mostly west of the A3 road but in the Parish of Concord. On the eastern side, Erskineville and Macdonaldtown and Darlington are within
9114-448: Was $ 2,250, which is higher than the New South Wales median of $ 1,829 and the Australian median of $ 1,746. The table below summarises historical data for the "Sydney - Inner West" statistical area since it was first defined in the 2011 census. Prior to 2011, the "Inner Western Sydney" statistical area covered most of the Inner West, but excluded the former Leichhardt Council, so the data is not directly comparable. The housing stock within
9212-416: Was built along this strip at the end of the 20th century, that road is now often regarded as the more precise boundary line between the Inner West and Greater Western Sydney. Today, council boundaries still largely, though not precisely, follow this line: with small exceptions, the City of Canada Bay and the Municipality of Strathfield lie to its east, while the City of Parramatta , Cumberland Council and
9310-819: Was completed in June 2017. This was when Safeway Wodonga was closed and rebuilt as a Woolworths, ending the company of Safeway. In 2018, Woolworths Group stopped providing single-use plastic bags during checkout at the same time as Coles Supermarkets , bringing them in line with Australia's third-biggest supermarket, Aldi . In the following three months, Australian's plastic bag use dropped by 80%, leading to 1.5 billion fewer bags going to landfill. Woolworths also committed to removing 180 tonnes of plastic packaging from their products in 2018. In September 2021, Woolworths launched an online marketplace called Everyday Market. The marketplace allows customers to purchase products from partnered companies, including products not normally sold in
9408-505: Was interviewed on the news program Four Corners in February 2024 and subsequently walked out mid interview, but later returned after being coaxed into returning to complete the interview. He subsequently announced his intention to resign from the position in September of that year with the managing director of e-commerce and loyalty, Amanda Bardwell replacing him as CEO. In September 2024,
9506-421: Was known as 'wanne' and it originally extended from the suburbs of Balmain and Birchgrove in the east to Silverwater and Auburn in the west. It is unclear how many people were in the tribe; some research indicates in the broader Sydney region there were between 8000 – 10000 indigenous people, but migration over the seasons and violence between tribes would alter this number at different periods. The northern boundary
9604-509: Was the Parramatta River. Neighbouring Darug bands were the Cadigal to the east, the Wallumattagal on the northern shore of the Parramatta River and the Bediagal to the south. Leichhardt is named after the Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt , who in the 1840s was feted for his 4,800 km (c. 3000 mi) expedition in search of an overland route from southern Queensland to Port Essington ,
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