Dural is a semi rural suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire and The Hills Shire. Dural is part of the Hills District. Round Corner is a locality in the south-western part of Dural.
| Dural Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 7,900 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2158 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 208 m (682 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 36 km (22 mi) NW of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
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| Region | Hills District, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Berowra | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe original inhabitants of the Dural area were the Darug people. Dural is derived from Dooral-Dooral, an Aboriginal name meaning a smoking hollow tree.[2]
The name Dooral appeared on Surveyor Richard Dundiate's map of April 1817 and originally covered the whole area including present day Glenorie, Galston, Arcadia and Middle Dural. Located on the Old Northern Road, a historic road built by convicts between 1825 and 1836 to link early Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales, with the fertile Hunter Valley to the north. The first grant in the area was made to George Hall in 1879.[3] At an earlier stage, a local settler, James Roughley, had donated land to be used for the building of a church. A sandstone chapel was built on Old Northern Road circa 1846, with a vestry, apse and shingle roof, plus a bell turret on the western gable. A porch was added soon after. The chapel—known as St Jude's Church—is now listed on the Register of the National Estate.[4]
Dural Post Office opened on 1 August 1864.[5]
Population
editAccording to the 2021 census, there were 7,900 residents in Dural. 64.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 4.1%, England 4.0%, India 3.0%, South Africa 2.0% and Malaysia 1.6%. 69.1% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 3.4%, Cantonese 2.6%, Persian (excluding Dari) 1.4% and Italian 1.4%. The most common responses for religion in Dural were Catholic 28.1%, No Religion 25.9%, Anglican 14.9%, and Buddhism 3.8%. The median weekly household income was $2,489 was a fair bit higher than the national median of $1,746 per month. 80.3% of occupied dwellings were separate houses and 64.5% of houses had 4 or more bedrooms. There was a high level of home ownership in Dural, with 81.0% of people either owning their house outright or owning with a mortgage.[1]
Schools
editSport and recreation
editDural plays host to the Dural Rugby Club,[12] Dural Country Club, Dural Country Club soccer teams,[13] Redfield Lions Soccer and Rugby Clubs and the Pacific Hills Pumas Soccer Club.[14] Dural Rugby Club organises Wallatag in the Summer Months which is held on a Friday night at Bernie Mullane Sports Complex in Kellyville.
- Hills Hawks Junior Rugby League Football Club has its home ground at Dural Park, Quarry Road Dural
Transport
editDural has no railway station but is connected to Castle Hill metro station and Pennant Hills railway station via bus services operated by CDC NSW. A CDC NSW depot is located on New Line Road next to McDonald's.
Media
editBetween 1985 and 1987, Dural was the site for tapings of the television game show It's a Knockout shown nationally on the Ten Network and hosted by Billy J Smith and Fiona MacDonald. However, due to numerous complaints from local residents the show was cancelled in 1987. Dural was also the setting for the home of the wealthy Hamilton family, at 631 Old Northern Road, in the soap opera Sons And Daughters during its 1981–1987 run. Le Chateau, a landmark manor house in Dural was host to the set of Beauty and The Geek, a similar theme of television show to The Bachelor. The Le Chateau is now owned by Harach Lucas, founder and CEO of MicroChannel.[15]
Communications
editQuarry Road is home to the Amateur Radio New South Wales clubrooms, library, and broadcasting site.
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dural (Hornsby - NSW)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Pollon, Frances; Healy, Gerald (1988). The Book of Sydney Suburbs. Australia: Angus & Robertson. p. 90. ISBN 0-207-14495-8.
- ^ Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon (Angus and Robertson) 1990, p. 90
- ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/26
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ Lorien Novalis School
- ^ Dural Public School
- ^ Redfield College
- ^ Pacific Hills Christian School
- ^ Warrah School
- ^ "Home - Middle Dural Public School". middledura-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Dural Rugby Club Inc". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ Dural Country Club
- ^ "Pacific Hills Dural Soccer Club". Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "PHOTO GALLERY: SAP rewards top achievers". CRN Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
External links
edit- Joan Rowland (2008). "Dural". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 27 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]