Mosman, New South Wales

Mosman Sydney, New South Wales
Conservation area shop fronts, Military Road
Population	27,452 (2011 census)
• Density	3,155/km2 (8,170/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2088
Area	8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Location	8 km (5 mi) NE of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Municipality of Mosman
State electorate(s)	North Shore
Federal Division(s)	Warringah
Suburbs around Mosman: Northbridge Seaforth Clontarf Cremorne Mosman Neutral Bay Kurraba Point (water)

Mosman is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mosman is located 8 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Mosman. Along with other suburbs such as Vaucluse, Bellevue Hill, and Darling Point, it is one of Sydney’s wealthiest and most affluent suburbs. It is home to many prominent Sydney business people, doctors, and lawyers. Census data from The Australian Bureau of Statistics states an average taxable income for all private households in Mosman to be $169,218, compared to the $72,204 taxable average income in Sydney's Census Metropolitan Area.

In February 1997, a notice was published in the Government Gazette by Mosman Council advising that they had assigned Mosman as the only suburb in the Mosman Local Government Area. However, Mosman Council decided that residents should continue to be allowed to use the following traditional locality names if they wished:

Mosman is named after Archibald Mosman (1799–1863) and his twin brother George, who moved onto a 4-acre (16,000 m²) land grant in the area in 1831. They were involved in shipping, and founded a whaling station on a bay in the harbour, which became known as Mosman’s Bay. George subsequently became involved in grazing, but Archibald continued with whaling activities. By 1838, he owned 108 acres (0.44 km²) along the Mosman waterfront. Archibald was buried in the cemetery of St Jude's Church, Randwick. His grave is maintained by Mosman Council.

Mosman was originally inhabited by the Borogegal tribe.Bungaree (c1775–1830) was a well known Aboriginal who joined British explorers on voyages, including circumnavigating Australia with Matthew Flinders when he was 26. He later became leader of his tribe, was given land at Georges Head, and enjoyed the patronage of Governor Lachlan Macquarie. He greeted newcomers whose ships entered Port Jackson, and became acquainted with Russian and French explorers. His image was painted many times and shown in London, Paris, and Moscow.