Waterloo, New South Wales
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Waterloo Sydney, New South Wales |
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Botany Road, Waterloo
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 Waterloo
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| Coordinates | 33°54′01″S 151°12′28″E / 33.90028°S 151.20778°ECoordinates: 33°54′01″S 151°12′28″E / 33.90028°S 151.20778°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 10,657 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 9,700/km2 (25,100/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1815 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 4 km (2 mi) S of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Federal Division(s) | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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Waterloo is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Waterloo is located 4 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.
Waterloo took its name from the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, when Allied and Prussian forces under the Duke of Wellington and Blücher defeated the French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte.
In the 1820s Waterloo began supporting industrial operations including the Fisher and Duncan Paper Mill and the Waterloo Flour Mills owned by William Hutchinson and Daniel Cooper. William Hutchinson, superindendent of convicts and public works, had been granted 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) of land in 1823. He sold Waterloo Farm to Daniel Cooper (1785-1853) and Solomon Levey (1794-1833). Cooper later bought out Levey's share and on his death the Waterloo Estate passed onto his son, also named Daniel Cooper, who was the first speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
Waterloo is historically a working class region. Since early 2000s, the region has undergone some degree of gentrification with a rising business district focusing on technology-oriented firms and the development of more green space such as parks. By 2006, median individual income in Waterloo was slightly higher than the Australian average. The suburb maintains numerous public housing apartments.
Waterloo is also a popular suburb to live for Sydney's large Gay and Lesbian population due to its closeness to nearby suburbs of Surry Hills and Darlinghurst.
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