Zetland, Sydney

Zetland Sydney, New South Wales
Apartments such as these are characteristic of much of the area
Zetland
Coordinates	33°54′29″S 151°12′38″E / 33.908°S 151.2105°E / -33.908; 151.2105Coordinates: 33°54′29″S 151°12′38″E / 33.908°S 151.2105°E / -33.908; 151.2105
Population	10,078 (2016 census)
• Density	12,600/km2 (32,600/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2017
Area	0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	4 km (2 mi) south of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	City of Sydney
State electorate(s)	Heffron
Federal Division(s)	Sydney
Suburbs around Zetland: Alexandria Waterloo Moore Park Alexandria Zetland Kensington Beaconsfield Rosebery Kensington

Zetland is an inner-eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney.

Zetland is a largely industrial suburb with medium- to high-density residential areas. Zetland is part of the Green Square district which is currently undergoing gentrification. This involves an urban renewal project that is constructing modern retail, business and residential developments.

A new zone of Zetland made by Landcom called Victoria Park, is designated for medium to high density residential development and retail along South Dowling Street, with its other boundaries along O'Dea and Joynton Avenues.

Zetland was named for Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland, who was a friend of Governor Sir Hercules Robinson. Zetland is an archaic spelling of Shetland.

Zetland originally featured a lagoon and swamp which was drained in the early 1900s to create the Victoria Park racecourse. It was bordered by O’Dea Avenue, South Dowling Street, Epsom Road and Joynton Avenue. The privately owned racecourse was closed after World War II. The land was bought by British businessman Lord Nuffield in 1947 and from 1950 the site was utilised by Nuffield Australia for a motor vehicle assembly facility. Vehicle production was continued by Nuffield Australia and its successors BMC Australia and Leyland Australia until the factory was closed in 1975. The site was acquired by the Commonwealth of Australia for a Naval Stores depot which operated until the mid-1990s. The land was subsequently redeveloped into high density housing (location: 33°54′29″S 151°12′38″E / 33.908°S 151.2105°E / -33.908; 151.2105).