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514: 466: 502: 490: 369: 478: 385:, the population of Matraville was 9,925: 48.2% male and 51.8% female. The median age of the Matraville population was 42 years of age, 2 years above the Australian median. In Matraville, 51.1% of households were made up of couples with children, compared with 37.9% in Randwick City. In Matraville, of all households, 73.8% were family households and 22.8% were single person households. 81.3% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. 54: 309: 296: 388:
In Matraville, 60% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 3.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.5%, New Zealand 2.0%, Indonesia 1.8% and Ireland 1.6%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of Matraville's population.
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Matraville is located 9 km (6 mi) from Sydney CBD and 3 km (2 mi) along Bunnerong Road from Kingsford town centre. Sydney Bus routes operate to City – Central Railway station, Martin Place and Circular Quay via Bunnerong Road, Anzac Parade (UNSW), and Oxford
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concurred with Matra's proposal but declined to offer him the government of the intended colony. Instead he was given the post of Consul at Tangier, where he remained until his death in 1806.
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previously had a separate Infants and Primary School which are now combined into one larger school following the acquisition of park land at Finucane Crescent.
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Matraville is home to St Agnes Catholic Church and Matraville Baptist Church. Matraville also has a large Jehovah's Witness congregation with a Kingdom Hall.
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sits along the southern border of the suburb and incorporates Botany Cemetery, Eastern Suburbs Crematorium and Pioneer Park.
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The precarious life of James Mario Matra : voyager with Cook, American loyalist, servant of Empire
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and Matraville Public School. A child care centre and preschool is also in the suburb.
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Cottage in Somme Way, the only surviving cottage from the soldiers' settlement
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Foundation stone laid by Prime Minister Hughes at soldiers' settlement
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Copy of the Eternity sign Arthur Stace used to write around Sydney
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There are three primary schools, one public and one Catholic and
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Australian places named after U.S. places or U.S. history
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Botany Industrial Park Community Consultative Committee
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Former Australian international rugby-playing brothers
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Sandstone wall at the site of the soldiers' settlement
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Randwick City Council Matraville Precinct Committee
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Index

Matraville
Sydney
New South Wales

2021 census
Postcode(s)
Sydney CBD
LGA(s)
City of Randwick
State electorate(s)
Maroubra
Federal division(s)
Kingsford Smith
Suburbs
Hillsdale
Eastgardens
Maroubra
Banksmeadow
Malabar
Port Botany
Phillip Bay
Chifley
Eastern Suburbs
New South Wales
Sydney central business district
local government area
City of Randwick
James Matra
voyage
Captain James Cook

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