How Has Suburbanisation Changed Sydney
Suburbanisation: the movement of people, employment and facilities away from the inner cities towards outer urban areas.
How has Suburbanisation changed Sydney?
Urbanisation:
Is the process by which the proportion of a country’s population in urban areas increases.
The original settlement for Sydney was Sydney Cove.
Stage 1: 1788-1860 (walk to work)
80,000 lived in Sydney.
People had to live near workplaces. Residential areas at the time included The Rocks, Woolloomooloo and Pyrmont.
Stage 2: 1860-90 (the railway era) By 1880, Sydney had spread south and west. This suburbanisation was made possible by:
Development of the tramways
Development of the railways
With the opening of the Harbour Bridge in 1932, suburbanisation spread
rapidly to the northern part of Sydney.
Line to the west to Penrith
Line to the north west to Windsor
Line to the North to Hornsby
Line to the South west to Liverpool
This era allowed people to work in the city while being able to live further out for the inner areas. It resulted in suburbanisation. Eg Kogarah, Petersham.
The ferry opened up North Sydney and Manly
Urban development on the north side of the harbour was slow until the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932.
Stage 3: 1890-1920 (Tramways)
Tramways allowed in filling of areas not served by rail. Suburbs such as Lane Cove and Mosman. By early 1900s between the CBD to 10km radius was solid with landuse.
Stage 4: 1920-1960 (the automotive age)
Sydney’s expansion was made possible by:
The increasing ownership of the automobile
The development of a network of roads
In general, the suburbanisation of Sydney has occurred as transport has improved, at first by the development of railways and trams and later by the development of the automobile.
1939 population was now 327,628
Bus routes were added to the Northern beaches.
Post WWII cars became so common that residential settlement was able to spread through the Cumberland Plain.
High birth rates and high migrant intakes meant urban sprawl to the west.
Stage 5: 1960 to now. (Sydney today) Contemporary Sydney:
Most recently, the suburbanisation of Sydney has resulted from
Migration
An increase in the growth rate of new household formation as families become smaller and there are fewer occupants per house.
In the last 20 years, suburban living has becomes less attractive as travelling distances and time has increased. This has resulted in the old inner suburbs becoming more attractive.
Parramatta which used to be a separate town has been swallowed up the westward expansion of Sydney. Urban sprawl continued but is slowing with next to no new land releases.
Urban consolidation in Dee Why, Strathfield and Cremorne.
Urban renewal in Pyrmont replacing urban decay.
Urban villages and spatial exclusion on the increase.
Regional shopping centres emerged such as Hornsby, Chatswood and Warringah Mall.
Exurbanisation to places in the Southern Highlands and counterurbanisation to places like Coffs Harbour also occurring.
How has Suburbanisation changed Sydney?
Urbanisation:
Is the process by which the proportion of a country’s population in urban areas increases.
The original settlement for Sydney was Sydney Cove.
Stage 1: 1788-1860 (walk to work)
80,000 lived in Sydney.
People had to live near workplaces. Residential areas at the time included The Rocks, Woolloomooloo and Pyrmont.
Stage 2: 1860-90 (the railway era) By 1880, Sydney had spread south and west. This suburbanisation was made possible by:
Development of the tramways
Development of the railways
With the opening of the Harbour Bridge in 1932, suburbanisation spread
rapidly to the northern part of Sydney.
Line to the west to Penrith
Line to the north west to Windsor
Line to the North to Hornsby
Line to the South west to Liverpool
This era allowed people to work in the city while being able to live further out for the inner areas. It resulted in suburbanisation. Eg Kogarah, Petersham.
The ferry opened up North Sydney and Manly
Urban development on the north side of the harbour was slow until the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932.
Stage 3: 1890-1920 (Tramways)
Tramways allowed in filling of areas not served by rail. Suburbs such as Lane Cove and Mosman. By early 1900s between the CBD to 10km radius was solid with landuse.
Stage 4: 1920-1960 (the automotive age)
Sydney’s expansion was made possible by:
The increasing ownership of the automobile
The development of a network of roads
In general, the suburbanisation of Sydney has occurred as transport has improved, at first by the development of railways and trams and later by the development of the automobile.
1939 population was now 327,628
Bus routes were added to the Northern beaches.
Post WWII cars became so common that residential settlement was able to spread through the Cumberland Plain.
High birth rates and high migrant intakes meant urban sprawl to the west.
Stage 5: 1960 to now. (Sydney today) Contemporary Sydney:
Most recently, the suburbanisation of Sydney has resulted from
Migration
An increase in the growth rate of new household formation as families become smaller and there are fewer occupants per house.
In the last 20 years, suburban living has becomes less attractive as travelling distances and time has increased. This has resulted in the old inner suburbs becoming more attractive.
Parramatta which used to be a separate town has been swallowed up the westward expansion of Sydney. Urban sprawl continued but is slowing with next to no new land releases.
Urban consolidation in Dee Why, Strathfield and Cremorne.
Urban renewal in Pyrmont replacing urban decay.
Urban villages and spatial exclusion on the increase.
Regional shopping centres emerged such as Hornsby, Chatswood and Warringah Mall.
Exurbanisation to places in the Southern Highlands and counterurbanisation to places like Coffs Harbour also occurring.