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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Granville | city = Sydney | state = NSW | image = Granville Town Hall (2024-02-14 01).jpg | caption = Granville Town Hall (2024) | coordinates = {{Coord|-33.84040|151.00790|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}} | local_map = yes | zoom = 13 | lga = [[Cumberland City Council]] | lga2 = [[City of Parramatta]] | postcode = 2142 | est = 1855 | pop = <!-- Leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata. --> | elevation = 17 | area = 3.3 | stategov = [[Electoral district of Granville|Granville]] | fedgov = [[Division of Blaxland|Blaxland]] | fedgov2 = [[Division of Parramatta|Parramatta]] | near-nw = [[Harris Park, New South Wales|Harris Park]] | near-n = [[Rosehill, New South Wales|Rosehill]] | near-ne = [[Silverwater, New South Wales|Silverwater]] | near-w = [[Merrylands, New South Wales|Merrylands]] [[Parramatta, New South Wales|Parramatta]] | near-e = [[Clyde, New South Wales|Clyde]] | near-sw = [[Guildford, New South Wales|Guildford]] | near-s = [[South Granville, New South Wales|South Granville]] | near-se = [[Auburn, New South Wales|Auburn]] | dist1 = 18 | dir1 = W | location1 = Sydney CBD }} '''Granville''' is a [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|suburb]] in [[Greater Western Sydney|Western Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], Australia. Granville is located {{convert|18|km}} west of the [[Sydney central business district]], split between the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]]s of [[Cumberland Council (New South Wales)|Cumberland City Council]] and the [[City of Parramatta]]. [[South Granville, New South Wales|South Granville]] is a separate suburb. Lisgar, Redfern, Heath and Mona Streets form the approximate border between Granville and South Granville. The [[Duck River (New South Wales)|Duck River]] provides a boundary with [[Auburn, New South Wales|Auburn]], to the east. == History == In 1855, the Granville area was known as Parramatta Junction, named after the final stop of the first railway line of New South Wales. The [[Rail transport in New South Wales#Sydney - Parramatta line|Sydney-Parramatta Line]] ran from Sydney terminus, just south from today's [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central railway station]] to the Granville area which was originally known as '[[Parramatta]] Junction'. This led to the development of this area, which attracted speculators and some local industries. In the early days of European settlement, timber was harvested to fuel the steam engines in Sydney and Parramatta. By the 1860s, the supply of timber was exhausted. The remainder was used by scavengers who made a living by collecting firewood. [[Acacia|Wattle]] bark found use with [[Tanning (leather)|tanners]] and the bark from [[stringybark]] trees was used for roofing of [[Hut (dwelling)|huts]]. In 1862, a major estate, ''Drainville'', became subject to a mortgagee sale and subdivided for villa homes, and small agricultures. At the end of the decade a Tweed Mill was established, which was steam powered using water from the Duck River. In 1878, the locality received its own post office, which was then part of the stationmasters house.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} The name 'Parramatta Junction' remained until 1880, when two public meeting voted that the name be changed.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} Some very strange names were suggested including ''Drainwell'', ''Vauxhall'', ''Nobbsville'', and ''Swagsville'', but finally the name of Granville in honour of the British Foreign Secretary, the [[Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville]].<ref>''Granville: From Forest to Factory'', John Watson (ed.), 1992, Granville Historical Society.</ref> Even then the voice of protest was raised declaring the name was "too French", but the dissenter was ignored.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} At this time, the place had a population of 372, of which 176 were male and 196 female.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} In this era some German settlers, Joseph Klein and P W Merkell, tried to establish [[vineyard]]s in the area, but eventually found the land was not suited for this type of agriculture. More farmers discovered the limitations of the local soils and fruit growers complained about the damage from [[flying fox]]es. Thus, the only practical use for the grasslands, which replaced the original bushland, was for dairy cattle.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} The [[Municipality of Granville|Granville Municipality]] was formed in 1885 and the council carried on the local government of the area until 1948, when it became part of an enlarged [[City of Parramatta]].{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} On [[Anzac Day]] of 1974, Granville was partially severed by flooding of the Duck Creek stormwater channel due to torrential rain that fell over the area. 135 millimetres of rain fell between 11.30 pm and 12.30 pm at Guildford, with the ensuing flood doing major damage through Granville.<ref>''Duck Creek β Flooding File'', Sydney Water.</ref> The nearby RSL was damaged and many of the club's old photographs and honour boards were destroyed. Granville is also the location of the [[Granville railway disaster]], which occurred on 18 January 1977 when a commuter train derailed just before the Bold Street overpass and hit the stanchion, causing the bridge to collapse. 83 people perished, making it the worst rail disaster in Australian history.<ref>''Parramatta β a Past Revealed'', Terry Kass, [[Carol Liston]], John McClymot, 1996, Parramatta City Council.</ref> == Heritage listings == Granville has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 10 Carlton Street: [[Granville Town Hall]]<ref name=nswshr-1679>{{cite NSW SHR|5054689|Granville Town Hall|hr=01679|fn=S91/02127|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref> * 157 Blaxcell Street: [[Crest Theatre, Granville|Crest Theatre]]<ref name=nswshr-1664>{{cite NSW SHR|5053520|Crest Theatre|hr=01664|fn=H03/00113|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref> == Buildings and places of interest == [[Image:St. Aphanasius - Granville NSW (2024-1).jpg|thumb|St. Aphanasius Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox church]] Granville has a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial developments. The commercial and residential developments are mostly around [[Granville railway station]] and [[Parramatta Road]]. Granville is primarily dominated by freestanding [[weatherboard]], [[fibro]] and unrendered brick buildings. The area is no longer exactly "typical" [[quarter acre]] block territory, but {{convert|500|to|600|m2|acre|abbr=on}} blocks are reasonably common. Terraced houses are rare, but increasing in number. Apartment blocks, generally three to four storeys in height, are also becoming more common in the vicinity of the railway station. Buildings that deserve some attention are: * ''Granville Town Hall'', which was built in 1888 * ''The Royal Hotel'' corresponds with the architecture of the Town Hall about 200 m away * The ''Former School of Arts'' building just north of the railway station on Good Street, built in 1883 * ''St. Marks Anglican Church'' dates back to 1882 * ''St. Aphanasius Church'', a [[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church|Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox]] with [[onion dome]]s, adds some interest to William Street. It dates back to 1956. * The ''White Palace'' in South Street has an exterior with [[Art Deco]] features. The building was gutted and redeveloped in 2007. * The intersecting circles of ''Granville [[Returned and Services League of Australia|RSL]]'' Sub-Branch Building serves as an interesting example of modern architecture. It was designed by Frank Fox & Associates. === Crest Theatre === [[Image:Granville Crest.JPG|thumb|The "Crest" Theatre, originally a movie theatre.]] {{Main|Crest Theatre, Granville}} The ''Crest'' building on the corner of Blaxcell and Redfern Streets, was built by [[Hoyts]] in 1948 as a movie theatre and was used for screening films up until 1963. The structure of the building is of a [[Quonset hut]] design, while the facade and interior is of a post-[[Art Deco]] and [[Streamline Moderne|post-Moderne]] [[Eclecticism in art|eclectic]] style,<ref name="Heritage">[http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_01_2.cfm?itemid=5053520 "Crest Theatre"] listing on the [[NSW State Heritage Register]].</ref> influenced by the "[[Movie palace|Picture Palace]]" architecture popularly used for movie theatres. It is now used as a [[function hall]]. The Crest Theatre is now listed in the [[NSW State Heritage Register]] as being of "State significance", being one of the few [[movie theatre|cinemas]] built in Australia in the 1940s.<ref name="Heritage" /> Externally and internally the building remains largely intact, though the signage on the external decorative pier now reads "B-L-O-U-Z-A",<ref>[http://www.blouzahall.com.au/history.html History of the Crest Theatre]</ref> rather than the original "H-O-Y-T-S" (later it was "B-I-N-G-O"). == Transport == ===Trains=== [[Granville railway station]] is a major station on the [[Main Western railway line]]. It is served by [[North Shore & Western Line|T1 Northern & Western Lines]] and [[Leppington & Inner West Line|T2 Leppington & Inner West Line]] [[Sydney Trains]] services. Granville's bus interchange, as well as a car park, are located adjacent to its train station.<ref>[https://transportnsw.info/stop?q=10101227#/ Granville Station] [[Transport for NSW]]</ref> ===Bus=== Granville is serviced by [[Transdev NSW]] and features a newly built bus interchange. Transdev NSW operates three bus routes via Granville railway station: *906: [[Parramatta railway station|Parramatta station]] to [[Fairfield railway station, Sydney|Fairfield station]]<ref>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|B906}}</ref> *[[Metrobus (Sydney)#M91: Parramatta to Hurstville|M91]]: Parramatta station to [[Hurstville]]<ref>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|BM91}}</ref> *S2: to [[Sefton, New South Wales|Sefton]]<ref>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|B908}}</ref> Granville station is served by one [[NightRide (bus service)|NightRide]] (Night Bus) route: *N60: [[Fairfield railway station, Sydney|Fairfield station]] to [[Town Hall railway station, Sydney|Town Hall station]]<ref>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|BN60}}</ref> ===Road=== [[Parramatta Road]] has always been an important thoroughfare for Sydney from its earliest days. From Parramatta the major western road for the state is the [[Great Western Highway]]. The [[M4 Western Motorway]], running parallel to the Great Western Highway has taken much of the traffic away from these roads, with entrance and exit ramps close to Parramatta. == Education == Granville has a major college of [[Technical and Further Education]], which is part of the [[South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE]]. Schools include Granville Boys High School which was founded in 1926, Delany College, Granville Public School, Granville East Public School, Blaxcell Street Public School and Holy Family Catholic School. The suburb is also home to a [[Cumberland Council, New South Wales|Cumberland Council]] branch library. == Culture == [[Image:Granville-NSW-RSLClub.jpg|thumb|The Granville RSL Club at sunset]] === Sport === Granville has an Olympic size pool and a [[association football|football]] facility. Historic Garside Park is home to State Super League and Super Youth League club, [[Granville Rage]]. Sydney Speedway is a {{convert|460|m|yd|abbr=off}} [[Dirt track racing|dirt track speedway]] which opened in 1977 at the old Granville Showground as the [[Sydney Speedway|Parramatta Speedway]]. The clay surface caters mainly to [[Sprint car racing|Sprintcars]] and has been home to some of Australia's greatest drivers including ten times [[Australian Sprintcar Championship|Australian Sprintcar Champion]] [[Garry Rush]], and multiple title holders George Tatnell, his son Brooke Tatnell, and [[Max Dumesny]]. The speedway is also the only venue not in North or Central America to host a round of the famous [[World of Outlaws]] [[Sprintcars|sprintcar]] series. Granville Magpies Soccer Club entered the Sydney competition in the early 1880s and has continued to compete with distinction until the early 2000s. The club originally played matches at a paddock behind Hudson Brothers' Works in Clyde before relocating to Macarthur Park, known nowadays as F.S. Garside Park. == Demographics == === 2011 Census === At the [[Census in Australia#2011|2011 census]], there were 13,989 residents in Granville. More than half of people were born outside of Australia, with the top countries of birth being India, China and Lebanon. Three-quarters of people spoke a language other than English at home. The most common other languages spoken at home were Arabic 18.1%, Cantonese 5.5%, Mandarin 4.8%, Turkish 2.3% and Tongan 2.0%. The housing in Granville was evenly spread between detached houses and higher density units or apartments. 46.3% of residents were renting their home and this was higher than the national average of 29.6%.<ref name=census>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL11745|name=Granville (NSW)|accessdate=25 July 2022|quick=on}}</ref> === 2016 Census === Data from the [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]]<ref name=census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC11738|name=Granville (NSW)|accessdate=25 July 2022|quick=on}}</ref> shows that the population of Granville was 15,332. Of this population: * 52.6% are male, with 47.4% being female. * 66.3% of people were born outside Australia, with the top countries of birth being India (10.4%), China (7.6%), Nepal (5.9%), Lebanon (5.1%) and the Philippines (3.4%). * 21.9% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 14.9%, Nepali 6.6%, Mandarin 6.1%, Cantonese 5.1% and Hindi 3.9%. * For religious affiliation, the top responses were Catholic (21.1%), Islam (19.7%), Hinduism (15.6) and No Religion (14.1%). === 2021 Census === Data from the {{CensusAU|2021}}<ref name=census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL11743|name=Granville (NSW)|accessdate=26 August 2024|quick=on}}</ref> shows that the population of Granville was 16,716. Of this population: * 53.4% are male, with 46.6% being female. * 68.7% of people were born outside Australia, with the top countries of birth being Nepal (13.4%), India (9.0%), China (7.5%), Lebanon (4.5%) and the Philippines (3.4%). * 21.7% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Nepali (13.3%), Arabic (12.1%), Mandarin (6.9%), Cantonese (4.3%) and Hindi (2.8%). * For religious affiliation, the top responses were Hinduism (19.8%), Catholic (18.5%), Islam (18.3%), No Religion (15.7%) and Not stated (9.1%). == Notable residents == * [[John Devitt]] (1937β2023), Olympic gold medallist and manager of the Australian [[Commonwealth Games]] team grew up in Granville<ref name="parl"/> * [[Jack Ferguson]] (1924β2002), Former [[Premiers of New South Wales#Deputy Premier of New South Wales|deputy premier of New South Wales]] * [[Mark Geyer]] (born 1967), rugby league player, born in Granville * [[Paul Hogan]] (born 1940), actor, grew up in Granville<ref name="parl">{{cite web| url = http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20071107038| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110524170655/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20071107038| archive-date = 24 May 2011| title = Granville Historical Society - 07/11/2007 - PRIV - NSW Parliament}}</ref> * Hillal Kara-Ali (born 1990), winner of [[The Mole (Australia season 6)|the sixth season of the Australian version of ''The Mole'']]<ref>[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/parramatta/is-granville8217s-hillal-karaali-the-mole/story-fngr8huy-1226673207106 Is Granville's Hillal Kara-Ali the mole?], ''The Daily Telegraph'', 3 July 2013</ref> * [[Bernie McGann]] (1937β2013), Saxophonist who was born in Granville * [[Judy Stone]] (born 1942), Australian pop singer, was born and raised in Granville * Roland Stuart Andrews (1897β1961), Industrial Chemist and Administrator<ref>{{Cite web|title = Australian Dictionary of Biography|url = http://adb.anu.edu.au/biographies/search/?query=btownf:%2522Granville%252C+Sydney%252C+New+South+Wales%252C+Australia%2522&rpp=200&f=1|website = adb.anu.edu.au|access-date = 2015-08-03}}</ref> == See also == {{Commons category}} * [[Electoral district of Granville]] * [[South Granville, New South Wales]] * [[Granville railway station]] * [[Granville railway disaster]] == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.parracity.nsw.gov.au/ Council of the City of Parramatta] * [http://www.granvillehistorical.org.au/ Granville Historical Society] * {{cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/granville | title = Granville | access-date = 27 September 2015 | date = 2008 | work=[[Dictionary of Sydney]]}} <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Creative Commons license|CC-By-SA]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> {{Sydney Parramatta suburbs}} {{Sydney Cumberland suburbs}} [[Category:Granville, New South Wales| ]] [[Category:Suburbs of Sydney]] [[Category:Cumberland Council, New South Wales]] [[Category:City of Parramatta]]
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