Project: Sydney and Surrounds. Photo walk 11. Redfern, City of Sydney

Postcode: 2016

Population: 12035

Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney located 3 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.

3 facts about Redfern:

1. The suburb is named after surgeon William Redfern, who was granted 100 acres of land in this area in 1817 by Lachlan Macquarie.

2. Redfern has many fine examples of Victorian terraced housing. Eastern Redfern has become increasingly gentrified, with many medium and high density developments replacing low density and industrial developments.

3. The Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC) was set up as the first urban Aboriginal community housing provider, using grant money to purchase the houses on the Block. As a result, the area is important to the Aboriginal community. In 2004 much of the housing here was demolished with plans for redevelopment, but it is still an area around which many people congregate. The AHC's plans for redevelopment are known as the Pemulwuuy Project. The plans were approved in 2009.

References: Wikipedia

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