Project: Sydney and Surrounds. Photo walk 13. Waterloo, City of Sydney

Postcode: 2017

Population: 10657

Waterloo is located 4 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.

3 facts about Waterloo:

1. Waterloo took its name from the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, when Allied and Prussian forces under the Duke of Wellington and Blücher defeated the French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte.

2. Waterloo is historically a working class region. Since early 2000s, the region has undergone some degree of gentrification with a rising business district focusing on technology-oriented firms and the development of more green space such as parks. By 2006, median individual income in Waterloo was slightly higher than the Australian average.[ The suburb maintains numerous public housing apartments.

3. Green Square is a district in the south and east of the suburb including the suburbs of Waterloo and Zetland that is being redeveloped. It involves an urban renewal program which has seen many industrial buildings redeveloped or replaced by new residential and commercial developments.

References: Wikipedia

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