Pyrmont-Ultimo's Change Historically in Terms of Its Communities and Redevelopments

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Pyrmont-Ultimo's Change Historically in Terms of Its Communities and Redevelopments

The proposal of the Pyrmont Point project, between the Council of the

City of Sydney and the Land Commission of New South Wales, 1981,

describes the Pyrmont-ultimo peninsula as,

'…a quality residential development on the last significant headland

in Sydney Harbour'.

This belief was a realisation by many in the late 20th Century and was

reinforced by the actions of local government and many major

construction firms.

The Pyrmont-Ultimo peninsula was once occupied primarily of

'blue-collar' workers, surrounded by derelict industrial waterfronts

and working-class terraces that dominated the industrialised land.

Over the past decade, massive urban renewal programs transformed the

two inner-city suburbs. The redevelopment of decayed buildings of the

working-class, improved both the employment opportunities and quality

of infrastructure. Due to the constant fluctuations in redevelopment

and development, the areas' population also fluctuated over the years.

In 1875, Pyrmont reached its climax in residential development and by

1981 the population had exceeded 19,100 (the highest in New South

Wales at the time) and a building boom of 3,699 dwellings. At the turn

of the century, the population of the peninsula peaked at 30,000- the

highest it would ever reach as stated by Micheal R. Mathews[1].

Thereafter the population declined 5 per cent per year. This rapid

decline was a result of the high amounts of industrial expansion in

Pyrmont-Ultimo. Industries such as the CSR Sugar Refinery needed

resizing and so terraces were demolished close by for expan...

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...se as development plans multiply due to its close

proximity to the CBD that provides employment, good investments,

aesthetically pleasing views and some of the elite educational

institutions in New South Wales such as UTS and Sydney University.

Until the peninsula s completely developed is when populations will

stablise however will continue to attract Sydneysiders to its

proximity.

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[1] Matthews, R Micheal. 1982 "A History of Pyrmont and Ultimo"

Southwood Press. Australia.

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[3] http://www.reportage.uts.edu.au/stories/2000/jun00/affordable.html

[4] " "

[5] Video Education Australia. "Pyrmont-Ultimo Urban Redevelopment and

The Community"

[6]

http://www.shfa.nsw.gov.au/div/corporate_services/employmnet/job_list.cfm

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