Longueville, New South Wales
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Longueville is a prestigious affluent harbourside suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, 8 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Lane Cove.
Longueville Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 2,116 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1920s | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2066 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 8 km (5 mi) northwest of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Municipality of Lane Cove | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lane Cove | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | North Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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Longueville is a small residential suburb on the peninsula between Tambourine Bay and Woodford Bay, on the banks of the Lane Cove River. Originally a home to manufacturing industries, the suburb had its beginnings as a residential area in the 1870s. Longueville was officially proclaimed a suburb in the 1920s.[2]
Before settlement, Longueville was the home of the Cammeraygal people of the Ku-ring-gai Aboriginal Tribe.[3] The suburb has high house prices with an average price of $5,412,500 as of May 2024.[4]