Mascot, New South Wales facts for kids
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Shopping strip, Botany Road
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 Mascot
Location in New South Wales
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| Population | 14,772 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,605.7/km2 (4,159/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1911 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 7 km (4 mi) from Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Bayside Council, Inner West Council (minor) | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Heffron | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kingsford Smith | ||||||||||||||
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Mascot is a suburb in the Inner-South of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mascot is located 7 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is one of the administrative centres of the Bayside Council. A small part of Mascot is located in the Inner West Council. Mascot is on the north-west side of Botany Bay and contains Sydney Airport.
History
The first land grants in the area were made in 1835, with market gardening being the main land use. Subdivision followed the construction of Botany Road in 1875 and a municipality known as North Botany was formed in 1888. A racecourse operated in this area in 1904 on land that was formerly owned by the Australian Golf Club. The race course was known as Ascot, named after its famous counterpart in England. Residents wanted the area to have an individual identity and a referendum was held in 1911 to choose between Ascot, and Booralee. An objection from the postal authorities to the use of 'Ascot' led the council to alter the name to Mascot.
In 1920, Mascot was chosen as the site of a public airfield. Nigel Love was leasing 200 acres (0.81 km2) from the Kensington Race club and in 1921 the Commonwealth Government purchased 161 acres (0.65 km2) for this purpose. The first regular flights began in 1924. Cooks River was diverted away from the area in 1947-52 to provide more land for the airport.
Transport
Mascot is serviced by a number of bus routes, which are operated by Transdev John Holland and Transit Systems. Routes 303, 306, 310 and 350, routes travel down Botany Road. Routes 343 and 356 services travel down Gardeners Road and route 305 departs from the Qantas Centre.
The suburb is served by three railway stations on the Airport & South Line. Mascot railway station is located in the residential and business area of the suburb. The International and Domestic railway stations are situated below the respective terminals of the airport. The Sydenham to Botany branch of the Metropolitan Goods railway line passes through the suburb and includes a yard in Mascot.
Recent improvements to Kingsford-Smith Airport have resulted in the creation of a bicycle path between Mascot (Coward Street) and the M5 East Freeway at Arncliffe. Other bike paths pass through Mascot to Botany Bay, the University of New South Wales and the Sydney CBD.
Population
At the 2011 census, the population of Mascot was 10,179. 48.4% of the population was born in Australia. The three strongest religious affiliations in the area were in descending order: Catholic, Greek Orthodox Church and Anglican. The three most common forms of dwelling were in decreasing order: a separate house; a flat, unit or apartment; a semi-detached, row or terrace house, or townhouse.
The Australian Test cricketer and rugby league player Ray Lindwall was born in Mascot.
Parks and recreation
L'Estrange Park is home to both the Mascot Kings (soccer) and the Mascot Juniors RLFC rugby league teams. Mascot Oval is the venue for the Mascot Juniors' home games. The Lakes Golf Club has hosted many international golf tournaments.
Gallery
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St Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church, Coward Street
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Knox Presbyterian Church, Botany Road
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Entrance to Sydney Airport
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Mascot Fire Station, Coward Street
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Council Chambers, Coward Street
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Mascot Memorial Park, Botany Road
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Mascot railway station
Climate
| Climate data for Sydney Airport | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 46.4 (115.5) |
42.6 (108.7) |
41.2 (106.2) |
35.7 (96.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
39.1 (102.4) |
43.4 (110.1) |
43.2 (109.8) |
45.2 (113.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 93.8 (3.69) |
112.6 (4.43) |
115.3 (4.54) |
106.1 (4.18) |
101.0 (3.98) |
120.7 (4.75) |
69.1 (2.72) |
76.7 (3.02) |
60.8 (2.39) |
71.6 (2.82) |
80.8 (3.18) |
73.8 (2.91) |
1,082.5 (42.62) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 11.2 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 128.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 57 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 235.6 | 202.4 | 213.9 | 207.0 | 195.3 | 177.0 | 204.6 | 244.9 | 237.0 | 244.9 | 228.0 | 244.9 | 2,635.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 53 | 54 | 56 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 65 | 72 | 66 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 60 |
Images for kids
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Botany Road, Mascot in July 1951
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Qantas Building A
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View over Mascot while landing at Sydney Airport
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