Darlington is a small suburb in Sydney, New South Wales. The first inhabitants of the area were the Cadigal people. However, because of the smallpox epidemic, only three of the original inhabitants remained by 1791. In 1835, botanist William Shepherd came to the area and had 28 acres of land, which he used to cultivate the Darling Nursery to honour Ralph Darling, the governor.
Darlington became a suburb where majority of the population was from the industrial working class. After World War II, plenty of immigrant communities developed in the area. There were also plenty of dormitories for students that were built in the area due to Darlington’s close proximity to University of Technology, Sydney and the University of Sydney. Becaus...
Darlington is a small suburb in Sydney, New South Wales. The first inhabitants of the area were the Cadigal people. However, because of the smallpox epidemic, only three of the original inhabitants remained by 1791. In 1835, botanist William Shepherd came to the area and had 28 acres of land, which he used to cultivate the Darling Nursery to honour
Darlington is a small suburb in Sydney, New South Wales. The first inhabitants of the area were the Cadigal people. However, because of the smallpox epidemic, only three of the original inhabitants remained by 1791. In 1835, botanist William Shepherd came to the area and had 28 acres of land, which he used to cultivate the Darling Nursery to honour Ralph Darling, the governor.
Darlington became a suburb where majority of the population was from the industrial working class. After World War II, plenty of immigrant communities developed in the area. There were also plenty of dormitories for students that were built in the area due to Darlington’s close proximity to University of Technology, Sydney and the University of Sydney. Because of the university activity in Darlington, the suburb has a high population of tertiary degree holders compared to other Sydneysiders.