Northwood, New South Wales

Busways bus route 261 from Lane Cove to King Street Wharf operates via Northwood.^[4] Northwood ferry wharf is served by peak-hour Captain Cook Cruises services to Circular Quay.^[5] The nearest railway station is St Leonards.

In the 2021 census of Population and Housing, the population of Northwood stood at 916 people, 52.1% females and 47.9% males, with a median age of 46 years. 28.1% of the population was born overseas with England (5.1%), China (2.6%) and Malaysia (1.7%) the most common. The five strongest religious affiliations in the area were in descending order: No Religion 37.6%, Catholic (27.0%), Anglican (16.6%), Not stated (3.2%) and Hinduism (2.4%).^[6]

Northwood's population is typically wealthy, with a median weekly household income of A$5,012, compared with A$1,746 in Australia. The most common types of occupation for employed persons were Professionals (47.2%), Managers (23.8%), and Clerical and Administrative Workers (10.2%). 93.6% of the suburbs occupied private dwellings were family households, and 6.4% were single (lone) person households.^[6]

Northwood was the home of landscape artist Lloyd Rees for many years before his death in 1988.^[7] Many of his later paintings are of the area.

Northwood was also home to portrait artist William Pidgeon, aka Bill Pidgeon and WEP, (1909 – 1981) who was an Australian painter. He won the Archibald Prize three times, 1958, 1961 and 1968.

"The Gardener's Gamble" by Helen Laidlaw