Chinatown

In the late 19th century Chinatown was located in the Rocks of Sydney and then later moved to Market Street at Darling Harbour. Chinatown is centered around Dixon Street, a pedestrian street with many Chinese restaurants.



Chinatown has a very strong Chinese identity. It gained this identity when Chinese migrants moved here in the late 19th century due to the gold rush which were discovered in Victoria and Sydney.Over the next hundred years many more Chinese migrants moved to Chinatown because of its strong Chinese heritage and identity.

DEMOGRAPHICS OF CHINATOWN/HAYMARKET __**History**__ Sydney's Chinatown originated in the 1860's but was situated Wentworth Avenue and Wexford Street just outside the city near Surry Hills. At the time there were few Chinese migrants. By the 1920's, Sydneys Chinatown migrated over to Campbell Street, currently the Capitol Theatre Site. When the wholesale markets moved to their current site in the 1930's Chinatown then migrated along to Dixon and Hay Street. In 1966 the White Australia Policy was abolished and large investors from South East Asia were allowed in Australia. These investors then purchased properties along Dixon Street and so therefore Dixon Street became Sydney's official Chinatown after the Sydney City Council, Dixon Street property owners and buisness owners jointly raised funds to build the ceremonial archways, lions, pavilions and other features.
 * POPULATION || 4310 ||
 * FAMILIES || 575 ||
 * WORKFORCE || 1921 ||
 * AVERAGE AGE || 26 ||
 * AVERAGE INCOME || $260 PER WEEK ||
 * TOTAL PROPERTIES || $1554 ||
 * AVERAGE RENT || $500 PER WEEK ||
 * AVERAGE MORTGAGE || $521 PER WEEK ||
 * AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE || 2.8 ||
 * AVERAGE HOUSE PRICE || $597,680 IN 2008 ||

__**Landmarks**__ media type="youtube" key="2neb5gcNhNM" height="315" width="560"

__**Restaurants**__ There are many restaurants in Chinatown, Sydney which all compete with each other.