Due to the harbour fringes, the Sydney suburb Birchgrove is said to be called as the wealthiest of all. The scenic beauty includes the long waterfront providing views of the Parramatta River, with Cockatoo Island dominating the foreground.
A huge number of water front businesses started appearing in the area including Cooper’s boat builders and the Morrison and Sinclair shipyard from the year 1860′s. This suburb comes under the Municipality of Leichardt situated 5 kilometres from the west to Sydney CBD.