Having a pool in the backyard is not only great for the kids and for entertaining friends, it also adds value to your home. According to Roy Morgan research, in 2018 about 13% of Australians had pools at home, and in Sydney this number is even higher. However, the value of a pool can vary depending on the location, size and condition of the pool as well as the overall market demographics. For example, families are likely to want a pool while downsizers might be less interested because of the maintenance costs.
Sydney’s beachfront is dotted with ocean and harbourside pools – testament to the city’s nickname “Sandstone City”. It’s not just the magnificent sandstone buildings that have contributed to the city’s reputation as a pool-loving town; it’s the fact that the southern two-thirds of the state’s coast has short to medium length sandy beaches that are nestled between rocky headlands. These sandstone headlands are ideal spots for pools to be sited without altering the shape of surrounding beaches or filling with too much sand.
A few of these pools remain today. Those with heritage significance include the Balmoral Baths, Murrage Rose Beach, Dawn Fraser Baths and Nielsen Park in Vaucluse. And in the heyday of the Olympic Games, Elkington Park Baths was the centre of Sydney’s Olympic swimming scene with swimmers competing for glory on land and in the sea.
Some are still in use and others have been left to rust. The former Elkington Park Baths are now part of the Balmoral Beach Precinct and is a popular spot for families to spend the day. Its corrugated iron and painted cream and green pavilion, tucked below Balmain’s sandstone cliffs, is a fine example of the Victorian elegance that once prevailed at these city pools.
Other pools are a bit more problematic. A case in point is North Sydney’s new indoor pool, which was a project that was supposed to have cost $86m but ended up blowing out to over $100m. Council infighting, claims of pork-barrelling and a lack of transparency as well as heritage concerns and criticism from health organisations all played their parts in sabotaging the project. Its opening has now been delayed to late 2024 or early 2025.
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