macquarie park and north ryde
Macquarie Park and North Ryde share the same postcode but the two areas are significantly different. Macquarie Park is generally regarded as the newer area around Macquarie shopping centre and extending towards the city including the area around the western end of Delhi rd. Macquarie Park includes the Australian offices of some very large companies including Microsoft, Optus and Canon. Macquarie Park would be regarded as being bounded by Epping rd, the M2 motorway, Macquarie University and Lane Cove National Park. Macquarie Park was officially designated a suburb and assigned the name on the 5th of Feb. 1999. Northern Suburbs Cemetery circa 1922 abandoned it's earlier name in October 2003 to become Macquarie Park Cemetery. Lane Cove River Tourist Park, also known as Lane Cove Caravan Park, is also an early establishment in the Macquarie Park area having been a camping ground since the 1940s. A common problem for older locations in Macquarie Park is the confusion caused by being known as North Ryde and Macquarie Park.North Ryde is one of the oldest areas of Sydney and includes the traditional residential areas of the postcode 2113.
