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Glebe, New South WalesGlebe is a suburb located slightly west of Sydney's central business district, in the Inner West, between Ultimo to the east and Annandale to the west. It hugs Blackwattle Bay, an inlet of Sydney Harbour in the north, and the southern boundary is formed by Parramatta Road and Broadway. Glebe's name derives from the fact that the land on which it developed was originally owned by the Anglican Church. Glebe has a popular market, held on weekends in the Glebe Primary School grounds. In recent years Glebe's popularity as a backpacker area has been increasing as the main backpacker area, Kings Cross, has grown more expensive. At its south-eastern end is the Glebe Estate, an area of Housing Commission properties purchased by the government of Gough Whitlam to provide public housing for the needy. This area today has a high level of Aboriginal population and a high crime rate. The suburb is, however, generally gentrified, and popular with students due to its proximity to the University of Sydney.
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