[1] Hermit Park is a mixture of predominantly residential premises, commercial and light-industrial businesses, as well as serving as a public services hub.

[4] The origin of the suburb name Hermit Park is from the residence of a business owner Leopold Ferdinand Sachs.

[7] St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School was established in 1936 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan.

Bishop Terrence McGuire had purchased the Woodlands estate from the Cummins family to use as a convent for the sisters, which was called Saint Philomena's.

[10][11] St Margaret Mary's College continues to operate but is now within the boundaries of the neighbouring suburb of Hyde Park.

[7] A red light district developed along Herauld Street and the Causeway Hotel before World War II.