Aboriginal culture Before European settlement the Eora tribe of Indigenous Australians inhabited the area.

Pyrmont was once a vital component of Sydney's industrial waterfront, with wharves, shipbuilding yards, factories and woolstores.

Charles Saunders, licensee of the Quarryman's Arms hotel, became the biggest quarrymaster, with three quarries established in the area from 1853.

The quarries were nicknamed Paradise, Purgatory and Hell Hole by the Scottish workers employed by Saunders.

[6] In the 1870s, a small Methodist chapel was built in Harris Street on land owned by Charles Saunders.

In 1973, a public meeting held between residents of Pyrmont and Ultimo asked the Builders Labourers Federation imposed a green ban on the North Western Expressway to save much of the suburb.

[9] It started to decay seriously after World War II, when industries closed down, and the residents moved to the suburbs.

[10] This led to a larger community of 13,000 by 2004 and also an increase of trade with businesses moving back into the area, totalling 22,000 employees.

The sugar refinery closed down and some of the buildings, including The Cooperage and Tablet House, were restored as residential and office space.

It is an example of the Federation Free Style, predominantly made of brick with sandstone trimmings, and with Art Nouveau elements.

[13] The public school in John Street was designed by W.E.Kemp and built in 1891; a brick building, it features a bell tower, belfry and slate roof, and is on the defunct Register of the National Estate.

Jacksons Landing is a residential and commercial property development located on the northern part of the peninsula.

[21] Pyrmont is home to the headquarters of several corporations including Vodafone, Accenture Australia, Network 10, Google[22] and radio stations Nova 96.9, Smooth 95.3, and 2SM.

The Western Distributor passes through the suburb and provides a connection to the city and then to the North Shore via the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Services commenced at Railway Square, travelling southwest on Broadway, turning right onto Harris Street, passing the former Darling Harbour Goods Yard.

Pyrmont is a future rapid transit station that will be built as part of the Sydney Metro West project.

The land was previously a base for the Water Police; the City of Sydney acquired it in 2005 and developed the area into a 1.8ha recreational space, with cafes, barbeque facilities and children's play equipment.