shopping complex on the corner of Yindela Street and Pound Avenue contains a small number of commercial premises, including a popular café, a hairdressers salon and a sports injury clinic. The complex also contains the only apartment accommodation in the suburb. Davidson is also home to the Davidson Rural Fire Brigade since the station relocated from Cannons Parade Forestville in 1976. The Station has approximately 110 members, including former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and is one of 13 Brigades in the Warringah/Pittwater District of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS). On 2 October 2013 a small bush fire swept through the national park in the area behind Maitland Street and Cambage Court, Frenchs Forest. No homes were directly threatened due to the fast action of the RFS. Ultimately, the fire was contained without any loss of property. Population At the 2016 census, there were 2,849 residents in Davidson. The most common ancestries in Davidson were English 32.1%, Australian 24.1%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 7.6% and Chinese 2.8%. 68.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth was England at 10.3%. 84.8% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 32.7%, Catholic 23.8% and Anglican 22.3%. The median weekly household income in Davidson was $2,630, higher than the national median of $1,438. In Davidson, the majority of the dwellings are separate houses (97.7%), with a total of just 20 properties that were semi-detached or units. Notable residents Michael Hutchence – Former frontman of the Australian band INXS Matt Shirvington – Olympic athlete, sprinter and television news presenter Peter Hardcastle – Olympic level athlete, rowing, three time Olympian 2000, 2004 & 2008 Robert Lee – Mythbusters narrator Culture Davidson garners attention each December for its residents' enthusiastic display of Christmas lights. The "Davidson Lights" draw families from all over Sydney. Borgnis Street provides the centre of the nightly celebrations in the lead-up to Christmas, however the festive spirit is spread widely throughout the suburb with residents of Stone Parade and its various cul-de-sacs also actively participating. Transport Davidson's mode of public transport is solely operated by bus services operated by Forest Coach Lines. The bus routes go throughout the suburb regularly with routes straight to the City and Chatswood, while residents who want to go Manly can do so by catching any bus that would take them