▁William ▁Street ▁was ▁built , ▁div iding ▁the ▁land ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁Tr ams ▁ ▁The ▁W ool lo om ool oo ▁tram ▁line ▁opened ▁in ▁stages ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁This ▁line ▁branch ed ▁off ▁from ▁Park ▁Street ▁and ▁ran ▁north ▁along ▁Ha ig ▁Avenue , ▁St ▁John ▁Young ▁C res cent ▁and ▁Lincoln ▁C res cent ▁to ▁Brown ' s ▁Wh arf ▁at ▁W ool lo om ool oo . ▁Through ▁service ▁ran ▁from ▁Circ ular ▁Qu ay ▁via ▁Elizabeth ▁and ▁Park ▁Stre ets . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁closure , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁bus ▁service ▁from ▁Py rm ont . ▁ ▁Green ▁ban ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁the ▁Build ers ▁Labour ers ▁Federation ▁placed ▁a ▁two - year ▁long ▁green ▁ban ▁on ▁the ▁sub urb ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁low - in come ▁housing ▁and ▁trees . ▁It ▁succeeded ▁and ▁ 6 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁houses ▁were ▁placed ▁under ▁rent ▁control . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁list ings ▁ ▁W ool lo om ool oo ▁has ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁her itage - list ed ▁sites , ▁including : ▁ ▁Cow per ▁Wh arf ▁Road : ▁F inger ▁Wh arf ▁▁ 4 3 - 5 1 ▁Cow per ▁Wh arf ▁Road : ▁The ▁G unn ery , ▁W ool lo om ool oo ▁ ▁Population ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁census ▁of