ðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz pɹəklˈeɪmd ɐ sˈʌbɜːb baɪ pɹˌɑːklɐmˈeɪʃən fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv ænd wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli ɪstˈæblɪʃt tʊ ɐkˈɑːmədˌeɪt pˈiːpəl hˌuː wɜː dɪsplˈeɪst mˈeɪnli fɹʌm lˈeɪdi sˈɛlboːɹn.
The area was proclaimed a Suburb by Proclamation 448 of 1965 and was initially established to accommodate people who were displaced mainly from Lady Selborne.