Peakhurst, New South Wales

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Peakhurst Inn, Forest Road, Peakhurst, Sydney

Peakhurst is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 21km south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Peakhurst is in the local government area of the City of Hurstville. The postcode is 2210.

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Sydney suburbs near Peakhurst (City of Hurstville)
Riverwood	Narwee	Beverly Hills
Salt Pan Creek	Peakhurst	Mortdale
Lugarno	Peakhurst Heights	Oatley

1 Location
2 Politics
3 Population
4 Commercial Area
5 Environment
6 Schools
7 Recreation
8 Transport
9 Churches
10 History
11 References
12 External links

[edit] Location

Peakhurst has a western border on Salt Pan Creek, on the Georges River. Peakhurst Heights is a separate suburb to the south. It is also bordered by Boggywell Creek and Lime Kiln Bay, on the Georges River. Peakhurst Heights is sometimes still considered to be part of 'Peakhurst' by some residents of the area.

[edit] Politics

The City of Hurstville local government area which administers Peakhurst, consists of 12 councillors elected every 4 years. Peakhurst falls into two Wards of the city: Peakhurst Ward and Penshurst Ward. A further five suburbs are contained wholly or partly in the Peakhurst Ward: Riverwood, Mortdale, Oatley, Lugarno and Peakhurst Heights.

[edit] Population

The Australian Bureau of Statistics' 2001 Census records a population for Peakhurst of 8064 with nearly 22 percent being born overseas. Nearly 74.5% of the population speaks only English. The median age is 40 and mean household size is 2.6 persons. Residential dwellings in Peakhurst consist mostly of separate houses, at just over 74.5%. The area has many residents of different ethnic backgrounds, mainly Greek and Lebanese.

[edit] Commercial Area

Peakhurst's commercial centres are predominantly located along Forest Road and Boundary Road. Various retail shops, restaurants and cafes are located near the Peakhurst Inn Hotel on Forest Road. The hotel contains a pub and drive-through bottle shop. Peakhurst also contains a sizeable industrial area mainly on and around Boundary Road.

[edit] Environment

An audit of the environmental impact of the industrial area was commenced in September 2002. Bushcare volunteers help preserve remnant pockets of native forestation. A very small number of fresh water watercourses exist in the suburb, mostly draining into Salt Pan Creek. A portion of the Peakhurst tree population was included in the 1990 National Trust Lugarno Tree Study.

[edit] Schools

There are four public schools in Peakhurst: Georges River College Peakhurst Campus, Peakhurst Public School, Peakhurst South Public School, Peakhurst West Public School. The first year 10 class at Peakhurst High in 2002 as seniors are notorious in the area as for being larrikins, most notably, at "Peaky Pub" (Peakhurst Inn).

[edit] Recreation

Popular recreational venues include Grandviews Bowling Club (lawn bowls), tennis courts, Peakhurst Park and the numerous sporting fields located at Gannon's Park. The walkers' club named "Peaky Striders" is known locally for its members' bright orange attire.

[edit] Transport

Numerous bus companies operate routes through Peakhurst. Forest Road, which changes name to Henry Lawson Drive in Peakhurst, is the busiest carriageway and extends through numerous other suburbs in Sydney. The main roads are Forest Road, Henry Lawson Drive, Stoney Creek Road, Boundary Road, Bonds Road, Broad Arrow Road, Isaac Street, Baumans Road

[edit] Churches

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Peakhurst Uniting Church, Spanish Evangelical Jerusalem Baptist Church.

[edit] History

Peakhurst was named after landholder John Robert Peake. The area was originally part of a land grant to Captain John Townson. John Robert Peake bought 10 acres of land from William Hebblewhite in 1838. Peake donated land for the first Methodist church built in 1856. School Inspector Huffer suggested that Peake's name be used when the public school was founded in 1871 and it was later adopted by the suburb. The post office opened in 1885.