West Hoxton, New South Wales

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West Hoxton is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

West Hoxton is a recent residential area, part of the City of Liverpool. It was primarily developed during the late 1990s. (The population of West Hoxton increased more than sixfold from 1996 to 2001, to number 4,997, as a result of residential development.) Major features of the area include West Hoxton Public School and Thomas Hassell Anglican College.

In 2001, West Hoxton boasted a substantial share of its population born overseas, from a wide range of countries, which indicates that this area had a relatively multicultural population. It featured a notably higher percentage of the population born in non-English speaking countries compared to those born in mainly English speaking countries in 2001.

The overseas-born population in West Hoxton combines many persons born in traditional source countries of migrants to Australia, such as from European nations, as well as from more recent countries of origin in Asia. A comparison of West Hoxton with Liverpool City Council in 2001 shows a higher share of the population born in the Philippines, Fiji and Italy.