Croydon Park, New South Wales

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Croydon Park
Sydney, New South Wales

NASA image of Sydney's CBD and inner west suburbs, with borders of Croydon Park shown in orange

Population:

10,549 (2001 census)

Established:

1914

Postcode:

2133

Property Value:

AUD $571,500 (2007)

Location:

11 km from Sydney CBD

LGA:

City of Canterbury, Municipality of Burwood, Ashfield Municipal Coucnil

State District:

Canterbury

Federal Division:

Lowe

Suburbs around Croydon Park
Enfield	Burwood Heights	Croydon
South Strathfield	Croydon Park	Ashfield
Belfield	Campsie	Ashbury

Croydon Park Hotel

But-Har-Gra, Georges River Road, Croydon Park - Part of Moore Theological College.

Croydon Park is a suburb, in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 13km south west of the Sydney central business district and divided between three local government areas: City of Canterbury, Burwood Council and Municipality of Ashfield. The postcode is 2133.

Croydon Park has a small commercial area along Georges River Road but is close to larger shopping areas in Burwood, Ashfield and Campsie. Croydon Park is a small residential suburb with many family-owned stores. The local area is quite multicultural and this is reflected in the variety of cuisines available in restaurants in neighbouring suburbs.

1 History
2 Residents
- 2.1 Notable residents
3 Transport
4 Schools
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Croydon Park was originally part of the territory of the Darug tribe which occupied much of Sydney. Mor specifically, it was probably home to the Wangal clan (based around Concord) but may also have been home to the Cadigal (Sydney) or Bideagal (Botany Bay) clans. There were middens along the Cooks River where the indigenous people camped. These were destroyed by early British settlers to make lime for mortar in buildings.[1]

In 1878 and 1880, following the building of a railway station at Croydon to the north, two large subdivisions of land were undertaken using the name Croydon Park. These constituted the entire area of the current suburb. A piece of flood-prone land at the junction of Croydon Road and the Cooks River was reserved as a public park. Given the name Croydon Park, it was the first reserve in the City of Canterbury. Early settlers included many people involved in the building trade and Chinese market gardeners.[2]

A primary school was established in 1886 to cater for the increasing number of children in the area. Mains water was connected in 1889 and sewerage in the 1910s. The Parents and Citizens Association at the public school believed that residents were rather left out of regular postal deliveries and a petition was prepared for their member of parliament asking for a Croydon Park post office to be opened in the area. They were successful in 1914 and the surrounding neighbourhood became a separate suburb.

[edit] Residents

According to the 2001 census, Croydon Park had a population of 10,549 in 4,220 dwellings. These properties were mostly separate houses (58%) and flats (26%) with the remainder being terraces, semi-detached or townhouse style dwellings. There are a large number of migrants in the area with 45% of the population born overseas. The most common places were Italy (6.6%), Lebanon (4.0%) and China (3.8%). Almost half the population (46%) were Roman Catholics with small numbers of Anglicans (11%) and Orthodox (8%).

[edit] Notable residents

Frederick Frost (1891-1971): twice awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal during World War I.
Clifford Hay (1878-1949): chief public servant to seven NSW premiers starting with William Holman in 1916.
Edward Pierson Ramsay (1842-1916): curator of the Australian Museum from 1874-1894.
Grahame Thomas (1938-): Australian cricketer (8 tests).

[edit] Transport

There is no train station at Croydon Park although it is well serviced by buses to neighbouring stations. The 413 is the most significant service connecting to both the city and Campsie. The 400 is also a major orbital bus route travelling from Burwood to Bondi Junction via Croydon Park, Campsie, Rockdale, Sydney Airport and Eastgardens. Other services include:

462 & 464 Ashfield to Mortlake via Croydon Park and Burwood
466 Ashfield to Cabarita via Croydon Park and Burwood
492 Drummoyne to Rockdale via Burwood, Croydon Park and Campsie
499 Drummoyne to Hurstville via Burwood, Croydon Park and Campsie

There is also a cycleway along the Cooks River connecting the Olympic Park at Homebush with Botany Bay.

[edit] Schools

There are two primary schools in Croydon Park: Croydon Park Public (state-run)and St Francis Xavier (Catholic) but no high schools.

[edit] References

The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

[edit] External links

Coordinates: -33.89679° 151.10951°

Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.

Suburbs and localities within Burwood Council \| Inner West \| Sydney
Burwood \| Burwood Heights \| Croydon \| Croydon Park \| Enfield
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Suburbs within the City of Canterbury \| South-western Sydney \| Sydney
Ashbury \| Belfield \| Belmore \| Campsie \| Canterbury \| Clemton Park \| Croydon Park \| Earlwood \| Hurlstone Park \| Kingsgrove \| Lakemba \| Punchbowl \| Riverwood \| Roselands \| Undercliffe \| Wiley Park
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