Wakeley, New South Wales

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Wakeley
Sydney, New South Wales

Postcode:

2176

Location:

34 km (21 mi) west of Sydney CBD

LGA:

City of Fairfield

State District:

Cabramatta

Federal Division:

Fowler

Suburbs around Wakeley:
Greenfield Park	Prairiewood	Fairfield West
St Johns Park	Wakeley	Canley Heights
St Johns Park	St Johns Park	Canley Heights

Wakeley is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wakeley is located 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Wakeley is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

1 History
2 Commercial Area
3 Schools
4 Churches
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Wakely is named after Daniel Wakely, an early settler in the area. It was mainly used for farming until being redeveloped as a residential suburb in 1980.^[1]

[edit] Commercial Area

Wakeley has a small shopping complex.

[edit] Schools

King Park Public School
Mary MacKillop College, which is run by the Sisters of St Joseph.

[edit] Churches

A Salvation Army and charity centre are also there.

[edit] References

^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, p.146 ISBN 0-207-14495-8

[edit] External links

Wakeley, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°52′34″S 150°54′45″E / -33.87620, 150.91235 (Wakeley, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°52′34″S 150°54′45″E / -33.87620, 150.91235 (Wakeley, New South Wales)

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