| Bossley Park Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Population: | 13,931 (2006) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1890 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2176 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4.5 km² (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 36 km (22 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Fairfield | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Smithfield | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | McMahon | ||||||||||||
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Bossley Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bossley Park is located 36 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Bossley Park is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
The 2006 census records Bossley Park as having a resident population of 13,931 (of whom around half were born outside Australia) and an area of 4.5 sq km.[1]
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Bossley Park was named after John Brown Bossley (1810–72), an English chemist who purchased a large block of land on Smithfield Road. He named his property Edensor after a village in Derbyshire, England. When the area north of Edensor was subdivided in 1890, it became known as Bossley Park. The public school was built in 1890 and a post office in 1895. After World War II, Bossley Park received many migrants from Italy, who have since played a large role in the local community.[2]
Bossley Park has a number of government schools including Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park Public School and Prairievale Public School. There is also the Catholic run Mary Immaculate Primary School.[3][4][5] .
Bossley Park residents are predominantly Catholic (Latin and Eastern), Assyrian Orthodox and Anglican.
Marconi Stadium, opened in 1956, is the home stadium of the Marconi Stallions, who won the national soccer competition, a record four times. Club Marconi is arguably the most famous landmark in Bossley Park.