Homebush, New South Wales

"Homebush" redirects here. For the ghost town in Victoria, Australia, see Homebush, Victoria. For the town near Balranald formerly known as Homebush, see Penarie, New South Wales.
Homebush
Sydney, New South Wales

Horse and Jockey Hotel, Parramatta Road
Postcode: 2140
Location: 15 km (9 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA: Municipality of Strathfield
State District: Strathfield, Drummoyne
Federal Division: Reid
Suburbs around Homebush:
Flemington Sydney Olympic Park North Strathfield
Homebush West Homebush Strathfield
Strathfield Strathfield Strathfield

Homebush is an inner western suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Homebush is located 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield. Homebush West and Homebush Bay are separate suburbs. Homebush is located south of Homebush Bay, an inlet of the Parramatta River.

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History

Homebush was established in the 1800s by the colony's then assistant surgeon D'Arcy Wentworth. According to local government historian Michael Jones, "Wentworth is popularly credited with having called the area after his 'home in the bush', although Homebush is also a place in Kent." [1] A more logical origin of the name is to be found in the history of droving cattle and sheep to Sydney's major saleyards, which were located at what is now Flemington markets, also known as Homebush West. Drovers would camp in what was then a pastured terrain at the end of their long journey through 'the bush' and may thus have adopted the name 'home bush'.[2]

Transport

Homebush railway station is on the Inner West line and South line of the CityRail network. Parramatta Road and the M4 Western Motorway are the main arterial roads passing through the suburb.

Commercial area

Homebush has a small row of shops along Rochester Street, opposite Homebush Public School. These shops extend to The Crescent, opposite Homebush railway station. Many more commercial developments are located along Parramatta Road.

Schools

Population

According to the 2001 census, the population of the local government area including Homebush is 28,206. There were 13,862 men and 14,344 women. Only 31.9% of the population are Australian born[3] with the remainder being born in India(8.9%), Sri Lanka(8.5%), China(8.5%), Korea(8.3%) and Vietnam(2.1%). Other than English, Tamil(11.5%) was the most common spoken language at the 2006 ABS Census[4]

Religion

Catholicism was the most commonly practiced religion (23.2%) followed by Hinduism (17.8%)[5]

Notable residents

Gallery

References

  1. ^ Jones, Michael (1985). Oasis in the West: Strathfield's first hundred years. North Sydney: Allen & Unwin Australia. ISBN 0-86861-407-6 (page 15)
  2. ^ This thesis was explored in 1957 by the librarian of Homebush Boys High School, John Lindsay Gordon, who devised a musical stage presentation on the theme.
  3. ^ http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?locationLastSearchTerm=Homebush&locationSearchTerm=Homebush&newarea=SSC11475&submitbutton=View+QuickStats+%3E&mapdisplay=on&collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC11475&geography=&method=Place+of+Usual+Residence&productlabel=&producttype=QuickStats&topic=&navmapdisplayed=true&javascript=true&breadcrumb=PL&topholder=0&leftholder=0&currentaction=104&action=401&textversion=false&subaction=1
  4. ^ http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?locationLastSearchTerm=Homebush&locationSearchTerm=Homebush&newarea=SSC11475&submitbutton=View+QuickStats+%3E&mapdisplay=on&collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC11475&geography=&method=Place+of+Usual+Residence&productlabel=&producttype=QuickStats&topic=&navmapdisplayed=true&javascript=true&breadcrumb=PL&topholder=0&leftholder=0&currentaction=104&action=401&textversion=false&subaction=1
  5. ^ http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?locationLastSearchTerm=Homebush&locationSearchTerm=Homebush&newarea=SSC11475&submitbutton=View+QuickStats+%3E&mapdisplay=on&collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC11475&geography=&method=Place+of+Usual+Residence&productlabel=&producttype=QuickStats&topic=&navmapdisplayed=true&javascript=true&breadcrumb=PL&topholder=0&leftholder=0&currentaction=104&action=401&textversion=false&subaction=1

External links

Suburbs and localities within the Municipality of Strathfield · Inner West · Sydney