| Yennora Sydney, New South Wales |
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Tara Cl, Yennora |
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| Population: | 1,286 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2161 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 29 km (18 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Fairfield, City of Parramatta, City of Holroyd | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Fairfield | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Blaxland | ||||||||||||
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Yennora is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Yennora is located 29 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district. It is primarily in the local government area of the City of Fairfield, however parts of the suburb is also in the City of Parramatta and the City of Holroyd. It is also part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
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Yennora is an Aboriginal word meaning walking or to stroll. Aboriginal people from the Cabrogal tribe, a sub-group of the Gandangara tribe, have lived in the Fairfield area for over 30,000 years.
European settlement began in Fairfield in the early 19th century. A siding platform was built by the NSW Railway Department in 1927 and given the name Yennora. The public school was opened in 1955 and the Wool Stores were established here in 1971.[1]
A portion of Yennora is dominated by an industrial zone, which includes the Yennora Distribution Centre. The Yennora Distribution Centre has a connection to the old main south railway, and is used by QRNational for freight services running between Brisbane and Melbourne. Yennora also has some small shops and restaurants.
Yennora railway station is on the Cumberland Line and South Line of the CityRail network. Trains run frequently from Yennora to Campbelltown and the City Circle. There are two trains a day from Yennora directly to Blacktown. Yennora is also serviced by some bus services operated by Veolia.
According to the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census, the suburb of Yennora, 42.3% of residents stated they were born in Australia, with other common responses including Vietnam, China, Burma and Lebanon. Most residents spoke a language other than English, with Arabic, Vietnamese, Cantonese and Spanish being the most commonly spoken non-English languages.
The population of Yennora is 21.0% children aged between 0-14 years, and 31.6% were persons aged 55 years and over, with the median age of 39. With regards to employment, 58.9% were employed full-time, 20.0% were employed part-time, 2.2% were employed but away from work, 6.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.5% were unemployed.
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