Padstow Heights
| Padstow Heights Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Henry Kendall Avenue, Padstow Heights | |||||||||||||||
  Padstow Heights | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′23″S 151°2′6″E / 33.97306°S 151.03500°ECoordinates: 33°58′23″S 151°2′6″E / 33.97306°S 151.03500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,491 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2211 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Canterbury-Bankstown Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | East Hills | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Banks | ||||||||||||||
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Padstow Heights, a suburb of local government area Canterbury-Bankstown Council, located 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the South-western Sydney region. Padstow is a separate suburb to the north and One Tree Point is a locality within Padstow Heights.
Padstow Heights is a mostly residential suburb bounded on the east by Salt Pan Creek and to the south by the Georges River. The Alfords Point Bridge links Padstow Heights to Alfords Point in the Sutherland Shire The local bus, the 927 takes residents between One Tree Point and Padstow.
The local bus route, 927 takes residents from One Tree Point to Padstow.
History
The Padstow area was first named Padstow Park Estate after a town called Padstow in Cornwall, England. It was named for being the "holy place of St Petrock" (not to be confused with St Patrick), an important Cornish saint.[2]
Notable residents
- Roger Rogerson – controversial former detective-sergeant of the New South Wales Police Force was living in the area before he was incarcerated for the murder of Jamie Gao
- Jason Clare - Member for Blaxland in the federal parliament is currently living in Padstow Heights
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Padstow Heights (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 197
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