| Ashcroft Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 3,634 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2168 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 35 km (22 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Liverpool | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Werriwa | ||||||||||||||
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Ashcroft is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 35 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool.
The suburb was formed as part of the Housing Commission's Green Valley development. It was named Ashcroft after the pioneering family in the district that gave the land for the site of this development. The Ashcroft family was active in establishing meat wholesaling and retailing activities at the Homebush Bay abattoir. E.J. Ashcroft was a butcher at Liverpool in the 1890s. Although named earlier, Ashcroft was officially gazetted on 7 April 1972. Ashcroft Post Office opened on 3 May 1965 and closed in 1985. [2]
According to the 2021 Census, there were 3,634 people in Ashcroft.
Ashcroft High School were the first co-educational school to win the Amco Shield (now called the Arrive Alive Cup). They won the Amco Shield in 1977 and again in 1985. In 1976, Ashcroft became the first city school to win the University Shield for 31 years and went on to win it again in 1977, 1984 and 1985. They were also Amco Shield runner up in 1976 and University Shield runner up in 1978. Ashcroft High also won the Buckley Shield in 1982 and 1987. Ashcroft Primary School also won the Westmont Shield, year unknown. Ashcroft is the only suburb that has one all major schoolboys rugby league competitions, Amco Shield, University Shield, Buckley Shield and Westmont Shield along with numerous Parramatta and state knockouts. Also in 1977 Ashcroft High played the curtain-raiser to the Grand Final replay between Parramatta and St George. They were narrowly beaten by the NSW CHS team.
The small Ashcroft side corner shop which contains a food takeaway shop, a hairdresser's and a doctors surgery also boasts a mural on the side of the building on Carpenter Lane. The mural depicts a waterfall flowing into the ocean and a forest with a tropical bird and frog in the trees.
A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area. One of them is the rugby league club All Saints Liverpool.
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'Mark grew up in Green Valley near Liverpool, attending Ashcroft Public School and Hurlstone Agricultural High School. He completed a Bachelor of Economics degree (Honours) at Sydney University in 1982. Before entering Parliament, Mark was a political adviser working for Gough Whitlam, the New South Wales branch of the Party and Bob Carr. He was a councillor on the Liverpool Council between 1987 and 1994 and was mayor from 1991 to 1994.
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