| Austral Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 3,024 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1891 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2179 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 42 km (26 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Liverpool | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Leppington | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Werriwa | ||||||||||||||
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Austral is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 42 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool.
The area that now constitutes the suburbs of Austral was a parcel of land in West Hoxton purchased by the Austral Banking and Land Proprietary. When residents pushed for a second public school in the Hoxton Park area in 1891, Austral Banking and Land Proprietary donated 3 acres (12,000 m2) of its land for the site and, in return, the school was named Austral Public School. The name of the school became synonymous with the area although it wasn't officially recognised until 1972. [2] Austral Post Office opened on 7 February 1894. [3]
It is bounded to the west by waterway Kemps Creek, to the east by a Sydney Water supply channel, to the north by a straight division, and to the south by Bringelly Road. Bonds Creek flows southeast–northwest through the suburb, and converges with Kemps Creek near Fifteenth Avenue. It is of note in its design, its streets laid out in a grid pattern, and all horizontal ones named 'Avenue', in numbers from south to north increasing. It is part of the Rural–urban fringe of Western Sydney that runs from Horsley Park through Badgerys Creek, the adjacent Rossmore, Austral and down to Catherine Field.
According to the 2016 census of population, there were 3,024 residents in Austral. 60.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was Italy at 10.1%. 52.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 14.4% and Arabic 6.9%. The most common response for religious affiliation was Catholic at 47.7%. [1]
Austral has a sports ground, youth centre, tennis court and skate ramp at Craik Park, the W V Scott Memorial Park, with a pavilion, and a bowls grounds, Petanque. It has a Rural Fire Service station, primary school (Austral Primary), Retirement Villages (RSL LifeCare Tobruk Village and Scalabrini Village), Nursing Home (John Edmondson VC Gardens) and a small area of commerce, including a post office and telephone. It is the site of Camp Austral girl guides camp, and another small shopping area near the corner of Fifteenth Avenue and Edmonson Avenue. It is also the site of a Hindu temple and an animal shelter.
Bringelly Road connects Austral to Liverpool and the Westlink M7.
The Route 853/855 bus service connects Bringelly to Liverpool via Rossmore, Austral, Hoxton Park and Cartwright. [4] In 2015, a railway station opened in the neighbouring suburb of Leppington.
The Division of Werriwa is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The name Werriwa derives from a local Aboriginal name for Lake George, which was located in the division when it was established in 1900. The division was one of the original 65 divisions first contested at the first federal election.
Badgerys Creek, also known as Badgery's Creek or Aerotropolis, is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located approximately 41 kilometres (25 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Liverpool. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region and is adjacent to Kemps Creek, Austral and the Blue Mountains.
The South Creek or Wianamatta is a creek that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, located on the Cumberland Plain in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Rossmore is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Kemps Creek is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Penrith and City of Liverpool. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
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Cartwright is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 38 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool.
Hoxton Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hoxton Park is located 38 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
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Busabout Sydney was a bus company that operated route bus services in South West Sydney, Australia. It operated on behalf of Transport for NSW.
Cabramatta Creek, an urban watercourse of the Georges River catchment, is located in the South Western Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. The catchment area of the creek is approximately 74 square kilometres (29 sq mi), and within the catchment area are the Cabramatta Creek, Hinchinbrook Creek, Maxwells Creek, and Brickmakers Creek.
Leppington railway station is the terminus of the South West Rail Link which serves the south-western Sydney suburb of Leppington. It opened on 8 February 2015. A ten road stabling facility is located to the west of the station at Rossmore. There are 850 car park spaces available.
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The Parish of Cabramatta is a civil parish of Cumberland County, a Cadastral division of New South Wales.
Leppington is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's south-west. It was contested for the first time at the 2023 New South Wales state election.
