Beaconsfield, New South Wales

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Beaconsfield
Sydney,  New South Wales
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A residential street in Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield, New South Wales
Population1,172 (SAL 2021) [1]
 • Density3,345.0/km2 (8,664/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 2015
Elevation20 m (66 ft)
Area0.2 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Location5 km (3 mi) south of Sydney CBD
LGA(s) City of Sydney
State electorate(s) Heffron
Federal division(s) Sydney
Suburbs around Beaconsfield:
Alexandria Alexandria Zetland
Alexandria Beaconsfield Rosebery
Alexandria Alexandria Rosebery

Beaconsfield is a small inner southern suburb of Sydney, Australia. Beaconsfield is located 5 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. The postcode is 2015.

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Beaconsfield has a mixture of industrial and medium to high density residential areas.

Beaconsfield is part of the Green Square district which is currently undergoing gentrification. This involves an urban renewal project that is constructing modern retail, business and residential developments.

History

The suburb was named after Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beaconsfield, a British prime minister during the reign of Queen Victoria. The area was part of the suburb of Alexandria and was officially gazetted on 10 June 1977. [2]

Demographics

At the 2021 census, 1,172 people were living in Beaconsfield, [3] compared to 987 people in 2016. [4] 59.8% of residents were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England (3.8%), Indonesia (3.3%), New Zealand (2.9%), Hong Kong (1.9%) and China (excludes SARs (1.8%)). 70.5% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese (3.8%), Mandarin (2.9%), Indonesian (2.6%), Spanish (2.0%) and French (1.8%). The most common responses for religious affiliation were no religion (51.0%), Catholic (19.8%), Anglican (5.5%) and Buddhist (2.8%). [3]

Transport

Green Square railway station is located in the northern part of the suburb and is part of a large urban renewal project.

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Beaconsfield Park
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Beaconsfield terrace houses

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beaconsfield (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Beaconsfield". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. 1 2 "2021 Beaconsfield (NSW), Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Beaconsfield (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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