Dean Park, New South Wales

Dean Park
Sydney, New South Wales
Dean Park; Sydney, New South Wales
	Dean Park Shopping Centre
Population	3,180 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	2761
Location	43 km (27 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	City of Blacktown
State electorate(s)	Mount Druitt
Federal division(s)	Chifley
	Suburbs around Dean Park:

Last updated August 11, 2024

Dean Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dean Park is located 43 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Western Sydney region.

History

Dean Park takes its name from the Dean family. William 'Lumpy' Dean (1776–1854) received two grants of land of 100 and 50 acres in 1817, and later a third one of 50 acres, beside Eastern Creek.^[2] His family owned the Bush Inn on the Western Highway.^[3] Dean Park is home to William Dean Public School named in honour of the Convict originally granted the land.

The suburb was originally planned and developed in the early 1980s. Some of the street names are aboriginal in origin such as Yarramundi Drive.^[4] It is said ^{[ who? ]} that other street names take on the names of the original site developers, the Hoyle brothers (Nathan, Kenneth and Wayne).

Population

At the 2021 census, there were 3,180 residents in Dean Park. 55.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 8.5% and India 6.0%. 54.6% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 5.4%, Arabic 4.7% and Punjabi 3.7%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 31.1%, No Religion 21.0% and Anglican 7.7%. Of occupied private dwellings in Dean Park, 95.4% were separate houses.^[1]

Notable residents

Notable former residents of Dean Park include:

Former Guantanamo Bay inmate Mamdouh Habib.
National Rugby League Grand Final champion Luke Swain.

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References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dean Park (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
↑ Sharpe 2000: 33
↑ "Dean Park". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 August 2013.
↑ "Yarramundi". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 January 2007.

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[census-1] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dean Park (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

[2] Sharpe 2000: 33

[3] "Dean Park". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 August 2013.

[4] "Yarramundi". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 January 2007.

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