Peakhurst

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Peakhurst
Sydney,  New South Wales
Peakhurst Inn.jpg
Peakhurst Inn, Forest Road
Peakhurst
Population10,539 (2016 census) [1]
Established1840
Postcode(s) 2210
Elevation46 m (151 ft)
Location21 km (13 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s) Georges River Council
State electorate(s) Oatley
Federal division(s) Banks
Suburbs around Peakhurst:
Riverwood Riverwood Hurstville
Padstow Peakhurst Mortdale
Padstow Heights Lugarno Peakhurst Heights

Peakhurst is a suburb in Southern Sydney, or the St George Area, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 21 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district. Peakhurst is in the local government area of the Georges River Council.

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Peakhurst has a western border on Salt Pan Creek, on the Georges River. Peakhurst Heights is a separate suburb to the south, which is bordered by Boggywell Creek and Lime Kiln Bay, on the Georges River. Peakhurst Heights is sometimes still considered to be part of 'Peakhurst' by some residents of the area.

History

Peakhurst was named after landholder John Robert Peake, who bought 10 acres of land near the junction of the present Forest Road and Henry Lawson Drive in 1838. He gave a block of land on which the Wesleyan Church was built in 1855. [2]

The area was originally part of an 1808 land grant to Captain John Townson. [2] John Robert Peake bought his land from William Hebblewhite in 1838. School Inspector Huffer suggested that Peake's name be used to name the suburb when the public school was founded in 1871. The post office opened in 1885. [2]

The first industry in the area was timber-cutting, due to the surrounding natural forests being thick with a variety of woods, especially turpentine. The timber was carted to Sydney by bullock teams. As the land was cleared, orchardists followed the timber-cutters. [2]

Commercial area

Peakhurst's commercial centres are predominantly located along Forest Road and Boundary Road. Various retail shops, restaurants and cafes are located near the Peakhurst Inn Hotel on Forest Road. The hotel contains a pub and drive-through bottle shop. Peakhurst also contains a sizeable industrial area mainly on and around Boundary Road.

Transport

The main roads are Forest Road, Henry Lawson Drive, Stoney Creek Road, Boundary Road, Bonds Road, Broad Arrow Road, Isaac Street, Baumans Road. Forest Road, which links to Henry Lawson Drive at Peakhurst, is the busiest carriageway that extends through numerous other suburbs in Sydney. The nearest railway station is located in nearby Riverwood.

Punchbowl Bus Company operates three bus routes via Peakhurst:

- 943 from Lugarno to Hurstville Station

- 944 from Bankstown Station to Mortdale Station

- 942 from Lugarno to Campsie Station

Transdev NSW operates the M91 from Hurstville Station to Parramatta Station, via Peakhurst

St Abraam and St Mikhail Al-Behairy Coptic Orthodox Church Peakhurst church.JPG
St Abraam and St Mikhail Al-Behairy Coptic Orthodox Church

Schools

There are four public schools: Georges River College Peakhurst Campus, Peakhurst Public School, Peakhurst South Public School, [3] Peakhurst West Public School.

Churches

Georges River Life Church, Church@thepeak Anglican Church, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, St Abraam and St Mikhail Al-Behairy Coptic Orthodox Church, Peakhurst Uniting Church, Spanish Evangelical Jerusalem Baptist Church, Samoan Assembly of God Church.

Sport and recreation

Popular recreational venues include Grandviews Bowling Club (lawn bowls), tennis courts, Peakhurst Park and the numerous sporting fields located at Gannon's Park. The soccer clubs here are Peakhurst United and Forest Rangers.

Demographics

According to the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population, there were 9,113 people usually resident in Peakhurst. 23.4% stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being China 2.9%, United Kingdom 2.7% and Republic of Macedonia 1.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 70% of residents and the most common other languages spoken were Arabic 4.9%, Greek 4.6% and Cantonese 3.6%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 28.1%, Anglican 21.6% and Orthodox 10.1%. [4]

Notable residents

Politics

The Georges River Council local government area which administers Peakhurst, consists of 12 councillors elected every four years. Peakhurst falls into the Peakhurst ward. A further four suburbs are contained wholly or partly in the Peakhurst Ward: Riverwood, Oatley, Lugarno and Peakhurst Heights.

Environment

An audit of the environmental impact of the industrial area was commenced in September 2002. [11] Bushcare volunteers help preserve remnant pockets of native forestation. A very small number of fresh water watercourses exist in the suburb, mostly draining into Salt Pan Creek. A portion of the Peakhurst tree population was included in the 1990 National Trust Lugarno Tree Study. [12]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, p.202, Published in Australia ISBN   0-207-14495-8
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  5. ↑ leptracking.planning.nsw.gov.au/ShowDocument.aspx?DocumentId=10535
  6. ↑ http://hurstville.councilview.com.au/my_services/sporting_fields_1_1_1/olds_park
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  8. ↑ "OLDS Oliver Arnold : Service Number - Lieutenant : Place of Birth - Strathfield NSW : Place of Enlistment - Liverpool NSW : Next of Kin - (Father) OLDS James Thomas | Discovering Anzacs | National Archives of Australia and Archives NZ". 27 October 2004.
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  12. ↑ "National Trust - Lugarno Tree Study Introduction". Archived from the original on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2006. National Trust Lugarno Tree Study

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