Wetherill Park, New South Wales

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Wetherill Park
Greater Western Sydney,  New South Wales
Wetherill Park, New South Wales
Population6,412 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density572.5/km2 (1,483/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 2164
Elevation44 m (144 ft)
Area11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Location34 km (21 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s) City of Fairfield
State electorate(s) Prospect
Federal division(s) McMahon
Suburbs around Wetherill Park:
Prospect Pemulwuy Greystanes
Horsley Park Wetherill Park Smithfield West/Smithfield
Abbotsbury Bossley Park Prairiewood

Wetherill Park is a suburb in Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wetherill Park is located 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield.

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The 2016 census recorded that Wetherill Park as having a resident population of 6,127. Just under half (47.5%) of these residents were born in Australia. [1] The area is 11.2 km2. [2] Most residents live in the south-east corner, the larger portion of the suburb being an industrial area. [3]

Wetherill Park sits on the southern border of Prospect Reservoir. Located partially in the suburb, the Smithfield-Wetherill Park Industrial Estate is the largest industrial estate in the southern hemisphere and is the centre of manufacturing and distribution in Greater Western Sydney. [4] [5]

History

Aboriginal culture

Aboriginal people from the Cabrogal clan of the Gandangara tribe, have lived in the area for more than 30,000 years.

White settlement

Wetherill Park was named after a businessman who offered 21 acres (85,000 m2) of his property to the State government as a park. The offer was accepted and the park was named after the donor. The first settlers in set up their homes north of the present school site at Wetherill Park. One hundred years ago, there were not enough homes in this suburb to need a school.

With the commencement of the Prospect Reservoir Waterworks, a local storekeeper, Samuel Booth, made available a section of his land for a school, free of charge. The school, called 'Macquarie Park', was located on the corner of Victoria and Daniel Streets being 365 Victoria Street, Wetheril Park. It opened in May 1882 with 8 children but it was changed in June 1882 to 'Boothtown' for Samuel Booth's involvement in the establishment of the school. In 1884 it became Reservoir Public School and in 1896, it became the Wetherill Park Public School. [6] In 1986 the school made way for the Phuoc Hue Temple, and was relocated down the road to Lily Street and renamed William Stimson Public School, in honour of the first mayor of the City of Fairfield.

Street names

A characteristic of Wetherill Park is that all the streets are named after famous writers. Some examples include: Vidal Street (for Gore Vidal), Shakespeare Street (for William Shakespeare), Stevenson Street (for Robert Louis Stevenson), Locke Street (for John Locke), Gogol Place (for Nikolai Gogol), Swinburne Crescent (for Richard Swinburne), Homer Place (for Homer), Emerson Street (for Ralph Waldo Emerson), Wordsworth Street (for William Wordsworth), Dickens Road (for Charles Dickens), Longfellow Street (for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow), Chaucer Street (for Geoffrey Chaucer), Ainsworth Crescent (for William Harrison Ainsworth), Coleridge Road (for Samuel Taylor Coleridge), Frost Close (for Robert Frost), Gissing Street (for George Gissing), Maugham Crescent (for Somerset Maugham) and Langland Street (for William Langland).

Commercial areas

Stockland Shopping Centre Stockland Wetherill Park - 2.jpg
Stockland Shopping Centre

Industrial area

Wetherill Park is home to the largest industrial estate in the Southern Hemisphere, with companies such as Jaguar, BMW, Subaru and Mercedes-Benz situated in the area. Despite the heavy industrial presence, the suburb maintains a coppice environment dominated by eucalyptus trees. Within the industrial estate there are furniture stores, home depot stores, car mechanic services and clothing factories, among others. The headquarters of the Australian paper manufacturer ABC Tissue Products (which operates tissue paper brands such as, Quilton, Naturale and Symphony, among others) is situated in Redfern Street. [7]

Transport

Transitway bus route T80 operated by Transit Systems Sydney, opened in 2003 and runs partly through Wetherill Park. [8] It is also located close to the Westlink M7 Sydney Orbital motorway. [9] The Horsley Drive is the major road which runs through Wetherill Park. Other major roads include Polding Street and Victoria Street.

Climate

Wetherill Park has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) with warm to hot summers and cool, drier winters. Frost is not unheard of in winter. Afternoon thunderstorms can occur in the warm months.

Climate data for Prospect Reservoir 1991–2020 averages, 1887–present extremes [note a]
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)47.0
(116.6)		46.4
(115.5)		39.5
(103.1)		37.1
(98.8)		29.4
(84.9)		25.6
(78.1)		26.5
(79.7)		29.4
(84.9)		35.0
(95.0)		39.0
(102.2)		42.0
(107.6)		44.4
(111.9)		47.0
(116.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.3
(84.7)		28.6
(83.5)		26.8
(80.2)		24.1
(75.4)		20.7
(69.3)		17.7
(63.9)		17.2
(63.0)		19.3
(66.7)		22.4
(72.3)		24.8
(76.6)		26.1
(79.0)		28.0
(82.4)		23.8
(74.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)18.0
(64.4)		18.0
(64.4)		16.2
(61.2)		12.9
(55.2)		9.7
(49.5)		6.1
(43.0)		6.6
(43.9)		6.6
(43.9)		9.5
(49.1)		12.1
(53.8)		14.5
(58.1)		16.4
(61.5)		12.3
(54.1)
Record low °C (°F)10.0
(50.0)		10.8
(51.4)		7.9
(46.2)		3.6
(38.5)		1.2
(34.2)		−0.8
(30.6)		−0.6
(30.9)		−0.5
(31.1)		1.7
(35.1)		4.5
(40.1)		6.8
(44.2)		7.8
(46.0)		−0.8
(30.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)96.4
(3.80)		126.9
(5.00)		97.4
(3.83)		67.4
(2.65)		49.5
(1.95)		76.1
(3.00)		40.7
(1.60)		39.7
(1.56)		42.2
(1.66)		55.3
(2.18)		77.1
(3.04)		75.5
(2.97)		845.0
(33.27)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1mm)8.38.79.26.55.37.05.64.25.16.68.28.282.9
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)52545550575452434544515151
Source 1: Prospect Reservoir (1991–2020 averages) [10]
Source 2: Prospect Reservoir (1965–2018 extremes) [11] Horsley Park (1997–present extremes) [12]

^[note a]  : The closest weather station is located within Prospect Reservoir on the Prospect–Wetherill Park border (in the northern outskirts of the suburb).

Demographics

According to the 2021 Census, the most common ancestries in Wetherill Park were Australian 11.0%, Assyrian 10.7%, Italian 9.4%, English 8.7%, and Iraqi 7.4%.

43.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Iraq 18.0%, Vietnam 3.2%, Italy 3.0%, Syria 2.4% and Croatia 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion were Catholic 46.4%, No Religion 10.1%, Not stated 6.2%, Assyrian Church of the East 6.1%, Islam 7.0% and Eastern Orthodox 6.1%. Overall, Christianity was the largest religious group reported (74.0%).

32.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 12.4%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 9.5%, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 6.3%, Spanish 5.0% and Vietnamese 3.9%. Combining the varieties of Assyrian and Chaldean, Neo-Aramaic will be the most common language at 15.8%.

Schools

Parks and recreation

The suburb features a large recreational park and an urban forest, Wetherill Park Nature Reserve. Adjacent to that Reserve is the Emerson Street Reserve, which is a 6-hectare, rectangular-shaped sports ground which features a walking track, a tennis facility, a skate park, a basketball court, cricket practice nets and a soccer field. Although not in the suburb, Rosford Street Reserve is adjacent to the eastern outskirts of Wetherill Park. [13]

As part of Fairfield City Council's Parks Improvement Program, Shakespeare Park was upgraded in 2006. [14] [15]

Places of worship

Wetherill Park is home to a large Vietnamese Buddhist temple, Phuoc Hue Temple, which was visited by Prince Charles in 1994. [16]

Notable residents

Wetherill Park was once home to famous Italian footballer, Christian Vieri. [17]

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  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Wetherill Park (State Suburb)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 16 February 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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  4. ↑ "Place Management and Town Centres". www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au.
  5. ↑ Don’t forget the Southern Hemisphere’s Largest Industrial Zone by Marie Hogg and Simon Benson, Fairfield Advance, 13 November 2015
  6. ↑ Fairfield City History Fairfield City Council
  7. ↑ "FAQs". ABC Tissue. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Transit Systems route T80". Transport for NSW.
  9. ↑ Travelling on Westlink M7? Westlink
  10. ↑ "Climate statistics for Prospect Reservoir". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Climate statistics for Australian locations Prospect Reservoir". Bureau of Meteorology.
  12. ↑ "Climate statistics for Australian locations Horsley park". Bureau of Meteorology.
  13. ↑ Fairfield City Council (1999) Strategic Plan for Fairfield City 1999-2010 Fairfield City Council
  14. ↑ Annual Report 2006/2007 Fairfield City Council
  15. ↑ Kids get crafty as Shakespeare Park receives makeover Fairfield City Council
  16. ↑ "Leader advocated social harmony". The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "Christian Vieri's playing return could bring him back to western Sydney". 4 August 2016.

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