Edensor Park Sydney, New South Wales
Wat Prayortkeo Dhammayanaram Buddhist temple
Population:	9,309 (2006)
Established:	1970s
Postcode:	2176
Property Value:	AUD $422,500
Location:	38 km (24 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA:	City of Fairfield
State District:	Smithfield
Federal Division:	Fowler
Suburbs around Edensor Park: Abbotsbury Bossley Park Greenfield Park Abbotsbury Edensor Park Bonnyrigg Cecil Hills Bonnyrigg Heights Bonnyrigg

Edensor Park is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Edensor Park is located 38 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Edensor Park is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

Contents 1 History 2 Commercial area 3 Schools 4 Sport and recreation 5 Population 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

Edensor Park and its surrounding suburbs was a rural area until the 1970s, when it was developed into a residential settlement. Edensor Park belonged to the Prospect County Council, before its amalgamation into Fairfield City Council.

[edit] Commercial area

Edensor Park is a mainly residential suburb served by a local shopping centre, Edensor Park Plaza.

[edit] Schools

Edensor Park is served by two primary schools Edensor Park Public School and Governor Philip King Public School and three high schools.

[edit] Sport and recreation

Edensor Park has a number of recreation areas including Angle Vale Reserve, Allambie Reserve and Bosnjak Park. It is also home to the Sydney United Sports Centre, home of the Croatian backed football (soccer) team, Sydney United, which was once a member of the now defunct Australian National Soccer League (NSL) and currently plays in the New South Wales Premier League.

Another local sporting team is the CVD Edensor Park Cobras Junior Rugby League Football Club, who play in the Parramatta Junior Rugby League Association and use Bosnjak Park as their home ground. Edensor Park is also home to the Nineveh Club, the first Assyrian social club to be built in Australia. The club was constructed in the early 70s using ancient Assyrian features and is distinguished by two winged bulls at the entrance.

[edit] Population

Edensor Park residents are culturally diverse, with ethnic backgrounds from Asia, the Middle East and Europe. In the 2006 Census, 47.4% stated they were born in Australia, with people born in Iraq 8.9%, Vietnam 7.5%, Italy 3.2%, Croatia 3.1% and Laos 2.3%. The most prominent religion in the community is the Catholic, followed by Buddhist, Eastern Orthodox and Anglican. The weekly household income is $1,160, higher compared to the nations average of $1,027. ^[1]

[edit] References

Governor Philip King Public School, has a variety of events such as

parliament debating pssa swimming cross country athletics carnivals public speaking school newspaper spelling bee

There are many important students in the school including mark anderson, cassandra wallekers, natalia brkic, stefan music,stella martino,bronte ellams, and many other students

[edit] External links

• Edensor Park, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°52′51″S 150°52′31″E / 33.88095°S 150.87516°E / -33.88095; 150.87516Coordinates: 33°52′51″S 150°52′31″E / 33.88095°S 150.87516°E / -33.88095; 150.87516
• Fairfield City Council

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