Clemton Park, New South Wales

Clemton Park
Sydney, New South Wales

St Bernadette's Catholic Church, Bexley Road and William Street intersection

Population

1,565 (2011 census)^[1]

Postcode(s)

2206

Location

13 km (8 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD

LGA(s)

Canterbury-Bankstown Council

Suburbs around Clemton Park:
Belmore	Campsie	Canterbury
Roselands	Clemton Park	Earlwood
Beverly Hills	Kingsgrove	Bexley North

Clemton Park is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 13 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the Canterbury-Bankstown Council. A small group of shops is located at the intersection of Bexley Road and William Street.

William Street and Bexley Road intersection

A reserve called Clemton Park is located on Moorefields Road, it is the home ground of the Earlwood Wanderers Cricket Club 6th grade team of 2013 / 14. Clemton Park Public School, located on Bexley Road, is for years K-6.

History

This area was part of the 50-acre (200,000 m²) Laycock estate granted to Hannah Laycock (1758-1831), the wife of Quartermaster Thomas Laycock (1756-1809), in 1804.

Frederick Moore Clements, who became wealthy from selling the family health restorer, Clements Tonic, owned 40 acres (160,000 m²) near William Street until his death in 1920. 'Clementon Park' was an early suggestion for the suburb’s name but records show Clemton Park was used from 1925.^[2]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, there were 1,565 residents in Clemton Park. In Clemton Park, 58.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Greece 6.8%, China 4.7%, Portugal 3.7%, Lebanon 3.0% and Italy 2.2%. Family households (77.1%) were the main type of household, with 21.5% single person households and 1.5% group households.^[1]

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Clemton Park (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
↑ Pollon, Frances; Healy, Gerald (1988). The Book of Sydney Suburbs. Angus & Robertson. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-207-14495-0.

Coordinates: 33°55′48″S 151°06′22″E / 33.930°S 151.106°E / -33.930; 151.106

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