Cambridge Park, New South Wales
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Cambridge Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 53 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
History
Aboriginal culture
Prior to European settlement, what is now Cambridge Park was home to the Mulgoa people who spoke the
European settlement
The first land grant in the area was made in 1831 to Phillip Parker King, son of the Governor
Housing
Developed mainly in the 1950s, the streets are at right angles to each other, unlike the curving street patterns of the newer suburbs to the north, and the houses are mostly
Demographics
According to the 2016 census, there were 6,726 people in Cambridge Park.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.9% of the population.
- 77.6% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.6% and New Zealand 2.0%.
- 84.0% of people spoke only English at home.
- The most common responses for religion were Catholic 27.4%, No Religion 25.7% and Anglican 21.6%.[1]
Governance
At a local government level, Cambridge Park is part of the north ward of
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cambridge Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 October 2018. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ "Dharug Aboriginal History". Christopher Tobin. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
- ^ "Penrith Local Suburb profiles – Cambridge Park". Penrith City Council. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 6 February 2021.