Greenfield Park, New South Wales
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Greenfield Park is a
City of Fairfield. The suburb has one of the most highest proportion of Assyrian people in the Sydney area and Australia per se.[2]
History
Gandangara tribe, have lived in the Fairfield area for over 30,000 years. White settlement began in the Fairfield area in the early 19th century. Greenfield Park was named after a major road that cuts through the Council Ward of St Johns. It officially became a suburb on 3 August 1979.[3]
Churches
Greenfield Park is home to St Hurmizd Cathedral, Australia's largest Assyrian church.[4]
Commercial area
Greenfield Park is home to a small local
IGA. [5]
Schools
Greenfield Park is home to
St. Johns Park High School, and St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School.[6]
Population
At the 2021 census, there were 5,394 residents in Greenfield Park. 35.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were Iraq (23.4%), Vietnam (9.8%), Syria (3.8%), Cambodia (7.5%) and the Philippines (2.8%).
The top ancestries were
Iraqi
(7.8%).
The majority of people spoke a language other than English at home. Other languages spoken included
Arabic (7.2%) and Spanish
(2.9%).
The top religious affiliations were
Catholicism 37.2%, Assyrian Church of the East (17.6%), Buddhism (13.5%), No religion (9.5%) and Christian, nfd (no further definition) (5.5%). Christianity
was the largest religious group reported overall (72.3%).
Transport
The
Transit Systems Sydney
buses pass through Greenfield Park or nearby suburbs. Notably, route 804 links residents of Greenfield Park to both the Liverpool and Parramatta commercial areas.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greenfield Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Greenfield Park (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ Whitlam Library, Local Studies Collection, Cabramatta
- ^ Assyrian Church of the East – Home Archived 4 October 2002 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Home - VIN10LP". Greenfield Park Shopping Village. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Fairfield City Council". Archived from the original on 17 August 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
