Prestons, New South Wales

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Coordinates: 33°56′34″S 150°52′16″E / 33.94286°S 150.87116°E / -33.94286; 150.87116
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Prestons
Sydney, New South Wales
Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
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Population15,313 (
Federal division(s)
Werriwa
Suburbs around Prestons:
Hinchinbrook Miller Cartwright
Hoxton Park Prestons Lurnea
Horningsea Park Edmondson Park Casula

Prestons is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 37 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool.

History

Prestons was named after a local Irish family who in the 1910s ran a small post office on the corner of Romana Square (which has since been removed in the urbanization stages of Preston's development). The family's maiden name was Preston and they were well known for being friendly and helpful to the small community, donating food and household items to those in need. Hence, their name became synonymous with the post office and in 1972, it officially became the name of the suburb.[3][4]

Schools

Ash Road

Schools in the suburb include Dalmeny and Prestons Public School. Private schools include,

Sule College
, now known as Amity College.

Transport

Prestons is situated at an important road junction (

Narellan.[6]

Sport

The Prestons Cricket Club (Hornets) operates from Amalfi Park, since it was founded in 1968. Prestons Robins Little Athletics operates every Wednesday and Friday nights at the new park on Ash Road during summer months.

People

According to the 2016 Australian

Catholicism was the most common religion (32.2%), Islam was the second most common with 14.6%, ahead of Hinduism with 9.6%.[1]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prestons, New South Wales.
  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Prestons (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Prestons Postcode Australia Post
  3. ISBN 0-207-14495-8
  4. ^ "Prestons". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Interline Network Map" (PDF). Interline Bus Services. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Interline route 850". Transport for NSW.

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