Raby, New South Wales
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Raby (/reɪbi/ ray-BEE;) is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 55 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown. It is part of the Macarthur region.
History
Raby took its name from Raby Road. In 1976, the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales approved the name 'Raby', using the justification that the new suburb was to be located off Raby Road, which for more than 150 years had trailed across the hills linking the old Riley family property to Campbelltown.
European settlement
As a suburb of Campbelltown, Raby began to be developed as private subdivisions in the late 1970s. In 1978, the
Drive. By the early 1990s, most of the suburb had been completed, although a few pockets were still being released. As late as March 1992, Council was allocating additional street names such asLandmarks
The old Bunbury-Curran Creek has now been developed as
Schools
The first school in the suburb was Heathfield Public School, which was named after a local farm owned by the Blain family. Heathfield Public School stood in demountable classrooms to the west of the modern site of Raby shopping centre, off Hurricane Drive. This temporary school closed in 1986, when Robert Townson Public School opened to replace it. The original site of Heathfield Public School was subdivided for residential housing developments.
Robert Townson Public School opened in 1986 under Principal Lyle Whan.
Robert Townson High School opened in 1987, is a comprehensive co-educational high school serving the needs of students from the surrounding areas of St Andrews, Kearns and Varroville.
Both Robert Townson Public School and Robert Townson High School take their name from a local pioneer.
Demographics
From the
- Population: 5,944
- Australian Born: 71.7%
- Main Overseas Birthplace: United Kingdom 3%, India 1.7%, New Zealand 1.7%
- Main Religions: Anglican 18.3%, Islam5.8%
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Raby (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 March 2018.