Regents Park, New South Wales

Alternate uses: Regents Park (disambiguation)

Regents Park within the City of Canterbury-Bankstown

Regents Park is a

The suburb took its name from a local property built by Mr Peck and Mr Johnson in 1879, which they had named after Regent's Park, in the north-west of London, United Kingdom.^[2]

European Settlement

The area was originally part of a land grant to Joseph Hyde Potts and the first subdivision was made in 1880. When the school opened in 1899 it was known as Potts Hill School, but became Sefton Park School in 1907 when this area became known as Sefton Park. In 1929, it was changed to Regent Park School. The railway station opened in 1914 as Regents Park but the site was changed in 1924 when the line connected

Transport

Education

• Regents Park Public School
• Regents Park Christian School
• Trinity Catholic College Regents Park Campus
• St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School
• Karningul School
• Regents Park Preschool Long Day Care
• Al-Bayan Institute (Arabic School)
• Sydney Construction Training School

Sport

The Regents Park Saints Football Club are a junior football club that plays in the Granville & District Soccer Football Association. The club's colours are maroon and yellow, and their home ground is Princes Park.^[3]

Local Government Area

The heritage-listed system of triple main water pipelines connecting Pipehead in Guildford with

For NSW state elections, Regents Park is predominantly in the state electoral district of Auburn. This seat is currently held by Lynda Voltz.

Demographics

Data from the 2016 census reveals that Regents Park has a population of 4,926. Of this population:

• 50.1% are male and 49.9% are female, with the median age being 35.
• The top responses for ancestry were Chinese (20.5%), English (8.8%), Australian (8.3%), Lebanese (7.4%) and Vietnamese (6.5%).
• The top responses for country of birth other than Australia (41.8%), were Vietnam (8.8%), China (8.7%), Lebanon (3.5%), Pakistan (2.4%) and India (2.3%).
• 25.7% of people only speak English at home, with 71.2% of people speaking a non-English language at home. The top responses for non-English languages spoken at home were Arabic (12.9%), Cantonese (10.3%), Mandarin (8.7%), Vietnamese (7.1%) and Urdu (2.6%).
• Regarding religious affiliation, the top responses were Islam (20.6%), Catholic (20.1%), No Religion (16.3%) and Buddhism (10.1%).

Notable people

Peter Skrzynecki – Australian Poet, who grew up in Regents Park. Notable works include 'Feliks Skrzynecki', based on his father,^[4] 'Regents Park' and '10 Mary Street'.

References

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