Tregear, New South Wales
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Tregear is a
City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney
region.
Tregear has privately owned housing, Department of Housing homes and a small shopping centre.
At the
2011 census, Tregear had 3,916 people listing Tregear as their usual residence. There were slightly more women than men, more than 10% were Indigenous and almost 30% were born overseas.[1] The land area amounts to 163 hectares.[2]
History
Tregear was the name of a homestead built in the area which at one stage was owned by John King-Lethbridge, son of Robert Copland Lethbridge and Mary King. It was named after the Lethbridge family's estate in
RAAF
and then sold in 1951.
Commercial area
Tregear has a small shopping centre which consists of an
IGA
supermarket, chemist, post office, newsagent, kebab shop, take-away shop and a doctor. There is a small car park out the front of the shopping complex, with a public pay phone as well. It is a 10-minute drive from Westfield Mount Druitt Shopping Centre. There are only two sets of traffic lights in Tregear. There are 3 GP offices in Tregear.
Schools
Tregear has a local public primary school and a preschool which also is a church.
Recreation
Tregear Reserve covers a vast span of the suburb and allows off-leash dog-walking.[4]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tregear (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- City of Blacktown. Retrieved 12 January 2008.
- ^ "Tregear". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- City of Blacktown. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
