Beverley Park, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Beverley Park
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Postcode:2217
Elevation:8
Dist1:15
Dir1:south
Lga:Georges River Council
Near-N:Kogarah
Near-Ne:Kogarah
Near-E:Ramsgate
Near-Se:Sans Souci
Near-S:Kogarah Bay
Near-Sw:Kogarah Bay
Near-W:Carlton
Near-Nw:Carlton

Beverley Park is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Beverley Park is located 15 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the Georges River Council and is part of the St George area.

Beverley Park is surrounded by the suburbs Kogarah Bay, Carlton, Kogarah, Ramsgate and Sans Souci. It is a predominantly residential area around a large recreational area, Beverley Park Golf Course. It has a few commercial developments scattered along its borders on the Princes Highway and Rocky Point Road.

History

Beverley Park and Kogarah Bay were originally part of the suburb of Kogarah. The area had been originally known as Townson's Bay and then Koggorah.[1] Kogarah and Kogarah Bay were completely separated from each other by the creation of this new suburb. The suburb took its name from the large recreational park, which includes the Beverley Park Golf Course.

Sunnyside is a historic sandstone house on the corner of Princes Highway and Lacey Street, which was originally the home of Matthew Carroll, who owned 179 acres on both sides of the swampy headland of Kogarah bay. A Church of England rectory in the 1930s and a private kindergarten and primary school from 1948. It was sold in 1958 and converted into a rooming house until 1993 when it became a private residence again.

Demographics

According to the, there were 2,646 people usually resident in Beverley Park. 59.9% of residents stated they were born in Australia; 16.6% of residents stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being China (excluding Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan) 6.8%, Greece 5.2%, Lebanon 1.6%, Egypt 1.6% and North Macedonia 1.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 48.5% of residents and the next most common languages spoken were Greek 14.3%, Arabic 5.8%, Cantonese 4.3%, Mandarin 4.2%, Mandarin 4.2% and Macedonian 3.0%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 26.6%, Orthodox 23.7%, No Religion 17.6% and Anglican 5.9%, a further 6.8% of respondents elected not to disclose their religion.

Sport and recreation

The St George Leagues Club is located on Princes Highway. Beverley Park Golf Club covers a large percentage of this suburb's area.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Future is looking bright for colourful, colonial Sunnyside . . 2008-06-20 . dead . Sunnyside was originally the home of Irish immigrant Matthew Carroll who bought 178 acres (72 hectares) in 1848 in what was then known as Koggorah or Townson's Bay. . https://web.archive.org/web/20080620162518/http://stgeorge.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/future-is-looking-bright-for-colourful-colonial-sunnyside/793064.aspx . Jim . Gainsford . 20 June 2008 . 20 June 2008 .