Busby, New South Wales Explained

Type:	suburb
Busby
City:	Sydney
State:	nsw
Local Map:	yes
Zoom:	12
Lga:	City of Liverpool
Postcode:	2168
Pop:	4,446
Stategov:	Liverpool
Fedgov:	Werriwa
Near-Nw:	Green Valley
Near-W:	Green Valley
Near-E:	Sadleir
Near-Sw:	Hinchinbrook
Near-S:	Miller
Dist1:	37
Dir1:	south-west
Location1:	Sydney CBD

Busby is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Busby is located 37 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool. Neighbouring suburbs include Miller, Heckenberg, Hinchinbrook, Green Valley and Bonnyrigg.

History

Busby was named after James Busby (1801–1871), a pioneer viticulturist, widely regarded as the father of the Australian wine industry. Busby, who arrived in Sydney from Scotland in 1824, was a teacher of Viticulture at the Male Orphans School at Bald Hills near Liverpool. The school closed in 1851.

He was the son of John Busby (1765–1857), the engineer who constructed Busby's Bore, Sydney's second water supply from Centennial Park to Hyde Park, Sydney.

Busby was part of the Green Valley housing estate, which was developed in the 1960s and 1970s.

Demographics

According to the of population, there were 4,446 residents in Busby.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.2% of the population.
• 54.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were Vietnam 6.8%, Lebanon 5.4%, Iraq 3.2%, New Zealand 2.9% and Fiji 1.8%.
• 37.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 22.0%, Vietnamese 9.6%, Samoan 2.8%, Khmer 2.2% and Hindi 2.0%.
• The most common responses for religion in Busby were Islam 23.3%, Catholic 16.7%, No Religion 16.1%, Not stated 11.3% and Buddhism 8.8%. In Busby, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (41.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

Schools

Busby has two Primary Schools (Busby Public School and Busby West Public School) and a High School (James Busby High School).

Parks

Whitlam Park is named after former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.

References

• The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia