Dean Park, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Dean Park
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Lga:City of Blacktown
Postcode:2761
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Pop:3,180
Stategov:Mount Druitt
Fedgov:Chifley
Near-Nw:Marsden Park
Near-N:Colebee
Near-Ne:Nirimba Fields
Near-W:Hassall Grove
Near-E:Quakers Hill
Near-Sw:Oakhurst
Dist1:43
Dir1:west

Dean Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dean Park is located 43 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Western Sydney region.

History

Dean Park takes its name from the Dean family. William 'Lumpy' Dean (1776–1854) received two grants of land of 100 and 50 acres in 1817, and later a third one of 50 acres, beside Eastern Creek.[1] His family owned the Bush Inn on the Western Highway.Dean Park is home to William Dean Public School named in honour of the Convict originally granted the land.

The suburb was originally planned and developed in the early 1980s. Some of the street names are aboriginal in origin such as Yarramundi Drive. It is said that other street names take on the names of the original site developers, the Hoyle brothers (Nathan, Kenneth and Wayne).

Population

At the, there were 3,180 residents in Dean Park. 55.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 8.5% and India 6.0%. 54.6% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 5.4%, Arabic 4.7% and Punjabi 3.7%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 31.1%, No Religion 21.0% and Anglican 7.7%. Of occupied private dwellings in Dean Park, 95.4% were separate houses.

Notable residents

Notable former residents of Dean Park include:

References

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Notes and References

  1. Sharpe 2000: 33