Tregear, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Tregear
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Lga:City of Blacktown
Postcode:2770
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Coordinates:-33.75°N 150.7944°W
Pop:3,916
Elevation:56
Area:163
Stategov:Mount Druitt
Fedgov:Chifley
Near-Nw:North St Marys
Near-N:Lethbridge Park
Near-Ne:Ropes Crossing
Near-W:Dunheved
Near-E:Emerton
Near-Sw:St Marys
Near-S:Whalan
Near-Se:Whalan
Dist1:46
Dir1:west
Location1:Sydney CBD

Tregear is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tregear is west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the 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, 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. The land area amounts to 163 hectares.[1]

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 Cornwall, England. The land was held by Lethbridge family until 1942 when it was taken over by the 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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://203.84.234.220/Profile/Blacktown/Default.aspx?id=211&pg=138&gid=420&type=ures&#ma Tregear Demographics
  2. http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/residents/animal-services/off-leash-areas.cfm Off Leash Dog Walking, Tregear Reserve