Wakeley, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Wakeley
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Lga:City of Fairfield
Postcode:2176
Est:1980
Elevation:25
Stategov:Fairfield
Fedgov:Fowler
Near-Nw:Greenfield Park
Near-N:Prairiewood
Near-Ne:Fairfield West
Near-W:St Johns Park
Near-E:Canley Heights
Near-Sw:St Johns Park
Near-S:St Johns Park
Near-Se:Canley Heights
Dist1:34
Dir1:west
Location1:Sydney CBD

Wakeley is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the council seat in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Wakeley is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. At the 2021 census, Wakeley has a population of 4,893.

The City of Fairfield Council Chambers are located in Wakeley.[1]

History

Wakeley is named after Daniel Wakeley, an early settler in the area. It was mainly used for farming until being redeveloped as a residential suburb in 1980.[2]

Demographics

The largest ancestry in the suburb is Vietnamese 17.6%, followed by Assyrian 16.2% and Chinese 13.1%.[3] English only is used at home by 21.2% of residents compared to an average 67.6% in New South Wales. The most common languages spoken after English are Vietnamese 17.9%, Assyrian-Neo Aramaic 15.1%, and Arabic 7.1%.[4]

37.9% of people in Wakeley were born in Australia compared to an average 65.4% in New South Wales. The most common places of birth after Australia are Iraq 16%, Vietnam 14%, and Cambodia 4.2%.[5]

Schools

Churches

See also: 2024 Wakeley church stabbing. The Christ The Good Shepherd Church, located in the suburb, was opened in 2015 by its head priest Mar Mari Emmanuel, a metropolitan bishop of Australia and New Zealand.[8] The bishop was stabbed at the church on 15 April 2024, but survived the attack.[9]

References

-33.8761°N 150.9122°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fairfield City Council . Contact Us . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228014054/https://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/Contact-Us . 28 February 2024 . live . 28 February 2024 . Administration Centre 86 Avoca Road Wakeley 2176; Postal Address: PO Box 21, Fairfield NSW 1860.
  2. The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, p. 146
  3. Web site: 2021 Wakeley, Census All persons QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2024-04-16 . abs.gov.au.
  4. Web site: 2021 Wakeley, Census All persons QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2024-04-16 . abs.gov.au.
  5. Web site: 2021 Wakeley, Census All persons QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2024-04-16 . abs.gov.au.
  6. Web site: King Park Public School . NSW Department of Education . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228023012/https://kingpark-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ . 28 February 2024 . 28 February 2024 . live . 31 Humphries Road, Wakeley.
  7. Web site: Mary MacKillop Catholic College Wakeley . 5 Carnarvon St Wakeley NSW 2176 . Sydney Catholic Schools . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228023237/https://mmcwakeley.syd.catholic.edu.au/ . 28 February 2024 . 28 February 2024 . live.
  8. Web site: Christ The Good Shepherd Church Inc. . Welcome To Christ The Good Shepherd Church . 32 - 36 Box Rd, Wakeley NSW 2176, Sydney, Australia . 3 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203222653/https://cgsc.org.au/ . live.
  9. News: 2024-04-15 . Man in custody, four people injured in alleged stabbing incident at Sydney church . 2024-04-15 . ABC News . en-AU.