Edmondson Park, New South Wales
| Edmondson Park Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 2,271 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2174 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 32 km (20 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Liverpool | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Macquarie Fields | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Werriwa | ||||||||||||||
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Edmondson Park is a suburb in the South West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Edmondson Park is located 32 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool.
History
Edmondson Park was named in honour of John Edmondson, who won the first Australian Victoria Cross medal for bravery of World War II. Unfortunately, it had been awarded posthumously in 1941 as he had been killed in action.
Miss Gowan Flora MacDonald suggested the name "Edmondson" be used as a name of a suburb in the area, to honour the locally bred hero. Liverpool Council, regarding it as a fine tribute to the local war hero, offered no objection. This included the area of the present-day suburb of Denham Court, which straddled the council boundary and the support of Campbelltown was needed prior to any name change. Hostile aldermen claimed the "Parish of Denham Court" was a historic name applying to the whole area, and not just the house or farm. Council advised Liverpool that it objected.
In November 1970, the NSW Geographical Names Board attempted a compromise. It decided to name part of the area within Liverpool territory as "Edmondson Park", while the remainder would simply be "Denham". The dumping of the word "Court" only drew unanimous criticism from Campbelltown Council, and the war of words continued until 1976, when the full title "Denham Court" was finally approved.[2]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census, there were 12,080 people in Edmondson Park, a significant increase from 2,271 in 2016. The most common reported ancestries were Indian 14.8%, Australian 10.9%, Chinese 8.2%, English 7.9% and Nepalese 6.4%. 44.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India 8.2%, Nepal 4.7%, and Fiji 4.1%. 32.1% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Hindi 10.7% and Arabic 4.7%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 19.6%, Islam 19%, Hinduism 16.5% and No Religion 12.6%.[1]
Commercial area
Edmondson Park is part of the South West Growth Centre and is expected to see significant development over the next 10 years.[3][4]
The Ed. Square Town Shopping Centre is the main shopping area located adjacent to the Edmondson Park railway station. The Ed Village Square Shopping Centre is located on Camden Valley Way in the north of the suburb, along with smaller commercial sites located along Camden Valley Way.
Transport
The Edmondson Park railway station opened on 8 February 2015 and is serviced by the T2 Inner West & Leppington Line on the Sydney Trains Network.
Interline Bus Services operates scheduled buses that connect the suburb with other areas in the south west, including Narellan, Carnes Hill, Casula, Ingleburn and Liverpool. Interline also operate an On Demand bus service from anywhere within the suburb to the train station.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Edmondson Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Campbelltown's Streets and Suburbs - How and why they got their names written by Jeff McGill, Verlie Fowler and Keith Richardson, 1995, published by Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society
- ^ "Edmondson Park". NSW Government: Planning & Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Edmondson Park". NSW Government: Planning & Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
