Bossley Park

Bossley Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bossley Park is located 36 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Bossley Park is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

Bossley Park
Sydney, New South Wales
Club Marconi
Population14,585 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3,240/km2 (8,390/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2176
Area4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Location36 km (22 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)City of Fairfield
State electorate(s)Prospect
Federal Division(s)Fowler, McMahon
Suburbs around Bossley Park:
Horsley Park Wetherill Park Wetherill Park
Abbotsbury Bossley Park Prairiewood
Abbotsbury Edensor Park Greenfield Park

History

Bossley Park was named after John Brown Bossley (1810–72), an English chemist who purchased a large block of land on Smithfield Road. He named his property Edensor after a village in Derbyshire, England. When the area north of Edensor was subdivided in 1890, it became known as Bossley Park. The public school was built in 1890 and a post office in 1895. After World War II, Bossley Park received many migrants from Italy, who have since played a large role in the local community. Bossley Park and its surrounding suburbs were rural areas until the 1970s, when they were developed into a residential settlement.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 14,585 residents in Bossley Park.[1]

45.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were Iraq (16.4%), Italy (4.0%), Vietnam (3.9%), Philippines (2.0%) and Syria (1.6%). 32.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (20.6%), Arabic (8.1%), Italian (5.9%), and Spanish (5.9%).[1]

The most common ancestries in were Assyrian (20.6%), Italian (11.1%), English (7.6%) and Australians (6.7).

The most common responses for religion in Bossley Park were Catholic (49.9%), No religion (7.2%), Buddhism (7.0%), Assyrian Apostolic (6.7%) and not stated (5.7%). Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (79.3%).[1]

Education

Bossley Park has a number of government schools including Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park Public School and Prairievale Public School. There is also the Catholic run Mary Immaculate Primary School.[3][4][5]

Places of worship
  • Mary Immaculate Catholic Church
  • St Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Catholic Church
  • St Barnabas' Anglican Church[6]

Bossley Park residents are predominantly Catholic (Latin and Eastern), Assyrian Orthodox and Anglican.

Sport and recreation

Marconi Stadium, opened in 1956, is the home stadium of the Marconi Stallions and the Marconi Mustangs. The eastern boundary of the suburb is adjacent to a large recreational park Wetherill Park Nature Reserve.

Notable residents

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bossley Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. "Bossley Park". Fairfield City Council. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  3. "Bossley Park High School". NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  4. "Bossley Park Public School". NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  5. "Prairievale Public School". NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  6. "St Barnabas Online". stbarnabasonline.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

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