Homebush West

Homebush West Sydney, New South Wales
St Dominics Catholic Church
Population	5,781 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2140
Location	16 km (10 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Municipality of Strathfield
State electorate(s)	Strathfield
Federal Division(s)	Reid
Suburbs around Homebush West: Lidcombe Flemington Homebush Bay Lidcombe Homebush West Homebush Rookwood Strathfield Homebush

The Crescent, Homebush West

Homebush West is a suburb in the Inner West^[2] of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Homebush West is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield. Homebush and Homebush Bay are separate suburbs to the east and north-east.

History

This area was originally known Liberty Plains but was called Flemington by John Fleming, who was granted 200 acres (0.81 km²) here in 1806. The bush was turned into paddocks and later was the site of a cattle saleyard. In the early 1970s, the Sydney Markets were built at Flemington to relieve the Paddy's Markets at Haymarket, in the city. Since the establishment of Sydney Markets at Flemington in 1975, the residential part of the suburb, south of the railway line became known as Homebush West.^[3]

Homebush was established in the 1800s by the colony's then assistant surgeon D'arcy Wentworth. According to local government historian Michael Jones, "Wentworth is popularly credited with having called the area after his 'home in the bush', although Homebush is also a place in Kent." ^[4]

Transport

Homebush West is serviced by Flemington railway station, on the Airport, Inner West & South Line of the Sydney Trains network.

Commercial area

Homebush West has a small group of shops located in The Crescent, beside Flemington railway station and is also the location of the DFO Homebush factory outlet shopping centre.

Homebush West is home to a variety of Asian restaurants and business reflecting its ethnic demographics. Chinese, Vietnamese, Sri Lankan, Indian, Malaysian and Nepalese restaurants, businesses and food stores are found across the suburb.^[5][6]

Schools

The local school is Homebush West Public School servicing K-6. St Dominics Primary School closed in 2006.

Churches

There are four churches in Homebush West: St Dominics Catholic Church, St Columba Anglican Church(closed in 1999, now used by the Inner West Baptist Church), Intercession of the Holy Virgin Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Homebush Baptist Church.

Population

At the 2011 census, there were 5,781 residents in Homebush West. About one quarter of residents were born in Australia, with the top other countries of birth being China 18.1%, India 14.7%, Republic of South Korea 5.5%, Sri Lanka 4.2%, Vietnam 3.0% and Nepal 2.5%. In total, 58.4% of Homebush West residents were born in Asia, making it Sydney's second largest suburb with an Asia-born resident population after Haymarket.^[7] Most people spoke a language other than English at home. Languages spoken at home included Mandarin 15.9%, Cantonese 11.2%, Tamil 7.0%, Korean 6.4% and Hindi 4.7%.^[1] Most residents did not profess a religion 22.8%, the most practiced religions were Hinduism 20.2%, Catholicism 14.5% and Buddhism 10.3%.^[8]

Residents

The following were either born or have lived at some time in the suburb of Homebush West:

• Greg Haddrick (born 1960), screenwriter and television producer
• Ron Haddrick AM MBE (born 1929), theatre, television, film and voice actor
• Bryan Palmer (1899–1990), Rugby Union player and coach of the Wallabies^[9]

References

Coordinates: 33°52′05″S 151°04′15″E / 33.86801°S 151.07088°E / -33.86801; 151.07088

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