Padstow Heights

Padstow Heights, a suburb of local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, located 22 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the South-western Sydney region. Padstow is a separate suburb to the north and One Tree Point is a locality within Padstow Heights.

Geography

Padstow Heights is a mostly residential suburb bounded on the east by Salt Pan Creek and to the south by the Georges River. The Alfords Point Bridge links Padstow Heights to Alfords Point in the Sutherland Shire.

Transport

U-Go Mobility bus route 927 from One Tree Point to Padstow railway station serves Padstow Heights.^[2]

History

The Padstow area was first named Padstow Park Estate after a town called Padstow in Cornwall, England. It was named for being the "holy place of St Petrock" (not to be confused with St Patrick), an important Cornish saint.^[3]

Padstow Heights within the City of Canterbury-Bankstown

Population

As per the 2016 Census, there were 3,540 people in Padstow Heights. 74.0% of people were born in Australia and 73.0% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 5.1% and Arabic 3.5%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 30.3%, Anglican 18.5%, No Religion 14.9% and Eastern Orthodox 11.1%.^[1]

Notable residents

Jason Clare – Member for Blaxland in the federal parliament is currently living in Padstow Heights.^[4]
Roger Rogerson – former detective-sergeant of the New South Wales Police Force^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Padstow Heights (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
^ Route 927 Transport for NSW
^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 197
^ Register of Members Interests Australian House of Representatives September 2016
^ The life of Roger Rogerson Sydney Morning Herald 15 June 2016