Banksia, New South Wales
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Banksia is a suburb
in southern
Sydney
, in the state of New South Wales
, Australia
. Banksia is located 12 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district
, in the local government area of the City of Rockdale
and is part of the St George
area.
, a botanist on the Voyage of Discovery of James Cook
which visited the nearby Botany Bay
in 1770.
The suburb was part of land owned by Simeon Pearce (1821-86) and his brother James Pearce in the 1850s, which extended from Rockdale to Brighton-Le-Sands. Until the late nineteenth century, the area was heavily timbered but residential development began in the 1880s. One of the leading developers was Frederick Jamison Gibbes, a Member of Parliament, after whom Gibbes Street in the suburb is named. The area developed more rapidly after the railway station opened on 21 October 1906. Many names for the suburb were suggested but the final choice was came from Charles Stead, father of novelist Christina Stead
. The post office opened in August 1924.
and a number of hairdressers.
More shops and commercial developments are located on the Princes Highway
. This commercial area extends to the adjacent suburbs of Arncliffe
and Rockdale
. Many of the commercial developments are part of an automotive precinct featuring car yards, auto accessory retailers, tyre shops and auto repairers. The Rocksia Hotel is a large venue on the Princes Highway that features a bistro, gaming area and nightclub. Other businesses located here include the Banksia Hotel, a KFC
restaurant and a popular take-away kebab
shop called Brothers Kebabs.
A market garden is located on the eastern side of West Botany Street, close to St George Soccer Stadium
. Located next to St George Stadium on the grounds of Barton Park lies the Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre
, the home of the Rockdale Ilinden Football Club, a largely Macedonian
supported NSWSL
soccer club.
network. Banksia is also serviced by Sydney Buses routes 400 and 410 that run between Burwood
and Bondi Junction
via Eastgardens
.
Census
of Population, there were 8, 557 people usually resident in Banksia. 44.8% stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being Macedonia 9.7%, China 3.7% and New Zealand 3.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 40.2% of residents and the most common other languages spoken were Macedonian 15.7%, Arabic 8.6% and cantonese 5.9%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic
28.0%, Orthodox
25.1% and Anglican 9.2%.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
in southern
Southern Sydney
This article refers to an area the same as a combination of St George and SutherlandSouthern Sydney is a general term which is used to describe the southern metropolitan area of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia....
Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Banksia is located 12 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district
Sydney central business district
The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...
, in the local government area of the City of Rockdale
City of Rockdale
The City of Rockdale is a Local Government Area in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The city centre is located 12 kilometres south-south-west of the Sydney central business district, on the western shores of Botany Bay...
and is part of the St George
St George, New South Wales
St George Area is an unofficial name applied to a group of southern suburbs in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area includes all the suburbs in the local government areas of the City of Hurstville, the City of Rockdale and the Municipality of Kogarah...
area.
History
Banksia is named for Joseph BanksJoseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage . Banks is credited with the introduction to the Western world of eucalyptus, acacia, mimosa and the genus named after him,...
, a botanist on the Voyage of Discovery of James Cook
James Cook
Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
which visited the nearby Botany Bay
Botany Bay
Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, a few kilometres south of the Sydney central business district. The Cooks River and the Georges River are the two major tributaries that flow into the bay...
in 1770.
The suburb was part of land owned by Simeon Pearce (1821-86) and his brother James Pearce in the 1850s, which extended from Rockdale to Brighton-Le-Sands. Until the late nineteenth century, the area was heavily timbered but residential development began in the 1880s. One of the leading developers was Frederick Jamison Gibbes, a Member of Parliament, after whom Gibbes Street in the suburb is named. The area developed more rapidly after the railway station opened on 21 October 1906. Many names for the suburb were suggested but the final choice was came from Charles Stead, father of novelist Christina Stead
Christina Stead
Christina Stead was an Australian novelist and short-story writer acclaimed for her satirical wit and penetrating psychological characterisations.-Biography:...
. The post office opened in August 1924.
Landmarks
- St George Soccer StadiumSt George Soccer StadiumSt. George Soccer Stadium is a recently-reopened football stadium in Banksia, New South Wales, Australia.-History:The ground was opened in 1978 to be the home of St. George-Budapest who played in local competition until playing in the national competition at the time, the National Soccer League...
, Rockdale Ilinden Sports CentreRockdale Ilinden Sports CentreRockdale Ilinden Sports Centre is located on the grounds of Barton Park in Arncliffe, New South Wales in Australia. It is currently the home ground of the Rockdale Ilinden Football Club, who play in the New South Wales Super League....
, Barton Park, Gardiner Park - Banksia Baptist Church
- Banksia Hotel
- National Film and Sound Archive
- Rocksia Hotel
Commercial area
Banksia is mainly residential with a few commercial developments. It features mostly low density houses and some medium density blocks of flats. Banksia shopping centre consists of a small group of shops on Railway Street beside Banksia railway station. It includes Banksia Bakery, a take-away shop, a convenience store, chemist, Australia PostAustralia Post
Australia Post is the trading name of the Australian Government-owned Australian Postal Corporation .-History:...
and a number of hairdressers.
More shops and commercial developments are located on the Princes Highway
Princes Highway
The Princes Highway extends from Sydney to Port Augusta via the coast through the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, a distance of 1941 km or 1898 km via the former alignments of the highway ....
. This commercial area extends to the adjacent suburbs of Arncliffe
Arncliffe, New South Wales
Arncliffe is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Arncliffe is located 11 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Rockdale. Arncliffe is part of the St George area.Arncliffe is located south of the...
and Rockdale
Rockdale, New South Wales
Rockdale is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rockdale is located 13 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area...
. Many of the commercial developments are part of an automotive precinct featuring car yards, auto accessory retailers, tyre shops and auto repairers. The Rocksia Hotel is a large venue on the Princes Highway that features a bistro, gaming area and nightclub. Other businesses located here include the Banksia Hotel, a KFC
KFC
KFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. KFC has been a brand and operating segment, termed a concept of Yum! Brands since 1997 when that company was spun off from PepsiCo as Tricon Global...
restaurant and a popular take-away kebab
Kebab
Kebab is a wide variety of meat dishes originating in Middle East and later on adopted by the Middle East, and Asia Minor, and now found worldwide. In English, kebab with no qualification generally refers more specifically to shish kebab served on the skewer...
shop called Brothers Kebabs.
A market garden is located on the eastern side of West Botany Street, close to St George Soccer Stadium
St George Soccer Stadium
St. George Soccer Stadium is a recently-reopened football stadium in Banksia, New South Wales, Australia.-History:The ground was opened in 1978 to be the home of St. George-Budapest who played in local competition until playing in the national competition at the time, the National Soccer League...
. Located next to St George Stadium on the grounds of Barton Park lies the Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre
Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre
Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre is located on the grounds of Barton Park in Arncliffe, New South Wales in Australia. It is currently the home ground of the Rockdale Ilinden Football Club, who play in the New South Wales Super League....
, the home of the Rockdale Ilinden Football Club, a largely Macedonian
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
supported NSWSL
New South Wales Winter Super League
The New South Wales Super League is the second-highest state level men's association football division in New South Wales, Australia behind the NSW Premier League...
soccer club.
Transport
Banksia railway station on the Illawarra line of the CityRailCityRail
CityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...
network. Banksia is also serviced by Sydney Buses routes 400 and 410 that run between Burwood
Burwood, New South Wales
Burwood is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Burwood is located 12 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of Burwood Council....
and Bondi Junction
Bondi Junction, New South Wales
Bondi Junction is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bondi Junction is located 6 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the Waverley....
via Eastgardens
Eastgardens, New South Wales
Eastgardens is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, specifically south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastgardens is located 9km south east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the City of Botany Bay....
.
Population
According to the 2006 Australian Bureau of StatisticsAustralian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of Population, there were 8, 557 people usually resident in Banksia. 44.8% stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being Macedonia 9.7%, China 3.7% and New Zealand 3.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 40.2% of residents and the most common other languages spoken were Macedonian 15.7%, Arabic 8.6% and cantonese 5.9%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
28.0%, Orthodox
Eastern Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,...
25.1% and Anglican 9.2%.