Bardwell Park, New South Wales
Encyclopedia
Bardwell Park is a suburb
in southern
Sydney
, in the state of New South Wales
, Australia
. Bardwell Park is located 12 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district
and is part of the St George
area. Bardwell Park is in the local government area of the City of Rockdale
. The postcode is 2207. Bardwell Valley
is a separate suburb, to the east.
, Dowling Street and Wollongong Road. In 1881, the land was auctioned and 1600 acres (6.5 km²) were subdivided. The railway station opened on the 21st September 1931 which opened up the area for home sites. The school opened in September 1943 and the post office opened in May 1946.
. There have been very active movements fighting for its preservation in the face of demands for land. The most successful of these prevented the building of the M5 South Western Motorway through the valley, resulting in the road being built as a tunnel under the valley. Nevertheless, community concern remains over what is seen as the release of unfiltered particle pollution from exhaust emissions into the atmosphere in the Bardwell Valley.
The Wolli Creek Valley contains the only bushland of any size left in inner south-west Sydney. It is also the only large, high-quality open space that remains in a heavily developed residential and industrial region.
The valley is unique in offering easy public transport access, beautiful family picnic areas, extensive views, extensive bushland, rugged sandstone escarpments, walking tracks, parkland, heathland & woodland forest, great birdwatching and a 60ha regional park under development.
See also Wolli Creek Preservation Society
is also located beside the railway station and includes a new gym and the club has undergone a funky renovation in October 2011. The station is only 500 m from the centre of Earlwood
shopping centre with it's buzzing cafe and restaurant stip and a Coles supermarket.
network. Bardwell Park is also serviced by bus services, including State Transit Authority route 473 from Campsie
to Rockdale
and route 491 from Five Dock
to Hurstville
.
The M5 South Western Motorway
runs beneath parts of Bardwell Park in a 4km tunnel. The nearest entrances to travel south-west towards Beverly Hills
and Liverpool
are located at Arncliffe
and Bexley North
. The nearest entrances to travel north-east towards Botany
and the city are located at Kingsgrove
and Arncliffe
.
Bardwell Park is the only suburb in Sydney without traffic lights.
Census
of Population, there were 2,354 people usually resident in Bardwell Park. 34.5% stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being China 6.7%, Greece 5.7% and New Zealand 2.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 49.7% of residents and the most common other languages spoken were Greek 18.2%, Mandarin 5.6% and Arabic 4.7%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic
25.6%, Orthodox
24.5% and Anglican 10.9%.
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...
. Bardwell Park 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...
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. Bardwell Park is 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...
. The postcode is 2207. Bardwell Valley
Bardwell Valley, New South Wales
Bardwell Valley is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bardwell Valley is located approximately 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.Bardwell Valley...
is a separate suburb, to the east.
History
Bardwell Park was named after free settler Thomas Hill Bardwell who owned land in the area. His grant was originally heavily timbered and bounded by Wolli CreekWolli Creek
Wolli Creek is an urban waterway of southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The sub-catchment is 22 km².Wolli Creek rises at Beverly Hills, at Beverly Hills Park. It is a lined channel between Kingsgrove Road, Kingsgrove and Bexley Road, Bexley North where it then enters the Wolli Creek...
, Dowling Street and Wollongong Road. In 1881, the land was auctioned and 1600 acres (6.5 km²) were subdivided. The railway station opened on the 21st September 1931 which opened up the area for home sites. The school opened in September 1943 and the post office opened in May 1946.
Bardwell Park and Wolli Creek Valley
Bardwell Park borders an extremely important piece of remnant bushland, the Wolli Creek Valley, beside Wolli CreekWolli Creek
Wolli Creek is an urban waterway of southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The sub-catchment is 22 km².Wolli Creek rises at Beverly Hills, at Beverly Hills Park. It is a lined channel between Kingsgrove Road, Kingsgrove and Bexley Road, Bexley North where it then enters the Wolli Creek...
. There have been very active movements fighting for its preservation in the face of demands for land. The most successful of these prevented the building of the M5 South Western Motorway through the valley, resulting in the road being built as a tunnel under the valley. Nevertheless, community concern remains over what is seen as the release of unfiltered particle pollution from exhaust emissions into the atmosphere in the Bardwell Valley.
The Wolli Creek Valley contains the only bushland of any size left in inner south-west Sydney. It is also the only large, high-quality open space that remains in a heavily developed residential and industrial region.
The valley is unique in offering easy public transport access, beautiful family picnic areas, extensive views, extensive bushland, rugged sandstone escarpments, walking tracks, parkland, heathland & woodland forest, great birdwatching and a 60ha regional park under development.
See also Wolli Creek Preservation Society
Commercial area
Bardwell Park is a leafy, predominantly residential area but features a small shopping centre around Hartill-Law Avenue and Slade Road, beside the Bardwell Park railway station. Local shops include the famous chicken shop, a new cafe, a cake shop, bottle shop, chemist, doctors surgery, a florist, two hairdressers and a barber shop. The Bardwell Park - Earlwood RSLReturned and Services League of Australia
The Returned and Services League of Australia is a support organisation for men and women who have served or are serving in the Australian Defence Force ....
is also located beside the railway station and includes a new gym and the club has undergone a funky renovation in October 2011. The station is only 500 m from the centre of Earlwood
Earlwood, New South Wales
Earlwood is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Earlwood is located 12 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Canterbury...
shopping centre with it's buzzing cafe and restaurant stip and a Coles supermarket.
Transport
Bardwell Park railway station is on the East Hills 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. Bardwell Park is also serviced by bus services, including State Transit Authority route 473 from Campsie
Campsie, New South Wales
Campsie is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Campsie is located 13 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, on the southern bank of the Cooks River. Campsie is the commercial and administrative centre of the City of...
to 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...
and route 491 from Five Dock
Five Dock, New South Wales
Five Dock is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Five Dock is located 10 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local Government Area of the City of Canada Bay.-Location:...
to Hurstville
Hurstville, New South Wales
Hurstville is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hurstville is located 16 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Hurstville is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of...
.
The M5 South Western Motorway
M5 South Western Motorway
The M5 South Western Motorway is a privately operated tolled motorway in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 5 and the Sydney Orbital Network...
runs beneath parts of Bardwell Park in a 4km tunnel. The nearest entrances to travel south-west towards Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, New South Wales
Beverly Hills is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Beverly Hills is located 17 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Beverly Hills lies across two local government areas, the City of Hurstville and the...
and Liverpool
Liverpool, New South Wales
Liverpool is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Liverpool is located 32 km south-west of the Sydney central business district, and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Liverpool...
are located at 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 Bexley North
Bexley North, New South Wales
Bexley North is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 13 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Bexley North is in the local government area of the City of Rockdale.-History:James Chandler named...
. The nearest entrances to travel north-east towards Botany
Botany, New South Wales
Botany is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Botany is located 10 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the City of Botany Bay....
and the city are located at Kingsgrove
Kingsgrove, New South Wales
Kingsgrove is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kingsgrove is located 13 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Rockdale, the City of Hurstville and the City of Canterbury...
and 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...
.
Bardwell Park is the only suburb in Sydney without traffic lights.
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 2,354 people usually resident in Bardwell Park. 34.5% stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being China 6.7%, Greece 5.7% and New Zealand 2.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 49.7% of residents and the most common other languages spoken were Greek 18.2%, Mandarin 5.6% and Arabic 4.7%. 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...
25.6%, 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,...
24.5% and Anglican 10.9%.