Edensor Park is a suburb

Suburb

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 of Sydney

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, New South Wales

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, Australia

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. Edensor Park is located 38 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district

Sydney central business district

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 in the local government area of the City of Fairfield

City of Fairfield

The City of Fairfield is a Local Government Area in the south-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.- Suburbs in the local government area :Suburbs in the City of Fairfield are:* Abbotsbury* Bonnyrigg* Bonnyrigg Heights* Bossley Park...

. It is mainly a residential area, which mainly consists of the middle social class. Edensor Park is part of the Greater Western Sydney

Greater Western Sydney

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 region.

History

John Brown Bossley (1810-1872) came to Australia around 1838 and practised as a chemist in Sydney. Bossley built an English

England

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 styled farmhouse on his land near Clear Paddock Creek. He called the property Edensor, after a village near Chatsworth

Chatsworth

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 in Derbyshire

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, England

England

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. This established the name Edensor Park after Edensor House.Edensor Park and its surrounding suburbs was a rural area until the 1970s, when it was developed into a residential settlement. Edensor Park belonged to the Prospect County Council, before its amalgamation into Fairfield City Council.

Commercial area

Edensor Park is a mainly residential suburb served by a local shopping centre

Shopping mall

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, Edensor Park Plaza.

Schools

Edensor Park is served by two primary schools Edensor Park Public School and Governor Philip King Public School and three high schools.

Sport and recreation

Edensor Park has a number of recreation areas including Angle Vale Reserve, Allambie Reserve and Bosnjak Park. It is also home to the Sydney United Sports Centre

Sydney United Sports Centre

Sydney United Sports Centre, formerly known as Sydney Croatia Sports Centre and King Tomislav Park is a multi-use stadium in Edensor Park, Sydney, Australia. It is mainly used for football and is the home ground for the Sydney United team. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 people and was...

, home of the Croatian backed football (soccer)

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 team, Sydney United

Sydney United

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, which was once a member of the now defunct Australian National Soccer League (NSL) and currently plays in the New South Wales Premier League

New South Wales Premier League

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.

Another local sporting team is the CVD Edensor Park Cobras

CVD Edensor Park Cobras

The CVD Cobras are a Junior Rugby League club located in Sydney's South Western suburbs. They play in the Parramatta District Junior Rugby League.-History:...

 Junior Rugby League

Rugby league

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 Football Club, who play in the Parramatta Junior Rugby League Association and use Bosnjak Park as their home ground. Edensor Park is also home to the Nineveh Club, the first Assyria

Assyria

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n social club to be built in Australia. The club was constructed in the early 70s using ancient Assyrian features and is distinguished by two winged bulls at the entrance.

Population

Edensor Park residents are culturally diverse, with ethnic backgrounds from the Middle East, Europe and Asia. In the 2006 Census, 47.4% stated they were born in Australia, with people born in Iraq 8.9%, Vietnam 7.5%, Italy 3.2%, Croatia 3.1% and Laos 2.3%. The most prominent religion in the community is the Catholic, followed by Buddhist, Eastern Orthodox and Anglican. The weekly household income is $1,160, higher compared to the nations average of $1,027.
External links =

• Fairfield City Council