Mount Pritchard, New South Wales
Encyclopedia
Mount Pritchard is a suburb
of Sydney
, in the state of New South Wales
, Australia
. Mount Pritchard is located 34 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district
, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield
and is part of the South-western Sydney
region.
of the 1930s, a number of homeless people built makeshift shacks on vacant land in the area and the suburb gained the nickname Mount Misery. Mount Pritchard is the home suburb of Matthew Chadwick, the great-great grandson of British physist James Chadwick.
and 12% spoke Vietnamese
at home. There were also a substantial number of speakers of Arabic
(7.1%), Italian
(5.1%) and Serbian
(4.8%). The large number of Vietnamese made Buddhism
the second most popular religion (12.8%) behind only Catholicism
(32%). The median household income of $798 per week was well below the national average of $1027 while the average mortgage repayment of $1500 per month was above the national average of $1300 placing the suburb firmly in mortgage belt territory.
to Cabramatta
and the 815. The closest train stations are Cabramatta and Liverpool stations.
.
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...
of 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...
. Mount Pritchard is located 34 kilometres south-west 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 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...
and is part of the South-western Sydney
South-western Sydney
South-western Sydney is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area in south-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney area....
region.
History
Mount Pritchard was originally home to the Cabrogal people who occupied much of the greater Fairfield area. In the early 19th century, the land was granted to a number of ex-convicts for farming. When it was later subdivided into smaller residential lots by a real estate agent named Pritchard, it took on the name Mount Pritchard. During the Great DepressionGreat Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
of the 1930s, a number of homeless people built makeshift shacks on vacant land in the area and the suburb gained the nickname Mount Misery. Mount Pritchard is the home suburb of Matthew Chadwick, the great-great grandson of British physist James Chadwick.
Demographics
At the 2006 Australian census, Mount Pritchard had a population of 8895 which was fairly multicultural. Nine percent of the population was born in VietnamVietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
and 12% spoke Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
at home. There were also a substantial number of speakers of Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
(7.1%), Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
(5.1%) and Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
(4.8%). The large number of Vietnamese made Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
the second most popular religion (12.8%) behind only Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
(32%). The median household income of $798 per week was well below the national average of $1027 while the average mortgage repayment of $1500 per month was above the national average of $1300 placing the suburb firmly in mortgage belt territory.
Transport
Metrolink has two bus routes servicing Mount Pritchard. The 816 from Cecil HillsCecil Hills, New South Wales
Cecil Hills is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cecil Hills is located 38 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.-History:In 1817, John Wylde, the...
to Cabramatta
Cabramatta, New South Wales
Cabramatta is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cabramatta is located 30 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield...
and the 815. The closest train stations are Cabramatta and Liverpool stations.
Education
Mount Pritchard has two government run primary schools: Mount Pritchard Public and Mount Pritchard East Public School. There is also the Les Powell School for students with severe intellectual and multiple disabilities.Sport and recreation
The Mounties Club in Meadows Road, Mount Pritchard supports a number of local teams in various sports, including the Mounties rugby league team in the Jim Beam Cup and the Mounties FC soccer team in the New South Wales State League Division OneNew South Wales State League Division One
The New South Wales State League Division One is the third-highest state level men's association football division in New South Wales, Australia. The competition is conducted by Football NSW, the state's governing body....
.