Padstow, New South Wales - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Padstow, a suburb

Suburb

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of local government area City of Bankstown

City of Bankstown

The City of Bankstown is a city and Local Government Area in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, centred on the suburb of Bankstown....

, is located 22 kilometres inner south-west of the Sydney central business district

Sydney central business district

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, 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

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, and is a 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.

Padstow is a mostly residential suburb bounded on the north by Bankstown

Bankstown, New South Wales

Bankstown is a suburb of south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bankstown is located 20 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Bankstown.-History:Prior to European...

and on the east by Salt Pan Creek

Salt Pan Creek

Salt Pan Creek is a small creek located in the Salt Pan Creek catchment area, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located between the suburbs of Padstow and Riverwood and feeds into the Georges River. The catchment area covers about 26km2, with 11.7km2 of this...

, which is a stream feeding into the Georges River

Georges River

The Georges River is a waterway in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It rises to the south-west of Sydney near the coal mining town of Appin, and then flows north past Campbelltown, roughly parallel to the Main South Railway...

. 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...

traverses the northern end of the suburb, which is also the location of a number of light industrial facilities.

A number of the streets in the vicinity of Padstow railway station have Egyptian themes as names, including Arab Road, Cairo Avenue, Pyramid Avenue and Sphinx Avenue. To the east of Padstow, on the border with Revesby there is also a group of streets with outer space

Outer space

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related names, such as Uranus Road, Mars Street, Neptune Street, Hydrae Street and Vega Street.

History

Padstow was first named Padstow Park Estate after a town called Padstow

Padstow

Padstow is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary approximately five miles northwest of Wadebridge, ten miles northwest of Bodmin and ten miles northeast of Newquay...

in Cornwall

Cornwall

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, England

England

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. It was named for being the "holy place of St Petrock" (not to be confused with St Patrick), an important Cornish saint. The estate included the grants of Simon McGuigan (130 acres), Joseph Cunningham (50 acres) and Michael Conroy (40 acres). Timber-getting and farming were the main activities here.
The Padstow Park post office opened in 1927 and the first school opened in January 1929. The railway station opened on the 21st December 1931, which encouraged development in the area, especially after World War II

World War II

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. The suburb’s name was changed to Padstow in 1939.

Commercial area

Padstow shopping centre is located around Padstow railway station

Padstow railway station, Sydney

-Transport links:Veolia Transport runs four routes via Padstow railway station:*metrobus M91 - Parramatta and Hurstville*metrobus M92 - Parramatta and Sutherland*Route 927 - between Bankstown and One Tree Point*Route 962 - between Bankstown and Miranda...

. Most of the shops are located on the southern side, around the Howard Road and Padstow Parade intersection, but more shops are located on the northern side past Memorial Drive on Cahors Road.

Transport

Padstow railway station

Padstow railway station, Sydney

is on the CityRail

CityRail

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...

East Hills line, west of Riverwood

Riverwood, New South Wales

Riverwood is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Riverwood is located 18 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area...

and east of Revesby

Revesby, New South Wales

Revesby, a suburb of local government area City of Bankstown, is located 22 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney region....

.

There are several bus routes that pass through Padstow, all operated by Veolia NSW. The 926 travels from Revesby Heights

Revesby Heights, New South Wales

Revesby Heights, a suburb of local government area City of Bankstown, is located 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney region....

to Bankstown

Bankstown, New South Wales

, via Padstow and Revesby

Revesby, New South Wales

. The 927 travels from One Tree Point (the southernmost tip of Padstow Heights

Padstow Heights, New South Wales

Padstow Heights, a suburb of local government area City of Bankstown, is located 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney region...

) to Bankstown. (These services developed from routes established by McVicar's Bus Services.) metrobus

Metrobus (Sydney)

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M91 travels from Parramatta

Parramatta, New South Wales

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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...

, via Granville, Chester Hill, Bankstown, Padstow and Peakhurst

Peakhurst, New South Wales

Peakhurst is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Peakhurst is located 21 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Peakhurst is in the local government area of the City of Hurstville. Peakhurst is colloquially...

. The 962/963 travels from Padstow to Miranda

Miranda, New South Wales

Miranda is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Miranda is located 24 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the Sutherland Shire....

via Menai

Menai, New South Wales

Menai is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Menai is located 29 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire.-History:...

. These routes are subject to change mid-2006 with the introduction of new routes in an attempt to increase efficiency by Veolia NSW and the State Government.

Churches

Schools

Padstow has four schools - three public schools and one Catholic school. All are K-6, with students then moving to schools in the nearby suburbs of Revesby

Revesby, New South Wales

, Picnic Point

Picnic Point, New South Wales

Picnic Point, a suburb of local government area City of Bankstown, is located 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of South-western Sydney region...

, East Hills

East Hills, New South Wales

East Hills, a suburb of local government area City of Bankstown, is located 26 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney region....

or Milperra

Milperra, New South Wales

Milperra, a suburb of local government area City of Bankstown, is located 24 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney region.-History:...

. Padstow North Public School is located on Watson Road, with an access from Halcyon Avenue. Padstow Park Public School is located on Faraday Road but is bounded by Doyle Road and Segers Avenue. Padstow Park Public School gains its title from the original name of the suburb. It is the oldest school in the suburb. The other State owned school is on Chamberlain Road at Padstow Heights

Padstow Heights, New South Wales

. Padstow Heights Public school down the road from St Therese Primary School. Is large but lacks facilities.

St Therese Primary School is on Chamberlain Road but also has an entrance from Harvey Avenue. St Therese Primary School is a single stream school which was opened in 1963. The presbytry for the church is also on Harvey Road.

Caroline Chisholm is a special needs school for students aged 4-18 years.

Sport

The suburb is home to two Junior Soccer Clubs: Padstow United whose home ground is Playford Park at the intersection of Gibson, Cahors, Watson and Sphinx Roads and the Padstow Hornets which play at Stuart Street Reserve on Stuart Street. In the 1960s the suburb also supported additional soccer clubs including the now defunct clubs of Padstow Pirates Soccer Club (later renamed South Bankstown Soccer Club) and the Padstow Hotspurs Soccer Club. The Padstow Pirates and South Bankstown Soccer clubs also used Playford Park as their home ground.

Padstow Park, which is on the corner of Davies Road and Banks Road, is the home ground of the Padstow Panthers Junior Rugby League Club. It was also the home ground of the now defunct St Lukes Junior Rugby League Club. Padstow is also home to Doug Frost Swim School, where Ian Thorpe

Ian Thorpe

Ian James Thorpe OAM , nicknamed the Thorpedo and Thorpey, is an Australian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, but also competes in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and with three gold and two silver medals, was the most...

first began swimming.

Notable residents

Australian Rugby League player Brad Woolford is a well known Padstow local. He was a member of the Illawarra Steelers

Illawarra Steelers

The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club competed in Australia's top-level Rugby League competition from 1982, when they, along with the Canberra Raiders, were admitted into the then New South Wales Rugby Football...

from 1982-1987, and played for Australia in the English test of 1984 as a winger.

Politics

For federal elections, Padstow is located in both the marginal Labor federal electoral division of Banks

Division of Banks

The Division of Banks is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Sir Joseph Banks, the British scientist who accompanied James Cook on his voyage to Australia in 1770. It has always been based in the south-western suburbs of Sydney,...

which seat is currently held by Daryl Melham

Daryl Melham

Daryl Melham , Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1990, representing the Division of Banks, New South Wales. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to a family of Lebanese descent and studied Law and Economics at...

, of the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

, and the safe Liberal seat of Division of Hughes

Division of Hughes

The Division of Hughes is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1955 and is named for Billy Hughes, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1915-23...

held by Craig Kelly.

For NSW state elections, Padstow is located in the marginal Liberal held state electoral district of East Hills

Electoral district of East Hills

East Hills is a state electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is represented by Glenn Brookes of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for East Hills:-Election results:...

. This seat is currently held by Glenn Brookes.

External links

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