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Wetherill Park is a suburb in Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wetherill Park is located 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield.

Wetherill Park
Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales
Wetherill Park Market Town Shopping Centre
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Population6,127 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density547.1/km2 (1,417/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2164
Elevation44 m (144 ft)
Area11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Location34 km (21 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)City of Fairfield
State electorate(s)Prospect
Federal division(s)McMahon
Suburbs around Wetherill Park:
Prospect Pemulwuy Greystanes
Horsley Park Wetherill Park Smithfield West/Smithfield
Abbotsbury Bossley Park Prairiewood

The 2016 census recorded that Wetherill Park as having a resident population of 6,127. Just under half (47.5%) of these residents were born in Australia.[1] The area is 11.2 km2.[2] Most residents live in the south-east corner, the larger portion of the suburb being an industrial area.[3]

Wetherill Park sits on the southern border of Prospect Reservoir. Located partially in the suburb, the Smithfield-Wetherill Park Industrial Estate is the largest industrial estate in the southern hemisphere and is the centre of manufacturing and distribution in Greater Western Sydney.[4][5]


History



Aboriginal culture


Aboriginal people from the Cabrogal clan of the Gandangara tribe, have lived in the area for more than 30,000 years.


White settlement


Wetherill Park was named after a businessman who offered 21 acres (85,000 m2) of his property to the State government as a park. The offer was accepted and the park was named after the donor. The first settlers in set up their homes north of the present school site at Wetherill Park. One hundred years ago, there were not enough homes in this suburb to need a school.

With the commencement of the Prospect Reservoir Waterworks, a local storekeeper, Samuel Booth, made available a section of his land for a school, free of charge. The school, called 'Macquarie Park', was located on the corner of Victoria and Daniel Streets being 365 Victoria Street, Wetheril Park. It opened in May 1882 with 8 children but it was changed in June 1882 to 'Boothtown' for Samuel Booth's involvement in the establishment of the school. In 1884 it became Reservoir Public School and in 1896, it became the Wetherill Park Public School.[6] In 1986 the school made way for the Phuoc Hue Temple, and was relocated down the road to Lily Street and renamed William Stimson Public School, in honour of the first mayor of the City of Fairfield.


Street names


A characteristic of Wetherill Park is that all the streets are named after famous writers. Some examples include: Vidal Street (for Gore Vidal), Shakespeare Street (for William Shakespeare), Stevenson Street (for Robert Louis Stevenson), Locke Street (for John Locke), Gogol Place (for Nikolai Gogol), Swinburne Crescent (for Richard Swinburne), Homer Place (for Homer), Emerson Street (for Ralph Waldo Emerson), Wordsworth Street (for William Wordsworth), Dickens Road (for Charles Dickens), Longfellow Street (for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow), Chaucer Street (for Geoffrey Chaucer), Ainsworth Crescent (for William Harrison Ainsworth), Coleridge Road (for Samuel Taylor Coleridge), Frost Close (for Robert Frost), Gissing Street (for George Gissing), Maugham Crescent (for Somerset Maugham) and Langland Street (for William Langland).


Commercial areas



Transport


Transitway bus route T80 operated by Transit Systems Sydney, opened in 2003 and runs partly through Wetherill Park.[7] It is also located close to the Westlink M7 Sydney Orbital motorway.[8] The Horsley Drive is the major road which runs through Wetherill Park. Other major roads include Polding Street and Victoria Street.


Climate


Wetherill Park has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) with warm to hot summers and cool, drier winters. Frost is not unheard of in winter. Afternoon thunderstorms can occur in the warm months.

Climate data for Prospect Reservoir 1991–2020 averages, 1887–present extremes[note a]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 47.0
(116.6)
46.4
(115.5)
39.5
(103.1)
37.1
(98.8)
29.4
(84.9)
25.6
(78.1)
26.5
(79.7)
29.4
(84.9)
35.0
(95.0)
39.0
(102.2)
42.0
(107.6)
44.4
(111.9)
47.0
(116.6)
Average high °C (°F) 29.3
(84.7)
28.6
(83.5)
26.8
(80.2)
24.1
(75.4)
20.7
(69.3)
17.7
(63.9)
17.2
(63.0)
19.3
(66.7)
22.4
(72.3)
24.8
(76.6)
26.1
(79.0)
28.0
(82.4)
23.8
(74.8)
Average low °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4)
18.0
(64.4)
16.2
(61.2)
12.9
(55.2)
9.7
(49.5)
6.1
(43.0)
6.6
(43.9)
6.6
(43.9)
9.5
(49.1)
12.1
(53.8)
14.5
(58.1)
16.4
(61.5)
12.3
(54.1)
Record low °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)
10.8
(51.4)
7.9
(46.2)
3.6
(38.5)
1.2
(34.2)
−0.8
(30.6)
−0.6
(30.9)
−0.5
(31.1)
1.7
(35.1)
4.5
(40.1)
6.8
(44.2)
7.8
(46.0)
−0.8
(30.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 96.4
(3.80)
126.9
(5.00)
97.4
(3.83)
67.4
(2.65)
49.5
(1.95)
76.1
(3.00)
40.7
(1.60)
39.7
(1.56)
42.2
(1.66)
55.3
(2.18)
77.1
(3.04)
75.5
(2.97)
845.0
(33.27)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1mm) 8.3 8.7 9.2 6.5 5.3 7.0 5.6 4.2 5.1 6.6 8.2 8.2 82.9
Average afternoon relative humidity (%) 52 54 55 50 57 54 52 43 45 44 51 51 51
Source 1: Prospect Reservoir (1991–2020 averages)[9]
Source 2: Prospect Reservoir (1965–2018 extremes)[10] Horsley Park (1997–present extremes)[11]

^[note a] : The closest weather station is located within Prospect Reservoir on the Prospect–Wetherill Park border (in the northern outskirts of the suburb).


Demographics


According to the 2016 Census, the most common ancestries in Wetherill Park were Australian 10.6%, Italian 9.6%, English 8.9%, Assyrian 7.6% and Chinese 4.7%.

46.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Iraq 11.6%, Italy 3.7%, Vietnam 3.3%, Chile 1.8% and Croatia 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion were Catholic 45.4%, No Religion 9.4%, Not stated 6.2%, Buddhism 5.5% and Islam 5.2%. Overall, Christianity was the largest religious group reported (75.7%).

35.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 8.7%, Arabic 8.0%, Spanish 6.7%, Italian 5.2% and Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 4.4%.


Schools



Parks and recreation


The suburb features a large recreational park and an urban forest, Wetherill Park Nature Reserve. Adjacent to that Reserve is the Emerson Street Reserve, which is a 6-hectare, rectangular-shaped sports ground which features a walking track, a tennis facility, a skate park, a basketball court, cricket practice nets and a soccer field. Although not in the suburb, Rosford Street Reserve is adjacent to the eastern outskirts of Wetherill Park.[12]

As part of Fairfield City Council's Parks Improvement Program, Shakespeare Park was upgraded in 2006.[13][14]


Places of worship


Wetherill Park is home to a large Vietnamese Buddhist temple, Phuoc Hue Temple, which was visited by Prince Charles in 1994.[15]


Notable residents


Wetherill Park was once home to famous Italian footballer, Christian Vieri.[citation needed]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wetherill Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Wetherill Park (State Suburb)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. "2006 census MapStats : Wetherill Park (State Suburb)". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Smithfield-Wetherill Park
  5. Don’t forget the Southern Hemisphere’s Largest Industrial Zone by Marie Hogg and Simon Benson, Fairfield Advance, 13 November 2015
  6. Fairfield City History Fairfield City Council
  7. "Transit Systems route T80". Transport for NSW.
  8. Travelling on Westlink M7? Westlink
  9. "Climate statistics for Prospect Reservoir". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  10. "Climate statistics for Australian locations Prospect Reservoir". Bureau of Meteorology.
  11. "Climate statistics for Australian locations Horsley park". Bureau of Meteorology.
  12. Fairfield City Council (1999) Strategic Plan for Fairfield City 1999-2010 Fairfield City Council
  13. Annual Report 2006/2007 Fairfield City Council
  14. Kids get crafty as Shakespeare Park receives makeover Fairfield City Council
  15. "Leader advocated social harmony". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

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