HOMEBUSH, NEW SOUTH WALES

'Homebush ' is an Inner West suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Homebush is located 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield. Homebush West and Homebush Bay are separate suburbs. Homebush is located south of Homebush Bay, an inlet of the Parramatta River.

Contents

Transport

Commercial Area

Schools

History

Population

Culture

Literature

Events

Notable Resident

References

External links

Transport

Homebush railway station is on the Inner West line and South line of the CityRail network. Parramatta Road and the M4 Western Motorway are the main arterial roads passing through the suburb.

Commercial Area

Homebush has a small row of shops along Rochester Street opposite Homebush Public School. These shops extends around to The Crescent, opposite Homebush railway station. More commercial developments are located on along Parramatta Road.

Schools

Local schools include Homebush Public School, Strathfield Girls High School and Homebush Boys High School. The schools in the area generally achieve high academic standards well above the average results for public schools.

History

Homebush was established in the 1800s by the colony's then assistant surgeon D'arcy Wentworth. According to local government historian Michael Jones, "Wentworth is popularly credited with having called the area after his 'home in the bush', although Homebush is also a place in Kent." (Jones, pg 15).

Population

The population of the local government area including Homebush is 28,206 according the 2001 census. There are 13,862 men and 14,344 women.

Culture

Literature

, published in (1995), tells the story of his time living in this suburb.

Events

The Sydney Olympic Park was constructed on the shores of Homebush Bay for the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Paralympics. In 2008 it is hosting the World Youth Day 2008.

Notable Resident

Tom Keneally author of books such as 'Schindler's Ark', 'The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith' and 'The Great Shame' is an old boy of St Patrick's College, Strathfield and grew up in Hombush on the northern side of the railway line.

References

★ Jones, Michael (1985). ''Oasis in the West: Strathfield's first hundred years.'' North Sydney: Allen & Unwin Australia. ISBN 0-86861-407-6.

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