Newington, New South Wales
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Newington Sydney, New South Wales |
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Newington Marketplace
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| Population | 5,320 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2127 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 16 km (10 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Parramatta | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Auburn | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Reid | ||||||||||||
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Newington is a suburb of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of City of Parramatta.
Newington is 2 km west of Wentworth Point, on the Parramatta River, and 1 km north-west of Sydney Olympic Park. It is best known as the location of the Athletes Village for the Sydney 2000 Olympics and 2000 Summer Paralympics. The Athlete's Village was converted to residential apartments after the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Other apartments and double-storey houses have also been built since. A memorial featuring all the names of the Australian athletes who participated at the Sydney 2000 Olympics and 2000 Summer Paralympics stands on a reserve opposite Newington Marketplace.
The suburb of Newington took its name from the Newington Estate which was named by John Blaxland after his family estate in Kent, England.
Newington is situated on the traditional aboriginal lands of the Wann clan, known as the Wann-gal. The lands of the Wann-gal stretched along the southern shore of the Parramatta River between Cockle Bay (Cadi-gal land) and Parramatta (Burramatta-gal land). The other side of Parramatta River was occupied by the Wallumetta-gal people.
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