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Padstow Heights, New South Wales

Padstow Heights
SydneyNew South Wales
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Henry Kendall Avenue, Padstow Heights
Coordinates 33°58′23″S 151°02′06″E / 33.973°S 151.035°E / -33.973; 151.035Coordinates: 33°58′23″S 151°02′06″E / 33.973°S 151.035°E / -33.973; 151.035
Population 3,491 (2011 census)
Postcode(s) 2211
Location 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s) Canterbury-Bankstown Council
State electorate(s) East Hills
Federal Division(s) Banks
Suburbs around Padstow Heights:
Revesby Padstow Peakhurst
Revesby Heights Padstow Heights Riverwood
Picnic Point Alfords Point Lugarno

Padstow Heights, a suburb of local government area Canterbury-Bankstown Council, located 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the South-western Sydney region. Padstow is a separate suburb to the north and One Tree Point is a locality within Padstow Heights.

Padstow Heights is a mostly residential suburb bounded on the east by Salt Pan Creek and to the south by the Georges River. The Alfords Point Bridge links Padstow Heights to Alfords Point in the Sutherland Shire The local bus, the 927 takes residents between One Tree Point and Padstow.

The local bus route, 927 takes residents from One Tree Point to Padstow.

The Padstow area was first named Padstow Park Estate after a town called Padstow in Cornwall, England. It was named for being the "holy place of St Petrock" (not to be confused with St Patrick), an important Cornish saint.

Phillip Massey spent his childhood years in the Padstow Heights area before embarking on a journey to run some of the world's best restaurants and bars. He is currently residing in Chicago and overseeing the operation of the 2nd best BBQ establishment in the city.



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