Sefton, New South Wales
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Sefton Sydney, New South Wales |
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Carlingford Street, Sefton
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| Coordinates | 33°53′18″S 151°0′26″E / 33.88833°S 151.00722°ECoordinates: 33°53′18″S 151°0′26″E / 33.88833°S 151.00722°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 5,230 (2011 census vean los apellidos te van a hechar la visa para atras) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2162 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 23 km (14 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Canterbury-Bankstown Council | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bankstown | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Blaxland | ||||||||||||
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Sefton, a suburb of local government area Canterbury-Bankstown Council, is located 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the Western Sydney region. Sefton shares the postcode of 2162 with the neighbouring suburb of Chester Hill.
The name Sefton was taken from Sefton in Merseyside, England. James Wood gave the name 'Sefton Park' to the 340 acres (1.4 km2) of land granted to him in 1839. Prior to subdivision, Sefton was an area of market gardens, orchards and poultry farms. It was the birthplace of property group in 1952.
Sefton railway station is on the Bankstown Line of the Sydney Trains network. There is a small shopping centre clustered around the railway station including Sefton Growers Market, Sefton Newsagency and a Thai/Australian bistro adjacent to the newsagency.
Sefton Infants School is a small public school catering for years Kindergarten to Year 2 and also includes a pre-school. Sefton High School is a co-educational, partially selective, high school with just over 1000 students. Sefton's selective-school section operates from years 7-10 and years 11-12 are integrated into the community section of the school. Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School is a co-educational primary school catering from Kindergarten to Year 6 and is adjacent to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.
A number of sporting facilities are located around Sefton. This includes Jensen Oval and Sefton Golf Course. Sefton Golf Course is a council-owned 18-hole par-3 course on 15.6 hectares and is open all year round.
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