Werrington, New South Wales
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Werrington Sydney, New South Wales |
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 Werrington
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| Coordinates | 33°45′34″S 150°44′49″E / 33.75944°S 150.74694°ECoordinates: 33°45′34″S 150°44′49″E / 33.75944°S 150.74694°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,849 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 864.9/km2 (2,240.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1806 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2747 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.45 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 48.5 km (30 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Penrith City Council | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal Division(s) | Lindsay | ||||||||||||||
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Werrington is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 48.5 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
Prior to European settlement, what is now Werrington was home to the Gomerrigal-Tongarra people who spoke the Darug language. They lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle governed by traditional laws, which had their origins in the Dreamtime. Their homes were bark huts called 'gunyahs'. They hunted kangaroos and emus for meat, and gathered yams, berries and other native plants.
The first land grant in the area was made in 1806 to Mary King, youngest daughter of the Governor Phillip Gidley King. Mary did not take possession of the property until 1827, after her marriage to Robert Copeland Lethbridge. They built a house, which they named Werrington, and farmed the surrounding estate until 1865, when Robert Lethbridge died. The Lethbridge family name still survives in Lethbridge Street and Lethbridge Avenue.
Werrington, which still stands in Rugby Street, was leased to New South Wales premier Henry Parkes between 1860 and 1872. It is heritage-listed. Henry Parkes arranged for the construction of a private railway platform nearby. In 1878, it was opened to the public as Parkes Platform but was renamed Werrington in 1893. The railway station provided the nucleus around which the town grew.The Werrington estate was sold and subdivided from the 1880s. Werrington Post Office opened on 1 October 1891.
As per the 2011 Census, The most common ancestries in Werrington were Australian 26.8%, English 23.9%, Irish 5.9%, Scottish 4.3% and Filipino 3.1%. 67.6% of people were born in Australia with a weekly median household income of $1,078. The most common countries of birth were England 3.3%, Philippines 2.8%, New Zealand 2.5%, India 2.4% and Nepal 1.3%.The most common occupations included Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Professionals 13.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.0%, and Labourers 10.9%.
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