Wiley Park
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Wiley Park Sydney, New South Wales |
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King Georges Road, Lakemba
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 Wiley Park
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| Coordinates | 33°55′33″S 151°3′48″E / 33.92583°S 151.06333°ECoordinates: 33°55′33″S 151°3′48″E / 33.92583°S 151.06333°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 9,698 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2195 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 17 km (11 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Canterbury-Bankstown Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lakemba | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Watson | ||||||||||||||
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Wiley Park is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wiley Park is located 17 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the Canterbury-Bankstown Council.
The 20 acres (81,000 m2) now comprising Wiley Park was initially part of 60 acres (240,000 m2) of land granted to Robert Wilkinson in 1832. It passed to the Wiley family in 1862.
Wiley Park is named after the reserve of 20 acres (81,000 m2) that was bequeathed in the will of Mr. J.V. Wiley in 1906 for a park and recreational ground for local residents. Wiley was a shoemaker who died unmarried and without children.
At the time the bequest caused some dissent with the local council but after much debate at a public meeting it was decided to accept the bequest. This park is bounded by King Georges Road, Canterbury Road, Clio Street and Edge Street.
A small shopping strip is located on King Georges Road, near the railway station. The adjoining suburbs have a greater degree of commercial activity. The suburb is also close to the large Roselands Shopping Centre. Also on King Georges Road, south of the train station is the Cao Dai Temple.
Wiley Park Public School (formerly the Years 3-6 part of Lakemba Public School until 1984) and Lakemba Public School are located on opposite sides of King Georges Road.
Lakemba Public School was established on its present site around 1913. It has an "opportunity class" for Years 5 and 6 students in the region was located at the school for many years.
Lakemba Public School notable alumni includes Vin Wallace QC, who was a Crown Prosecutor in New South Wales from 1954 retiring as Senior Crown Prosecutor for New South Wales in 1978
Wiley Park Girls High School (established 1957) is also located here. Former NSW Ombudsman Irene Moss attended the school.
Wiley Park railway station is on the Bankstown Line of the Sydney Trains network.
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