Regents Park, New South Wales

Alternate uses: Regents Park (disambiguation)

Regents Park
Sydney, New South Wales

Regents Park Amenity Centre
Coordinates 33°53′09″S 151°01′42″E / 33.88572°S 151.02833°E / -33.88572; 151.02833Coordinates: 33°53′09″S 151°01′42″E / 33.88572°S 151.02833°E / -33.88572; 151.02833
Population 4,511 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2143
Location 22 km (14 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Blaxland
Suburbs around Regents Park:
Auburn Berala Berala
Sefton Regents Park Lidcombe
Birrong Potts Hill Chullora

Regents Park is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Regents Park is located 22 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Cumberland Council and Canterbury-Bankstown Council.

Regents Park shares the postcode of 2143 with neighbouring suburbs Birrong and Potts Hill.

History

The suburb took its name from a local property built by Mr Peck and Mr Johnson in 1879, which they had named after Regent's Park, in the north-west of London, United Kingdom.[2]

European settlement

The area was originally part of a land grant to Joseph Hyde Potts and the first subdivision was made in 1880. When the school opened in 1899 it was known as Potts Hill School, but became Sefton Park School in 1907 when this area became known as Sefton Park. In 1929 it was changed to Regent Park School. The railway station opened in 1914 as Regents Park but the site was changed in 1924 when the line connected Lidcombe to Bankstown. The suburb is also notable in the work of Australian poet Peter Skrzynecki, who grew up in Regents Park. Poems such as 'Feliks Skrzynecki' and 'Regents Park' explore the experiences of post war migrants in Australia and their life in the growing suburbs of Sydney's west. The poem '10 Mary Street'is about the Skrzynecki family home which still stands today as a tangible example from some of Skrzynecki's best work.

Transport

Regents Park railway station is on the Bankstown Line of the Sydney Trains network.

Education

Sport

The Regents Park Pumas are a junior rugby league club that plays in the Canterbury-Bankstown District Junior Rugby League competition. The club's colours are blue and white, and their home ground is Guilfoyle Park.

Local Government Area

The Potts Hill Reservoir (also known locally as 'The Pipelines') is the demarcation line between Auburn and Bankstown Councils. While the majority of the suburb falls within the local government area of Auburn Council, those living south-west of the Potts Hill Reservoir will be registered under Bankstown Council. Regents Park is in the federal electoral division of Blaxland, held by Jason Clare, of the Australian Labor Party.

For NSW state elections, Regents Park is predominantly in the state electoral district of Bankstown. This seat is currently held by Tania Mihailuk.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Regents Park (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. ↑ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 221
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