Warwick Farm, New South Wales

Warwick Farm Sydney, New South Wales
File:Warwick Farm Bridge replica.JPG Replica of Sydney Harbour Bridge
Population	4,494 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	2170
Location	30 km (19 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	City of Liverpool
State electorate(s)	Liverpool
Federal Division(s)	Hughes
Suburbs around Warwick Farm: Cabramatta West Cabramatta Lansvale Liverpool Warwick Farm Chipping Norton Liverpool Moorebank Chipping Norton

Warwick Farm is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Warwick Farm is located 30 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool and is part of the South-western Sydney region.

History

This area was occupied by Irish political prisoners transported after the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Land grants of 40 acres (160,000 m²) were made to transportees in 1809 and for some time it was known as Irish Town. John Hawley Stroud, the superintendent of Liverpool Orphans School, received a grant in 1804 on the present site of Warwick Farm Racecourse and named his property after Warwick in England.

Landmarks

Warwick Farm Racecourse

Warwick Farm Racecourse sits on the western shore of the Georges River. A large replica of the Sydney Harbour Bridge sits outside the Peter Warren car dealership, on the Hume Highway. It was built and assembled during half-time at the 1987 Rugby League Grand Final at the Sydney Cricket Ground by Royal Australian Navy apprentices before being purchased by Peter Warren.

Motorsport

Warwick Farm Raceway was a motor racing facility which was in operation from 1960 to 1973. Located within the Warwick Farm Racecourse site, it hosted numerous major events including the Australian Grand Prix.

Transport

Warwick Farm railway station is on the Airport, Inner West & South Line, Bankstown Line and Cumberland Line of the Sydney Trains network. A branch line ran to Warwick Farm Racecourse for race day trains until closed in August 1990. The Hume Highway is the main arterial road through the suburb. The William Long Bridge crosses the Georges River to Chipping Norton.

Population

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 census, the suburb of Warwick Farm had a population of 4,494. These came from a wide variety of ancestries; just over one-third (36.8%) of residents were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%. The next most common countries of birth were India 7.3%, Vietnam 5.2%, Iraq 3.7%, Fiji 2.9% and Croatia 2.7%.

The age distribution is quite typical of the whole country: the median age of Warwick Farm residents was 35 years (national median is 37). Children aged 0–14 years made up 19.0% of the population (19.3% nationally) and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.1% of the population (14.0% nationally).

Warwick Farm is remarkable for the high proportion of people who reported following some religion in the Census; only 6.9% stated that they had no religion, much lower than the national average of 22.3%. However, it should also be noted that this Census question is optional and 13.8% of residents did not respond to it, which introduces some uncertainty into all the religious figures. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 24.0%, Islam 9.9%, Eastern Orthodox 8.8%, Anglican 8.1% and Buddhism 7.7%.