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523:, there were 9,739 residents in Georges Hall. The majority of residents (62.2%) were born in Australia. Of those born outside of Australia, the top countries of birth were Lebanon 6.9%, Vietnam 5.0%, Greece 1.5%, Syria 1.4% and Italy 1.4%. 43.4% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 23.5%, Vietnamese 7.3%, Greek 3.9%, Italian 1.9% and Macedonian 1.7%. The most common responses for religion in Georges Hall were Catholic 26.7%, Islam 24.7%, Not stated 10.1%, Eastern Orthodox 10.1% and No Religion 10.1%. Home ownership was popular, with 39.4% of people owning their home outright and 38.2% were paying off their home with a mortgage. 305: 54: 66: 428:, built his first home, a farmhouse, in this area, on a grant of 172-acre (0.70 km) in 1798. It was situated on Prospect Creek, near the present day Henry Lawson Drive and Beatty Parade, he called it 'Georges Hall'. His third son, David became a grazier on this property (which was a farming area in its early days), and the suburb takes its name from the Johnston farm. 665: 454:
In 1837 another home was built by the Johnston family, this time it was on higher ground in Bankstown (in present Lionel Street), and well away from the danger of Georges River floods. The Homestead, as they called it, is one of the oldest houses in the local area, its design was simple but elegant,
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honours his name. This grant later reverted to the Crown. Bass's fellow explorer, Mathew Flinders, received a grant south of Bass's (bounded by present day Marion St, Bellevue Ave, Flinders Rd and Prospect Creek). He bought more land until he had 300-acre (1.2 km), but he did not farm it.
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obtained its name from the garrison of soldiers that were stationed here to ensure the safety of Lt Colonel Johnston as he conducted a census in the area. The park is now the local focus of annual
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After WW2 Georges Hall expanded significantly with a large number of Eastern European refugees building homes in the area after migrating to Australia in the late 1940s and 1950s.
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Street names in Georges Hall commemorate two First World War Soldiers - Lord Birdwood is immortalised by Birdwood Avenue, and another great soldier - Haig, by Haig Avenue.
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as superintendent of herds and stock for the colony. His older brother, George Jr. had held this position until his death in 1820 following a riding accident on the
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with wide verandahs, and the interior of the house featured cedar woodwork. The Johnston family has been commemorated by Johnston Road.
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and the boy servant William Martin began an expedition to explore parts of the colony on a small boat called the
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Garrison Point and Lake Gillawarna form the southern part of a larger reserve called
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For their exploration efforts Bass was given a 100-acre (0.40 km) grant by
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Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon (Angus and Robertson) 1990, p. 107
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Sydney's inner west Online: Parklands, reserves, national parks
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Georges Hall has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p. 2/12
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Georges Hall within the City of Canterbury-Bankstown
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Georges Hall, New South Wales
Sydney
New South Wales


Coordinates
33°54′44″S 150°59′08″E / 33.91217°S 150.98557°E / -33.91217; 150.98557
2021 census
Postcode(s)
Sydney CBD
LGA(s)
City of Canterbury-Bankstown
State electorate(s)
Bankstown
East Hills
Federal division(s)
Blaxland
Suburbs
East Hills
Panania
Bass Hill
Revesby
Yagoona
Milperra
Bankstown Aerodrome
Condell Park
Georges Hall within the City of Canterbury-Bankstown
suburb
local government area
City of Canterbury-Bankstown

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