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Harris Park, New South Wales

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English 7.7%, Chinese 6.7%, Australian 5.6% and Lebanese 5.3%. The majority of people spoke a language other than English at home, with the most common languages spoken being Gujarati 20.4%, Hindi 8.3%, Punjabi 6.5%, Arabic 6.3% and Mandarin 3.3%. The top responses for religious affiliation were Hinduism 37.0%, Catholic 15.1%, Islam 9.9% and no religion 8.6%.
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English 8.4%, Chinese 7.6%, Nepalese 5.8% and Australian 5.8%. 18.0% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Gujarati 15.1%, Hindi 11.6%, Punjabi 6.4%, Nepali 5.7% and Telugu 5.6%. The top responses for religious affiliation were Hinduism 46.9%, Catholic 12.7%, no religion 10.9% and Islam 6.1%.
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English 7.2%, Chinese 6.7%, Australian 5.6% and Lebanese 4.5%. 15.4% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Gujarati 18.7%, Hindi 11.7%, Punjabi 5.9%, Arabic 5.1% and Telugu 4.8%. The top responses for religious affiliation were Hinduism 44.8%, Catholic 12.2%, no religion 9.7% and Islam 6.5%.
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there were 5,072 residents in Harris Park. 53.6% were males and 46.4% were females. Only 21.8% of people were born in Australia. The top other countries of birth were India 39.9%, China 4.7%, Lebanon 3.3%, Afghanistan 2.3% and Philippines 2.2%. The most common reported ancestries were Indian 34.1%,
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there were 5,799 residents in Harris Park. 53.6% were males and 46.4% were females. Only 18.9% of people were born in Australia. The top other countries of birth were India 46.4%, China 5.1%, Lebanon 2.9%, Philippines 1.9% and Afghanistan 1.2%. The most common reported ancestries were Indian 39.4%,
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there were 5,043 residents in Harris Park. 54.2% were males and 45.8% were females. Only 19.1% of people were born in Australia. The top other countries of birth were India 45.4%, Nepal 5.9%, China 4.2%, Lebanon 2.8% and Philippines 2.3%. The most commonly reported ancestries were Indian 34.9%,
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style and served as his home for most of the remainder of his life. Though his will expressly forbade the property being conveyed to Catholics, it was acquired on his death by the Sisters of Mercy, who ran it as the Convent of Mercy from 1927 to 1998. It then became the Australian International
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in the early 1820s for Penelope Lucas, the governess for his children. The main wing was designed by Henry Kitchen and the house was used for vice-regal guests until 1883. It is heritage-listed. Penelope Lucas is now remembered in Penelope Lucas Lane, in Rosehill.
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and St Oliver's Primary School. The rector of the seminary is Very Rev Fr John Hogan and the vice-rector is Very Rev Fr Christopher de Souza VG EV PP who is also a vicar-general and the parish priest at the St Oliver Plunkett
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in 2013. It was opened and blessed by Most Rev Bishop Anthony Fisher, OP the 3rd bishop of Parramatta (2010-2014) on Trinity Sunday, 26 May 2013. Next door is the church of St
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Holy Spirit Seminary, the seminary of the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta, was moved from its former site in St Marys to Harris Park's historic house
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Performing Arts High School. In 2013 it was converted into the new home of Holy Spirit Seminary, the seminary of the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta.
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St Ioannis Greek Orthodox Church, located on Hassall Street, is one of the parishes of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
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region. Harris Park has a plurality of Indian and Hindu population, both making up the largest ethnic and religious group.
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was officially opened and blessed by Archbishop Abdo Khalifé on 6 August 1978; it was elevated to the status of
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Harris Park has a small shopping area around Marion Street. It is very close to the major commercial centre of
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In the 1880s, Arthur Latimer McCredie, an architect and alderman in Parramatta Council, built his mansion,
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is thought to have worked on it from around the late 1820s to the late 1830s. It now falls within the
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in 1793. The building changed and grew substantially over the years, and the architect
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in this area in 1791. He developed Australia's first private farm, known as
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Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon (Angus and Robertson) 1990, page 120
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was the first convict to be granted land in the colony, by Governor
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Parramatta Sand Body Conservation Area and Military Barracks Site
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on 11 October 2014. The school was opened on 10 December 1972.
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Harris Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/49-50
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Harris Park is the home of several historic sites, including
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Suburb of Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Index

Greater Western Sydney
New South Wales

2021 census
Postcode(s)
Sydney CBD
LGA(s)
City of Parramatta
State electorate(s)
Parramatta
Federal division(s)
Parramatta
Westmead
Parramatta
Camellia
Parramatta
Rosehill
Holroyd
Granville
Clyde
suburb
Greater Western Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
Sydney central business district
local government area
City of Parramatta
Greater Western Sydney
Experiment Farm
James Ruse

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