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Father John Joseph Therry was granted 19 hectares (47 acres) in March 1837. To finance the building of the original St. Anne's Church (foundation stone laid July 1841) Father Therry offered 1.6-hectare (4-acre) blocks for £25, but insufficient money being available, a further 134 allotments were
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In the 2016 Census, there were 3,546 people in
Strathfield South. 50.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 6.8%, India 5.2%, Sri Lanka 5.2% and South Korea 3.7%. 40.6% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included
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South is primarily low-rise residential with a small group of shops located around the intersection of
Liverpool Road and Homebush Road. The first high-rise development has now been built on the Hume Highway. The part of the suburb west and south of the Cooks River is entirely industrial, and
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St Anne's
Catholic Primary School is located in Strathfield South. The suburb is also serviced by two other schools located outside the suburb: Strathfield South Public School and Strathfield South High School. Founded as Druitt Town Public School, Strathfield South Public School is the
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Wilshhire's grant was subdivided in 1867 and marketed as the 'Redmire Estate'. Roads in
Strathfield South such as Dean Street and Water Street were established in this subdivision. A few early Victorian and Federation style homes survive from this early period of development.
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primary (grades K-6) school which services the area formerly known as Druitt Town: now
Strathfield South and the southern part of the suburb of Strathfield. With over 125 years of history, the motto of Strathfield South Public School is
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Coronation Parade Arch, built in 1937 and now on the boundary between Enfield and Strathfield South, displays 4 light bulbs in sockets which were originally the holders for the four electricity cables that ran along the former tram
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Village and to the west of Cooks River was locally known as Bark Huts. Bark Huts was a hotel on Liverpool Road, halfway between Sydney and Liverpool, and a small settlement was established around the hotel.
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The remaining part of Druitt Town became part of
Enfield Municipal Council in 1889, shortly after which "Druitt Town" ceased to be used: addresses in the suburb instead became listed under the suburb of
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The area is well serviced by parks such as Ford Park, Dean
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Cantonese 6.8%, Mandarin 6.0%, Arabic 5.9%, Tamil 5.4% and Korean 4.7%. The most common responses for religion were
Catholic 32.2%, No Religion 18.2% and Hinduism 10.6%.
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573:References
508:Botany Bay
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