Greenacre | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 McGuigan Place, Greenacrec. 2007 | |||||||||||||
  Greenacre Location in metropolitanSydney | |||||||||||||
 Interactive map of Greenacre | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
| LGAs | |||||||||||||
| Location |
| ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 26,314 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2190 | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Greenacre is asuburb inSydney, located 20 kilometres west of theSydney central business district in the state ofNew South Wales, Australia. Most of Greenacre is in thelocal government area of theCity of Canterbury-Bankstown, while a part in the east is in theMunicipality of Strathfield.
This area was previously known as East Bankstown. When the first road went through the area, an acre of land was cleared for cultivation. The contrast to its surrounding area led to it being referred to as the 'Green Acre'. In 1909, Greenacre Park Estate became one of the first subdivisions in the area. Michael Ryan operated an inn called the Harp of Ould Erin on land he owned to the north of Liverpool Road.[3]
The eastern part of the suburb, east of Roberts Road and north of Juno Parade, was mostly part of the large logistical and industrial area surrounding Enfield Marshalling Yards, with a small residential area.[citation needed]
A separate part of the suburb, north of Liverpool Road (Hume Highway), is also railway and industrial land, and was added to Strathfield Council in 1892.[citation needed]
At the2021 census, there were 26,314 residents in Greenacre. The median age was 33 years old and 23.9% of the population was aged 14 years and under. 52.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were Lebanon 13.0%, Vietnam 2.2%, Bangladesh 1.8%, Pakistan 1.7% and Syria 1.5%. The most common ancestries were Lebanese 31.6%, Australian 13.4%, English 7.5%, Italian 4.2% and Chinese 4.2%. 26.7% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 38.7%, Urdu 3.6%, Vietnamese 2.8%, Greek 2.7% and Bengali 2.6%. The most common responses for religion were Islam 46.8% and Catholic 20.3%.[2]
The suburb is distinctly but unofficially split into the north and the south. The southern parts of Greenacre are serviced by a strip of local independent shops and outlets along Waterloo Road and around the intersection of Juno Parade and Boronia Road. Businesses in the northern parts of Greenacre are often identified with neighbouringChullora, such as Chullora Market Place.
Buses operate to and fromStrathfield station,Burwood station,Punchbowl station,Lakemba station andBankstown station.[4]
The eastern edge of Greenacre is defined by the Enfield Marshalling Yards and Punchbowl Road, the western limit is Rookwood Road and Stacey Street, the northern limit isLiverpool Road and Brunker Road, and the southern limit is Wattle Street. Other main roads through the suburb include Waterloo Road, Juno Parade, Boronia Road and Highview Avenue.
Christian churches in Greenacre include: Good Shepherd Anglican Church (80 Pandora St), St John Vianney & St Thomas More Catholic Church,[5] Greenacre Uniting Church, Greenacre Baptist Church, Greenacre Church of Christ, Sydney Full Gospel Korean Church, St John's Melkite Catholic Church.
Mosques andmusallahs located in Greenacre include Khaled Ibn Al Walid Mosque,[6] Boxing Club Masjid (or Brotherhood Boxn Centre)[7][8] and Greenacre Musallah.[9]
Greenacre is the site of three public primary schools, Chullora Public School, Banksia Road Primary School and Greenacre Public School. Greenacre also has various private schools such as Greenacre Baptist Christian Community School, St John Vianneys Primary School, Holy Saviour Catholic School, Al Noori Muslim School,Malek Fahd Islamic School, An Nahyan Islamic School, Al Sadiq College and Sydney Full Gospel Church School.
 | This sectiondoes notcite anysources. Please helpimprove this section byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged andremoved.(October 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
