Birrong
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Birrong
| city = Sydney
| state = NSW
| image = Birrong (Small).JPG
| caption = Auburn Road, Birrong
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
| lga = City of Canterbury-Bankstown
| postcode = 2143
| pop = 3,331
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL10378 |name=Birrong (New South Wales Suburb)|access-date=5 August 2024|quick=on}}
| elevation = 40
| area =
| dist1 = 22
| dir1 = south-west
| location1 = Sydney CBD
| est =
| stategov = Bankstown
| fedgov = Blaxland
| near-nw = Sefton
| near-n = Regents Park
| near-ne = Regents Park
| near-w = Sefton
| near-e = Potts Hill
| near-sw = Yagoona
| near-s = Yagoona
| near-se = Potts Hill
}}
{{mapbox raw data|data= {{City of Canterbury-Bankstown suburb map|suburb=yes}} |text=Birrong within the City of Canterbury-Bankstown}}
Birrong, a suburb of local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 22 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney region.
Birrong shares its postcode of 2143 with neighbouring suburbs Regents Park and Potts Hill.
Landmarks
Birrong features a large number of community facilities such as six soccer/rugby league fields, tennis courts, a large natural park reserve, a bowls club, and a swimming pool. Birrong also has two high schools, Birrong Boys High School and Birrong Girls High School, and a primary school. A small group of shops is located on Auburn Road, featuring a barber, bakery, cafes, takeaway restaurants, IGA (including bottle shop and butcher), and hair salon.
History
The Aboriginal word Birrong, meaning star, was adopted as the suburb's name around 1927.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/History-Suburb-Names/default.aspx |title=History Suburb Names |access-date=13 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308053144/http://www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/History-Suburb-Names/default.aspx |archive-date=8 March 2008 |url-status=dead }}
One of the first settlers of Birrong was Joseph Hyde Potts who was granted land in the area in 1835 and has Potts Hill named after him. Development in the area of Birrong increased with the opening of the railway in 1928. Birrong Park, an area that was subject to flooding, was drained as relief work during the Great Depression (1929–1934). The post office opened in 1955.The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}}, page 30
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the population of Birrong was 3,331.
The median age of the Birrong population was 36 years, less than the national median of 38.
47.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 15.7%, China 5.9% and Lebanon 4.4%.
29.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 19.8%, Arabic 18.4%, Mandarin 7.4% and Cantonese 4.4%.
The religious make up of Birrong was Islam 24.9%, Catholic 19.8%, No Religion 18.5% and Buddhism 13.1%.
Education
Birrong Girls High School is a public girls high school that was established as a girls' comprehensive high school in 1957. There are 820 students (2006 estimate) from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds enrolled in the school. 84% of students are from non-English speaking background (NESB) which represents 46 language groups.
Transport
Birrong railway station is located on the Bankstown railway line, and is serviced by Lidcombe & Bankstown Line services operated by Sydney Trains.{{cite web |author=Transport for NSW |author-link=Transport for NSW |title=Birrong Station |url=https://transportnsw.info/stop?q=10101403#/ |publisher=NSW Government |access-date=1 November 2024}} Birrong is also serviced by a bus network run by Transit Systems.
References
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{{City of Canterbury-Bankstown topics|state=collapsed}}