Hebersham
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Hebersham
| city = Sydney
| state = nsw
| image = HebershamNSWchurch.jpg
| caption = LDS Church on Pringle Road
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 13
| lga = City of Blacktown
| postcode = 2770
| pop = 5,643
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL11893|name=Hebersham (State Suburb)|accessdate=30 August 2024|quick=on}}50px Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License].
| elevation = 60
| area =
| stategov = Mount Druitt
| fedgov = Chifley
| near-nw = Shanes Park
| near-n = Bidwill
| near-ne = Oakhurst
| near-w = Dharruk
| near-e = Plumpton
| near-sw = Whalan
| near-s = Mount Druitt
| near-se = Rooty Hill
| dist1 = 47
| dir1 = W
| location1 = Sydney CBD
}}
Hebersham is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hebersham is located 47 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
History
Hebersham was coined to honour the Anglican Bishop Reginald Heber of Calcutta whose diocese included New South Wales. In 1829 the Trustees of the Clergy and Schools Lands in New South Wales planned to establish a village named Hebersham on the Western Highway, west of Eastern Creek. This never happened, but the name was used for this present day suburb.The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}}
Demographics
According to the {{CensusAU|2021}} of Population, there were 5,643 people in Hebersham.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.9% of the population.
- 56.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Philippines 4.7%, Fiji 4.1%, New Zealand 3.7%, Pakistan 2.6% and Samoa 2.1%.
- 53.9% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Urdu 4.4%, Arabic 4.3%, Hindi 4.2%, Samoan 3.9% and Tagalog 3.1%.
- The most common responses for religion were Catholic 23.9%, No Religion 21.3%, Islam 12.6%, Not stated 9.7% and Anglican 8.8%.
Education
Hebersham is also home to Hebersham Public School, a primary school founded in 1972.{{cite web|url = http://www.hebersham-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/home|title =School History – Hebersham Public School|accessdate = 2012-04-11}}
Sports and Recreation
Heber Park is a large recreational park in the centre of Hebersham. It contains several sports fields, a basketball court, playgrounds, and off-leash dog parks. The park has basic facilities such as goalposts, shelters, and field lighting to support local-level sports.https://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/Sport-recreation/Parks-and-recreation-directory/Heber-Park
References
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