Wakeley, New South Wales

{{Short description|Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Wakeley

| city = Sydney

| state = nsw

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| lga = City of Fairfield

| postcode = 2176

| est = 1980

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| elevation = 25

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| stategov = Fairfield

| fedgov = Fowler

| near-nw = Greenfield Park

| near-n = Prairiewood

| near-ne = Fairfield West

| near-w = St Johns Park

| near-e = Canley Heights

| near-sw = St Johns Park

| near-s = St Johns Park

| near-se = Canley Heights

| dist1 = 34

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Wakeley is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the council seat in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Wakeley is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. At the 2021 census, Wakeley has a population of 4,893.

The City of Fairfield Council Chambers are located in Wakeley.{{cite web |work=Fairfield City Council |title=Contact Us |url=https://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/Contact-Us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228014054/https://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/Contact-Us |archive-date=28 February 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2024 |location=Administration Centre 86 Avoca Road Wakeley 2176; Postal Address: PO Box 21, Fairfield NSW 1860}}

History

Wakeley is named after Daniel Wakeley, an early settler in the area. It was mainly used for farming until being redeveloped as a residential suburb in 1980.The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, p. 146 {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}}

Demographics

The largest ancestry in the suburb is Vietnamese 17.6%, followed by Assyrian 16.2% and Chinese 13.1%.{{Cite web |title=2021 Wakeley, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL14107 |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=abs.gov.au}} English only is used at home by 21.2% of residents compared to an average 67.6% in New South Wales. The most common languages spoken after English are Vietnamese 17.9%, Assyrian-Neo Aramaic 15.1%, and Arabic 7.1%.{{Cite web |title=2021 Wakeley, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL14107 |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=abs.gov.au}}

37.9% of people in Wakeley were born in Australia compared to an average 65.4% in New South Wales. The most common places of birth after Australia are Iraq 16%, Vietnam 14%, and Cambodia 4.2%.{{Cite web |title=2021 Wakeley, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL14107 |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=abs.gov.au}}

Schools

King Park Public School{{cite web |url=https://kingpark-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ |title=King Park Public School |publisher=NSW Department of Education |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228023012/https://kingpark-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ |archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date=28 February 2024 |url-status=live |location=31 Humphries Road, Wakeley}}
Mary MacKillop College, which is run by the Sisters of St Joseph{{cite web |url=https://mmcwakeley.syd.catholic.edu.au/ |title=Mary MacKillop Catholic College Wakeley |location=5 Carnarvon St Wakeley NSW 2176 |publisher=Sydney Catholic Schools |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228023237/https://mmcwakeley.syd.catholic.edu.au/ |archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date=28 February 2024 |url-status=live}}

Churches

{{See also|2024 Wakeley church stabbing}} The Christ The Good Shepherd Church, located in the suburb, was opened in 2015 by its head priest Mar Mari Emmanuel, a metropolitan bishop of Australia and New Zealand.{{cite web |work=Christ The Good Shepherd Church Inc. |title=Welcome To Christ The Good Shepherd Church |location=32 - 36 Box Rd, Wakeley NSW 2176, Sydney, Australia |url=https://cgsc.org.au/ |archive-date=3 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203222653/https://cgsc.org.au/ |url-status=live}} The bishop was stabbed at the church on 15 April 2024, but survived the attack.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-15 |title=Man in custody, four people injured in alleged stabbing incident at Sydney church |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-15/nsw-man-custody-four-injured-stabbing-incident-church-wakeley/103711236 |access-date=2024-04-15 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}

References

Category:Suburbs of Sydney

Category:City of Fairfield