Yennora
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Yennora
| city = Sydney
| state = nsw
| image = Yennora Shops.JPG
| caption = Yennora Shops
| coordinates = {{coord|33|51|46|S|150|57|58|E|display=inline,title}}
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 13
| lga = City of Fairfield
| lga2 = Cumberland Council
| postcode = 2161
| est =
| pop = 1,675
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL14524|name=Yennora (State Suburb)|access-date=1 December 2021|quick=on}}
| elevation = 21
| area =
| stategov = Fairfield
| fedgov = Blaxland
| near-nw = Smithfield
| near-n = Guildford
| near-ne = Guildford
| near-w = Fairfield
| near-e = Old Guildford
| near-sw = Fairfield
| near-s = Fairfield East
| near-se = Old Guildford
| dist1 = 29
| dir1 = west
| location1 = Sydney CBD
}}
Yennora is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 29 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district. The residential part of the suburb is primarily in the local government area of the City of Fairfield, although the industrial area in west is a part of Cumberland Council. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
History
Yennora is an Aboriginal word meaning walking or to stroll. Aboriginal people from the Cabrogal tribe, a sub-group of the Gandangara tribe, have lived in the Fairfield area for over 30,000 years.
European settlement began in Fairfield in the early 19th century. A siding platform was built by the New South Wales Government Railways in 1927 and given the name Yennora. The public school was opened in 1955 and the Wool Stores were established in June 1971.The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}}, page 277
Commercial area
A portion of Yennora is dominated by an industrial zone, which includes the 300,000m2 Yennora Distribution Centre.[https://www.stockland.com.au/leasing/logistics-and-business-parks/nsw/yennora-distribution-centre Yennora Distribution Centre] Stockland It was opened in June 1971 as the Yennora Wool Centre.Wool selling centre to be established Freight & Container Transportation January 1969 page 11Containerisation at Yennora Wool Village Network February 1974 page 3Yennora Wool Village Freight & Container Transportation September 1976 pages 24/25 The Yennora Distribution Centre has a connection to the Old Main South railway line, and is used by Quve for freight services running between Port Botany and the suburb. Other key operators in the area include Toll Group, Woolworths, Linfox, Queensland Rail, and Hume Building Products.[https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/yennora-industrial-site-set-carve Yennora Industrial Site Set For Carve Up]; theurbandeveloper.com; 21 September 2015
Although the suburb's commercial area is vastly industrial, Yennora does feature some small shops and restaurants that are mostly found in Fairfield Street.
Recreational
Despite its small size, Yennora features a number of urban parks such as Springfield Park, Knight Park and Yennora Park, where they feature children's playgrounds, a sportsground and walking tracks.
Transport
Yennora railway station is on the Old Main South. Trains run frequently from Yennora to Leppington, Richmond and the City Circle.[https://transportnsw.info/stop?q=10101284#/ Yennora Station] Transport for NSW Yennora is also serviced by bus services operated by Transdev NSW.[https://www.transdevnsw.com.au/uploads/14396_Region_13_Network_map.pdf Parramatta, Bankstown and Liverpool bus network map] Transdev NSW
Demographics
According to the {{CensusAU|2021}}, 37.6% of people stated that they were born in Australia, with Vietnam (8.7%), Iraq (7.3%), Lebanon (5.4%), China (2.9%) and Myanmar (2.3%) being other common responses. A high percentage (74.8%) of people spoke a language other than English at home, with Arabic (26.9%), Vietnamese (9.5%), Cantonese (3.0%), Spanish (2.6%) and Karen (2.6%), being the most commonly spoken non-English languages. Top ancestries were Lebanese (13.3%), Australian (10.9%), Vietnamese (9.2%), English (8.1%) and Chinese (7.9%). Common religions were Islam (26.1%), Catholic (20.3%), Not stated (15.6%), No Religion (10.4%) and Buddhism (8.8%). Christianity was the largest group religious group reported overall (42.7%).
The median age of people in Yennora was 43 years. With regards to employment, 42.4% of people were employed full-time, 27.4% were employed part-time, 18.7% were employed but away from work and 12.2% were unemployed. Furthermore, Yennora is known to be the poorest suburb of Sydney, where the median personal income is just $19,000.[https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/the-stark-difference-between-sydneys-richest-and-poorest-suburbs/news-story/a16455b9912cf257100a9029303f208c The stark difference between Sydney’s richest and poorest suburbs] by News.com.au
Gallery
File:Yennora Public School.jpg|Yennora Public School
File:Yennora retirement.JPG|Rosary Village Retirement Centre
File:Yennora Cycle.JPG|Yennora Railway Station Cycle Path
File:Yennora_Street.JPG|Tara Close
File:Yennora_train.JPG|Yennora railway station
File:Railway Steet Yennora.png|Railway Parade Yennora
References
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{{Sydney Fairfield suburbs}}
{{Sydney Cumberland suburbs}}