Sadleir, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Sadleir
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption = Landa Park, Sadleir
lga = City of Liverpool
postcode = 2168
est =
pop = 2800 (2006)
area =
propval =
stategov = Liverpool
fedgov = Fowler
near-nw = Busby
near-n = Heckenberg
near-ne = Mount Pritchard
near-w = Busby
near-e = Ashcroft
near-sw = Miller
near-s = Cartwright
near-se = Liverpool
dist1 = 37
dir1 = south-west
location1= Sydney CBD

Sadleir is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sadleir is located 37 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool.

History

Sadleir was named after Richard Sadleir, the first mayor of Liverpool in 1872. Sadleir was part of the Green Valley housing estate, which was subdivided in 1960. [ "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 2006 census, Sadleir had a population of 2825. The average age was 33, slightly lower than the national average, with higher than expected numbers of people in the 0-14 and 65 plus age groups. There was a significant housing commission population with around a third of the suburb's dwellings belonging to the Department of Housing. The median household income of $586 per week was substantially less than the national average ($1027). The majority of residents were Australian born, with minorities born in Vietnam (5.8%) and Lebanon (also 5.8%).Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC11889 | name = Sadleir (State Suburb) | quick = on | accessdate = 2008-07-07]

Education

Sadleir Public School is the only school in the suburb. The nearest high school is in neighbouring Miller. [ cite web | url = http://www.sadleir-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ | title = Sadleir Public School | publisher = NSW Department of Education | accessdate = 2008-07-07 ]

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