Cabramatta West, New South Wales

Cabramatta West, New South Wales

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


caption =
lga = City of Fairfield
postcode = 2166
est =
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov = Cabramatta
fedgov = Fowler
near-nw = St Johns Park
near-n = Canley Heights
near-ne = Canley Heights
near-w = Bonnyrigg
near-e = Cabramatta
near-sw = Bonnyrigg
near-s = Mount Pritchard
near-se = Cabramatta
dist1 =
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney CBD

Cabramatta West is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cabramatta West is located 32 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. It is part of the south-western region.
Cabramatta is a separate suburb, to the east.

History

Cabramatta West was originally part of the suburb Cabramatta. In the dialect of the original inhabitants, the Cabrogal, a "cabra" was a tasty fresh water grub. A convert|100|acre|km2|sing=on block of land in the area, owned by the Bull family, was named "Cabramatta Park" and the name gradually spread to the surrounding area. [cite web | url= http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=5151&iNavCatID=3&iSubCatID=51 | title=Cabramatta West | publisher=Fairfield City Council | accessdate=2008-07-02 ]

Commercial Area

The primary shopping centre is located on what is known locally as Cooks Hill.

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