- Sefton, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Sefton
city = Sydney
state = nsw
caption = Carlingford Street, Sefton
lga = City Of Bankstown
postcode = 2162
pop = 5,390 (2006 Census)
stategov = Auburn
fedgov = Blaxland
near-nw = Guildford
near-n = South Granville
near-ne = Auburn
near-e = Regents Park
near-se = Birrong
near-s = Yagoona
near-sw = Bass Hill
near-w = Chester Hill
dist1 = 23
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney CBDSefton is a
suburb ofSydney in the state ofNew South Wales ,Australia . Sefton is located 23 kilometres west of theSydney central business district , in the local government area of theCity of Bankstown and is part of theGreater Western Sydney region.Sefton shares the post code of 2162 with the neighbouring
suburb of Chester Hill.History
The name Sefton was taken from
Sefton inLondon ,England .James Wood gave the name 'Sefton Park' to the convert|340|acre|km2 of land granted to him in 1839. Prior to subdivision, Sefton was an area of market gardens, orchards and poultry farms. [http://www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au//coun/about/suburbGetItsName.cfm]Transport and commercial area
Sefton railway station is on the Inner West Line of the
CityRail network. There is a small shopping centre clustered around the railway station including Sefton Growers Market, Sefton Newsagency and a Thai/Australian bistro adjacent to the newsagency.Schools
Sefton Infants School is a small public school catering for years Kindergarten to Year 2 and also includes a pre-school.
Sefton High School is a co-educational, partially selective, high school with just over 1000 students. Sefton's selective-school section operates from years 7 - 10 and years 11 - 12 are integrated into the community section of the school.Sport and recreation
A number of sporting facilities are located around Sefton. This includes
Jensen Oval and Sefton Golf Course. Sefton Golf Course [ [http://www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/rec/places/golfcourse.cfm Sefton Golf Course] ] is a council-owned 18-hole par-3 course on 15.6 hectares and is open all year round.Population
In the 2006 Australian census, Sefton's population was recorded as 5,390, of whom 40.4% were born overseas—typical of the Bankstown area and other south-western suburbs of Sydney. It is a culturally diverse community whose residents speak over 60 different languages. The most common countries of birth other than Australia include
Viet Nam (12.4%) andLebanon (6.6%). [Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC11901 | name = Sefton (State Suburb) | quick = on | accessdate=2008-02-28]Politics
At the state level, Sefton is part of the
electoral district of Auburn . At the federal level, Sefton is part of the electoralDivision of Blaxland .References
External links
* [http://www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/rec/places/golfcourse.cfm Sefton Golf Course]
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