Berkshire Park
Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Berkshire Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It covers Script error: No such module "convert". within the local government area of City of Penrith. The suburb has a diverse range of activity, including a pet cemetery, correctional facility, nature reserve, waste management centre and a racehorse education centre.
Origin of name
The suburb's name is believed to have come from the English county of Berkshire. The land was given to Richard Rouse as a land grant in 1838. Rouse may have chosen this name because he had been married in North Hinksey, which was then part of Berkshire.
Berkshire Park Post Office opened on 1 May 1936 and closed in 1961.[2]
Community services
There is a large recreational area located on 6th Rd, Berkshire Park. Part of this area is a reserve for public use, with seating areas and a children's playground. There is also a public hall and the station of the Berkshire Park Rural Fire Brigade, a brigade of the NSW Rural Fire Service.[3]
Heat record
On 4 January 2020, a heat logger registered a temperature of Script error: No such module "convert". in the suburb, making it the hottest temperature ever registered in the Sydney basin, albeit being an unofficial record.[4][5]
Demographics
According to the Template:CensusAU, there were 2,149 people in Berkshire Park.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 14.7% of the population.
- 74.5% of people were born in Australia and 37.0% of people only spoke English at home.[1]
Transport
At approximately 55 km from the centre of Sydney, it is in a somewhat isolated area. The closest train stations are Windsor and Riverstone.
References
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- ↑ New data shows Sydney suburbs reached temperatures over 50C last summer by Anton Nilsson from News.com.au. Retrieved 26 November 2020
- ↑ The Sydney suburbs that hit 50C last summer by Angus Thompson from The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 November 2020
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