Agnes Banks is a

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, in the state of

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. Agnes Banks is 68 kilometres north-west of the

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, in the

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s of the City of Penrith and City of Hawkesbury. It is part of the

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region. Agnes Banks is connected to Penrith by Castlereagh Road which runs alongside the Nepean River between Richmond and Penrith. Natural woodlands and sandy deposits make up the higher landscape of this suburb. Agnes Banks is a rural outpost of the City of Penrith which has kept its intrinsic agricultural value and rural lifestyle.

History

This area was settled as early as 1803 by Charles Palmer. He was the first man to receive the free land grants in 1803; he and his wife Mary Anne built the first Farm Slab House the same year. The 3 chimneys still stand near the corner of Castlereagh Rd and Springwood Rd. The town here was once known as 'Little Richmond'. In 1804 Andrew Thompson was given a grant which he named ''Agnes Bank'' after his mother.

Heritage listings

Agnes Banks has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Rickards Avenue:

Agnes Banks Natural Area The Agnes Banks Natural Area is a heritage-listed natural sand deposit, fauna habitat and native flora site at Rickards Avenue in the western Sydney suburb of Agnes Banks in the City of Penrith local government area of New South Wales, Austral ...

Weather record

On 4 January 2020, a heat logger registered a temperature of in the suburb, which was on the same day when Penrith recorded an official temperature of .New data shows Sydney suburbs reached temperatures over 50C last summer
by Anton Nilsson from News.com.au. Retrieved 26 November 2020

Demographics

According to the of the population, there were 911 residents in Agnes Banks. 83.7% of residents were born in Australia. The other most common countries of birth were Malta 3.0%, England 2.8% and New Zealand 1.1%. 88.1% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Maltese 2.6%, Macedonian 1.4% and Greek 0.7%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were

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35.8%,

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19.7% and No Religion 17.7%.

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