Dean Park is a

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, in the state of

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, Australia. Dean Park is located 43 kilometres west of the

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, in the

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and is part of the

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region.

History

Dean Park takes its name from the Dean family. William 'Lumpy' Dean (1776–1854) received two grants of land of 100 and 50 acres in 1817, and later a third one of 50 acres, beside Eastern Creek. His family owned the Bush Inn on the Western Highway. Dean Park is home to William Dean Public School named in honour of the Convict originally granted the land. The suburb was originally planned and developed in the early 1980s. Some of the street names are aboriginal in origin such as Yarramundi Drive. It is said that other street names take on the names of the original site developers, the Hoyle brothers (Nathan, Kenneth and Wayne).

Population

At the 2016 census, there were 3,227 residents in Dean Park. 58.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 8.6% and India 3.9%. 57.3% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 5.9%, Arabic 5.3% and Hungarian 3.5%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 36.7%, No Religion 13.3% and Anglican 11.9%. Of occupied private dwellings in Dean Park, 95.9% were separate houses.

Notable residents

Notable former residents of Dean Park include: * Former Guantanamo Bay inmate Mamdouh Habib. *

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Grand Final champion Luke Swain.

References

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