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Hoxton Park is a
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of
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, in the state of
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,
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. Hoxton Park is located 38 kilometres west of the
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, in the
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of the City of Liverpool and is part of the
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region. Hoxton Park also had a small sealed airstrip,
Hoxton Park Airport Hoxton Park Airport was a general aviation aerodrome in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The aerodrome was non-towered, and so operated according to Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) procedures. Traffic was light; at ...
which was used for general aviation and training until its closure and destruction in 2008.


History

Hoxton Park was named in 1887 when Phillips and Co. syndicates, subdivided the land under that name. Thomas Setrop Amos, a
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solicitor, who arrived in Sydney in 1816, was granted here in June 1818. A further development of note took place circa 1857 with the construction of Bernera, a weatherboard homestead built by
Allan Macpherson Allan Macpherson (24 October 1818 – 6 November 1891) was a squatter, pastoralist and politician in the colony of New South Wales, a member of the Legislative Assembly. Early life Macpherson was born at Blairgowrie, Scotland. He went to ...
, son of a former Collector of Internal Revenue, William Macpherson. Bernera was an early homestead in a vernacular style and is listed on the
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.


Population

In 2016, there were 4,355 residents in Hoxton Park. The median age of people in Hoxton Park was 32 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 24.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.8% of the population. The most common ancestries were Australian 10.2%, English 8.9%, Indian 7.3%, Italian 5.4% and Chinese 4.8%. 50.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were Fiji 7.2%, Iraq 6.6%, Philippines 2.8%, Vietnam 2.8% and New Zealand 2.3%. 37.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 9.1%, Hindi 8.5%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 4.0%, Vietnamese 3.8% and Spanish 3.4%. The most common responses for religion in Hoxton were Catholic 33.0%, Islam 9.6%, No Religion 9.3% and Buddhism 7.8%.


Transport

Hoxton Park sits at the corner of Hoxton Park Road and Cowpasture Road which connect to the
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and much of greater Sydney.
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provides two bus routes 853 and 854 running along both Hoxton Park Road and Cowpasture Road, connecting Hoxton Park to Liverpool and areas west thereof.


Churches

Hoxton Park has many churches including ''
Inspire Church Inspire Church, founded as Liverpool Christian Life Centre, is a Pentecostal Christian church affiliated with Australian Christian Churches, the Assemblies of God in Australia. It is located in Hoxton Park, in the City of Liverpool, in the Gr ...
'', which has been active for more than 25 years with more than 5,000 members, Hoxton Park Anglican Church which began in 1992 and also Bible Baptist Church which started in 1992.


Sport and recreation

Hoxton Park is home to the Liverpool Catholic Club which has an ice skating complex nearby.


See also

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Hoxton Park Airport Hoxton Park Airport was a general aviation aerodrome in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The aerodrome was non-towered, and so operated according to Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) procedures. Traffic was light; at ...


References

{{Sydney Liverpool suburbs Suburbs of Sydney City of Liverpool (New South Wales)