Prestons is a

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, in the state of

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37 kilometres south-west of the

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, in the

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of the City of Liverpool.

History

Prestons was named after a local Irish family who in the 1910s ran a small post office on the corner of Romana Square (which has since been removed in the urbanization stages of Preston's development). The family's maiden name was Preston and they were well known for being friendly and helpful to the small community, donating food and household items to those in need. Hence, their name became synonymous with the post office and in 1972, it officially became the name of the suburb.

Schools

Schools in the suburb include Dalmeny and Prestons Public School. Private schools include, William Carey Christian School, Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School and the former Sule College, now known as Amity College.

Transport

Prestons is situated at an important road junction (

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) where the

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from the city meets the Hume Motorway heading towards

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and

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and the

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heading towards

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and northern Sydney. All three roads can be accessed from Camden Valley Way, which also connects Prestons to

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and Camden. The M7 can also be accessed from Bernera Road. Prestons is serviced by trains to the city via Granville and the Airport from Glenfield and Edmondson Park stations.

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provides three bus services to Liverpool via different routes. One of these, route 850, also connects to

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Sport

The Prestons Cricket Club (Hornets) operates from Amalfi Park, since it was founded in 1968. Prestons Robins Little Athletics operates every Wednesday and Friday nights at the new park on Ash Road during summer months.

People

According to the 2016 Australian

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, Prestons had a population of 15 315 people. The most common countries of birth, other than Australia (53.1%), were

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(7.4%),

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(3.9%),

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(3.1%),

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(1.8%) and

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(1.8%). The most common foreign languages spoken at home were

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(9.0%),

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(6.5%) and

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(3.3%). While

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ism was the most common religion (32.2%),

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was the second most common with 14.6%, ahead of

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with 9.6%.

References

Suburbs of Sydney Hume Highway City of Liverpool (New South Wales) {{Sydney-geo-stub