Sadleir is a

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south-western Sydney South Western Sydney is a region of the metropolitan area in southwest Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the predominantly working class area of Greater Western Sydney. The region lies in the Cumberland Plain. Local government ...

, in the state of

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. Sadleir is located 37 kilometres south-west of the

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, in the

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of the City of Liverpool.

History

Sadleir was named after

Richard Sadleir Richard Sadleir (6 May 1794 – 6 March 1889) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born at Cork to landowner James Sadleir. Despite an intention to enter the church, he went to sea with the Royal Navy in 1808, travelling widely bef ...

, the first mayor of Liverpool in 1872. Sadleir was part of the Green Valley housing estate, which was subdivided in 1960.

Demographics

According to the 2016 census, Sadleir had a population of 3,135. The average age was 33, slightly lower than the national average, with higher than expected numbers of people in the 0-14 and 65 plus age groups. There was a significant housing commission population with around a third of the suburb's dwellings belonging to the Department of Housing. The median household income of $861 per week was substantially less than the national average ($1438). In Sadleir 56.3% of people were born in Australia, with the most common countries of birth were Vietnam 7.2%, Lebanon 6.3%, Iraq 3.8%, New Zealand 1.9% and Fiji 1.5%.

Education

Sadleir Public School is the only school in the suburb. The nearest high school is in neighbouring

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and

Ashcroft, New South Wales Ashcroft is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 35 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool. History The suburb was formed as part of the Hou ...

References

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