Yennora is a

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in the state of New South Wales,

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, 29 kilometres west of the

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. The residential part of the suburb is primarily in the

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of the

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, although the industrial area in west is a part of Cumberland Council. It is part of the

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region.

History

Yennora is an

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word meaning ''walking'' or ''to stroll''. Aboriginal people from the Cabrogal tribe, a sub-group of the Gandangara tribe, have lived in the Fairfield area for over 30,000 years. European settlement began in Fairfield in the early 19th century. A siding platform was built by the New South Wales Government Railways in 1927 and given the name Yennora. The public school was opened in 1955 and the Wool Stores were established in June 1971.

Commercial area

A portion of Yennora is dominated by an industrial zone, which includes the 300,000m² Yennora Distribution Centre. It was opened in June 1971 as the Yennora Wool Centre. The Yennora Distribution Centre has a connection to the Main Southern railway line, and is used by Quve for freight services running between Port Botany and the suburb. Other key operators in the area include Toll Group,

Woolworths Woolworth, Woolworth's, or Woolworths may refer to: Businesses * F. W. Woolworth Company, the original US-based chain of "five and dime" (5¢ and 10¢) stores * Woolworths Group (United Kingdom), former operator of the Woolworths chain of shops ...

, Linfox, Queensland Rail, and Hume Building Products. Although the suburb's commercial area is vastly industrial, Yennora does feature some small shops and restaurants that are mostly found in Fairfield Street. Yennora Oasis Hotel is a restaurant that features a dine-in and delivery service.

Recreational

Despite its small size, Yennora features a number of urban parks such as Springfield Park, Knight Park and Yennora Park, where they feature children's playgrounds, a sportsground and walking tracks.

Transport

Yennora railway station Yennora railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Yennora. It is served by Sydney Trains Sydney Trains is the operator of the suburban passenger rail network serving the city of Sydney, New South Wales, ...

is on the Inner West & Leppington and

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lines of the Sydney Trains network. Trains run frequently from Yennora to

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and the City Circle. Yennora is also serviced by bus services operated by Transdev NSW.

Demographics

According to the , 37.6% of people stated that they were born in Australia, with Vietnam (8.7%), Iraq (7.3%), Lebanon (5.4%),

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(2.9%) and

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(2.3%) being other common responses. A high percentage (74.8%) of people spoke a language other than English at home, with Arabic (26.9%), Vietnamese (9.5%), Cantonese (3.0%), Spanish (2.6%) and

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(2.6%), being the most commonly spoken non-English languages. Top ancestries were Lebanese (13.3%), Australian (10.9%), Vietnamese (9.2%), English (8.1%) and Chinese (7.9%). Common religions were Islam (26.1%), Catholic (20.3%), Not stated (15.6%), No Religion (10.4%) and Buddhism (8.8%). Christianity was the largest group religious group reported overall (42.7%). The median age of people in Yennora was 43 years. With regards to employment, 42.4% of people were employed full-time, 27.4% were employed part-time, 18.7% were employed but away from work and 12.2% were unemployed. Furthermore, Yennora is known to be the most poorest suburb of Sydney, where the median personal income is just $19,000.The stark difference between Sydney’s richest and poorest suburbs
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Gallery

File:Yennora Public School.jpg, Yennora Public School File:Yennora retirement.JPG, Rosary Village Retirement Centre File:Yennora Cycle.JPG, Yennora Railway Station Cycle Path File:Yennora_Street.JPG, Tara Close File:Yennora_train.JPG,

File:Railway Steet Yennora.png, Railway Parade Yennora

References

External links

{{Sydney Cumberland suburbs Suburbs of Sydney City of Fairfield Cumberland Council, New South Wales