Padstow Heights, a suburb of

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, located 23 kilometres south-west of the

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, in the state of

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. It is a part of the South-western Sydney region. Padstow is a separate suburb to the north and One Tree Point is a locality within Padstow Heights.

Geography

Padstow Heights is a mostly residential suburb bounded on the east by

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and to the south by the

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. The

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links Padstow Heights to Alfords Point in the

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Transport

The local bus route, 927 takes residents from One Tree Point to Padstow.

History

The Padstow area was first named Padstow Park Estate after a town called Padstow in

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. It was named for being the "holy place of St Petrock" (not to be confused with St Patrick), an important Cornish saint.''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia , page 197

Population

As per the 2016 Census, there were 3,540 people in Padstow Heights. 74.0% of people were born in Australia and 73.0% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 5.1% and Arabic 3.5%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 30.3%, Anglican 18.5%, No Religion 14.9% and Eastern Orthodox 11.1%.

Notable residents

* Roger Rogerson – controversial former detective-sergeant of the New South Wales Police Force was living in the area before he was incarcerated for the murder of Jamie Gao * Jason Clare – Member for Blaxland in the federal parliament is currently living in Padstow Heights *

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References

Suburbs of Sydney City of Canterbury-Bankstown {{Sydney-geo-stub