Bangor is a

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, in the state of

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. Bangor is located 28 kilometres south of the

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, in the

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of the

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in the area commonly called Menai. Bangor sits south of the

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and to the west of the Woronora River.

History

The name 'Bangor' was selected in 1895 by the land's owner, a farmer named Owen Jones, after his birthplace Bangor in

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. To avoid confusion with Bangor in

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, the Postmaster General's Office changed the suburb name to Menai in 1910. Another Australian Bangor is located in

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Menai Bridge Menai Bridge (; usually referred to colloquially as ''Y Borth'') is a town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north-west Wales. It overlooks the Menai Strait and lies by the Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 by Thomas Telford, j ...

is a town opposite the original Bangor, on the

Menai Strait The Menai Strait () is a strait which separates the island of Anglesey from Gwynedd, on the mainland of Wales. It is situated between Caernarfon Bay in the south-west and Conwy Bay in the north-east, which are both inlets of the Irish Sea. The s ...

in Wales. When Menai expanded, the eastern section was renamed Bangor in 1976. As part of the modern development of Bangor, the streets were all named with an Aboriginal theme.

Population

In the 2021 census, there were 5,536 people in Bangor. 81.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 3.8%. 81.6% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek at 1.9%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 29.2%, No Religion 26.8% and Anglican 20.2%.

Commercial area

Bangor is a mostly residential suburb with a small suburban shopping centre; In late 2018, the shopping centre commenced renovations.

Schools

Bangor Public School
Public School Kindergarten to Year 6 *

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: Private School Kindergarten to Year 12

Churches

Menai Salvation Army

Menai Baptist Church
(meeting in Inaburra School)

Transport

The main road running through Bangor and Menai is Menai Road. The Bangor Bypass was completed in February 2005 to alleviate traffic in the area.

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buses (routes 961 and 962) connect Bangor to Menai, Illawong,

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, Kirrawee, Gymea and Miranda. Metrobus M92 runs between Sutherland and

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via Bankstown. It also runs a weekend bus service to

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. The closest train station is Sutherland, on the T4 Illawarra line; although Padstow on the T8 East Hills/Airport line is also frequently used. U-Go Mobility buses service Bangor from both these train stations. A family friendly cycle way runs from Sutherland to Padstow through Bangor, which links up with the broader Sydney cycle way.

Sport and recreation

Bangor has

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courts a
Pyree Street
an
Yala Road
Yala road sporting facilities also includ
netball courts
Bangor also has two sporting ovals
Akuna Oval
an
Billa Oval
named after the roads they are situated on. Bangor is home to th
Bangor Brumbies

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club and its home field is Billa Oval. The Menai Roosters football team uses Akuna Oval as its home oval, as well as the
Comets
Bangor-Barden Ridge Cricket Club. Th
Bangor Tigers
Junior AFL team uses fields a
Barden Ridge oval
as its home ground. The Bangor Scout Group was established in 1986 with a Scout Hall i
Ross Reserve
in Pyree Street and caters for youth aged from 6 to 26 years old. The nearby Woronora and Georges rivers and extensive bush areas are popular with the locals and offer a variety of outdoor activities including bush walking, rock climbing/bouldering, mountain bike riding, boating, canoeing, kayaking, rowing and fishing. A Little Fins Swim School Bangor, a small commercial swimming pool operates from the Bangor Shopping Centre. A larger council run swimming complex and leisure centre operates at Sutherland. Children's playgrounds exist at:
Akuna Reserve

Billa Oval

Jelba ReserveKodala Way
Reserve playground, and
Ross Reserve

References

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