Beaconsfield is a small inner southern suburb of Sydney, Australia. Beaconsfield is located 5 kilometres south of the

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and is part of the

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of the

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. The postcode is 2015. Beaconsfield has a mixture of industrial and medium to high density residential areas. Beaconsfield is part of the Green Square district which is currently undergoing

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. This involves an

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project that is constructing modern retail, business and residential developments.

History

The suburb was named after

Benjamin Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman, Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a ...

, Lord Beaconsfield, a British prime minister during the reign of

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. The area was part of the suburb of

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and was officially gazetted on 10 June 1977.

Demographics

At the , 1,172 people were living in Beaconsfield, compared to 987 people in 2016. 59.8% of residents were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England (3.8%), Indonesia (3.3%), New Zealand (2.9%), Hong Kong (1.9%) and China (excludes

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(1.8%)). 70.5% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese (3.8%), Mandarin (2.9%), Indonesian (2.6%), Spanish (2.0%) and French (1.8%). The most common responses for religious affiliation were no religion (51.0%), Catholic (19.8%),

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(5.5%) and Buddhist (2.8%).

Transport

The nearest train station to Beaconsfield is Green Square, located just north of the suburb. It is served by

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T8 Airport & South Line services.

References

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