Cabramatta West is a

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32 kilometres south-west of the

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Cabramatta Cabramatta, also abbreviated as Cabra, is a suburb in South Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cabramatta is located south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local gove ...

is a separate suburb, to the east.

History

Cabramatta West was originally a part of the suburb

. In the dialect of the original inhabitants, the Cabrogal, a ''cabra'' was a tasty fresh water grub. A block of land in the area, owned by the Bull family, was named ''Cabramatta Park'' and the name gradually spread to the surrounding area.

Demographics

According to the , there were 7,822 residents in Cabramatta West. 38.6% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Vietnam 30.4%, Cambodia 6.7%, Iraq 3.0%, Italy 1.4% and China 1.4%. 19.1% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 40.9%, Khmer 5.8%, Cantonese 4.7%, Arabic 3.5% and Mandarin 2.6%. The most common responses for religion were Buddhism 36.3%, No Religion 19.9% and Catholic 19.2%.

Commercial area

The primary shopping centre is located on what is known locally as Cooks Hill.

References

Suburbs of Sydney City of Fairfield {{Sydney-geo-stub