Erskine Park is a

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in the state of

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. Erskine Park is located 42 kilometres west of the

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, in the

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of the

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and is part of the

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region. Erskine Park, along with Colyton, are the easternmost suburbs in the

. Erskine Park is a growing, predominantly residential suburb with some industrial developments. The suburb has a high school, primary school and some local shops. It has two schools, Erskine Park High School and James Erskine Public School.

History

Erskine Park is named after James Erskine, Lieutenant Governor to

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, who was granted land in this area in the early days of the colony. The local school, James Erskine Public School, is named in his honor.''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia , page 101

Population

At the , there were 6,486 residents in Erskine Park. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population. * This suburb has a slightly younger population than average, with a median age of 37 and 18.8% of people aged 14 years or under. * The most common ancestries in Erskine Park were Australian 31.5%, English 26.9%, Irish 6.6%, Filipino 6.2% and Scottish 5.4%. * 70.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Philippines 3.8%, New Zealand 2.3% and England 1.9%. * 73.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 3.9% and Tagalog 2.3%. * The top responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 36.2%, No Religion 23.4% and Anglican 12.1%. * Top industries of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6% and Road Freight Transport 3.5%. * The median weekly household income was $2,349 and this was higher than the national median of $1,746.

Commercial area

The local shopping centre features a supermarket, hairdressers, butcher, bakery, pharmacy and an Aldi. There was a newsagent in the main shopping centre until late 2017 An industrial area on the southern outskirts is known as the Erskine Business Park. It contains warehouses for DHL Supply Chain, Sony DADC, BlueScope Steel, Koorong Bookstore, Hasbro, Ceva and a Woolworths Liquor distribution centre. There is a large park located near the industrial area along the main road. There is a footpath that accommodates pedestrians and bike riders and there is a basketball/netball court.

Transport

Erskine Park is located near the junction of the

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and

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Motorway. There is a link road proposed from the Business Park to the Westlink M7.

Schools and churches

* James Erskine Public School has over 500 students. * Erskine Park High School has over 800 students. * Cornerstone Baptist Church is a small church affiliated with the Australian Fellowship of Bible-Believing Churches.

Recreation

A bike track runs from Erskine Park Road to Bennett Road in St Clair. A natural bush area in Erskine Park is used for both biking and camping.

Notable residents

Usman Khawaja Usman Tariq Khawaja (; born 18 December 1986) is an Australian international cricketer who represents the Australia national cricket team in Test cricket and Queensland cricket team, Queensland. Khawaja made his first-class cricket debut for N ...

, Australian cricketer * Steve Turner, Former NRL player *

Paige Hadley Paige Amber Hadley (born 26 August 1992) is an Australian international netball player. Primarily a wing attack and centre player, Hadley is a member of the Australian national team and plays in the Suncorp Super Netball for the New South Wale ...

, Australian netballer

References

External links

Penrith Local Suburb Profiles

Erskine Park and St Clair Community Website
{{Sydney Penrith suburbs Suburbs of Sydney City of Penrith