Regents Park is a

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Sydney, in the state of

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, Australia. Regents Park is located 22 kilometres west of the

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, in the

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of Cumberland Council and

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. Regents Park shares the

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of 2143 with neighbouring suburbs

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and Potts Hill.

History

The suburb took its name from a local property built by Mr Peck and Mr Johnson in 1879, which they had named after

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, in the north-west of

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, United Kingdom.

European Settlement

The area was originally part of a land grant to Joseph Hyde Potts and the first subdivision was made in 1880. When the school opened in 1899 it was known as Potts Hill School, but became Sefton Park School in 1907 when this area became known as Sefton Park. In 1929, it was changed to Regent Park School. The railway station opened in 1914 as Regents Park but the site was changed in 1924 when the line connected

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Transport

Regents Park railway station Regents Park railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Regents Park. The station is heritage-listed in the state heritage register for New South Wales.Main Southern railway line The Main Southern Railway (or Great Southern Railway) is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs from Sydney to Albury, near the Victorian border. The line passes through the Southern Highlands, Southern Tablelands, South West ...

Education

*Regents Park Public School *Regents Park Christian School *Trinity Catholic College Regents Park Campus *St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School *Karningul School *Regents Park Preschool Long Day Care *Al-Bayan Institute (Arabic School and normal school) *Sydney Construction Training School

Sport

The Regents Park Saints Football Club are a junior

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club that plays in the Granville & District Soccer Football Association. The club's colours are maroon and yellow, and their home ground is Princes Park.

Local Government Area

The heritage-listed system of triple main water pipelines connecting Pipehead in Guildford with Potts Hill Reservoir (also known locally as 'The Pipelines') is the demarcation line between Cumberland and Canterbury-Bankstown Councils. While the majority of the suburb falls within the local government area of Cumberland Council, the part of the suburb which lies south-west of the Pipehead-Potts Hill pipelines falls within the

. Regents Park is in the federal electoral division of Blaxland, currently held by

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, of the

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. For NSW state elections, Regents Park is predominantly in the state

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. This seat is currently held by

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Demographics

Data from the 2021 census reveals that Regents Park has a population of 4,990. Of this population: * 51.5% are male and 48.5% are female, with the median age being 36. * The top responses for ancestry were Chinese (24.0%), English (10.0%), Australian (8.8%), Lebanese (7.9%) and Vietnamese (7.9%). * The top responses for country of birth other than Australia (41.3%), were China (9.9%), Vietnam (8.8%), Lebanon (3.3%), Pakistan (2.7%) and Philippines (2.7%). * 25.2% of people only speak English at home, with 75.4% of people speaking a non-English language at home. The top responses for non-English languages spoken at home were Arabic (11.7%), Mandarin (10.5%), Cantonese (9.4%), Vietnamese (7.1%) and Urdu (3.6%). * Regarding religious affiliation, the top responses were Islam (23.5%), No Religion (19.6%), Catholic (19.2%) and Buddhism (9.9%).

Notable people

Peter Skrzynecki – Australian Poet, who grew up in Regents Park. Notable works include 'Feliks Skrzynecki', based on his father, 'Regents Park' and '10 Mary Street'.

References

{{City of Canterbury-Bankstown topics, state=collapsed Suburbs of Sydney Cumberland Council, New South Wales City of Canterbury-Bankstown