Hebersham

Hebersham
Suburb
LDS Church on Pringle Road
Hebersham Location in metropolitan Sydney
Interactive map of Hebersham
Coordinates: 33°45′10″S 150°59′00″E / 33.7527°S 150.9833°E / -33.7527; 150.9833
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
City	Sydney
LGA	City of Blacktown
Location	47 km (29 mi) W of Sydney CBD
Government
• State electorate	Mount Druitt
• Federal division	Chifley
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population
• Total	5,643 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode	2770
Suburbs around Hebersham Shanes Park Bidwill Oakhurst Dharruk Hebersham Plumpton Whalan Mount Druitt Rooty Hill

Hebersham is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hebersham is located 47 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History

Hebersham was coined to honour the Anglican Bishop Reginald Heber of Calcutta whose diocese included New South Wales. In 1829 the Trustees of the Clergy and Schools Lands in New South Wales planned to establish a village named Hebersham on the Western Highway, west of Eastern Creek. This never happened, but the name was used for this present day suburb.^[3]

Demographics

According to the 2021 census of Population, there were 5,643 people in Hebersham.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.9% of the population.
• 56.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Philippines 4.7%, Fiji 4.1%, New Zealand 3.7%, Pakistan 2.6% and Samoa 2.1%.
• 53.9% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Urdu 4.4%, Arabic 4.3%, Hindi 4.2%, Samoan 3.9% and Tagalog 3.1%.
• The most common responses for religion were Catholic 23.9%, No Religion 21.3%, Islam 12.6%, Not stated 9.7% and Anglican 8.8%.^[2]

Education

Hebersham is also home to Hebersham Public School, a primary school founded in 1972.^[4]

Sports and Recreation

Heber Park is a large recreational park in the centre of Hebersham. It contains several sports fields, a basketball court, playgrounds, and off-leash dog parks. The park has basic facilities such as goalposts, shelters, and field lighting to support local-level sports.^[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hebersham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hebersham (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 August 2024. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
3. The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
4. "School History – Hebersham Public School". Retrieved 11 April 2012.
5. https://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/Sport-recreation/Parks-and-recreation-directory/Heber-Park