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Bexley, New South Wales
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | suburb |
| name | Bexley |
| city | Sydney |
| state | NSW |
| image | BexleyShops.jpg |
| caption | Forest Road, Bexley |
| alternative_location_map | Australia NSW metro Sydney |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in metropolitan Sydney |
| coordinates | |
| local_map | yes |
| zoom | 13 |
| lga | Bayside Council |
| postcode | 2207 |
| est | 1822 |
| pop | 19,646 |
| pop_year | |
| pop_footnotes | |
| elevation | 62 |
| stategov | Kogarah |
| stategov2 | Rockdale |
| fedgov | Barton |
| near-nw | Bexley North |
| near-n | Bardwell Valley |
| near-ne | Arncliffe |
| near-w | Kingsgrove |
| near-e | Rockdale |
| near-sw | Hurstville |
| near-s | Carlton |
| near-se | Kogarah |
| dist1 | 14 |
| dir1 | south-west |
| location1 | Sydney CBD |
| near-nw = Bexley North | near-n = Bardwell Valley | near-ne = Arncliffe | near-w = Kingsgrove | near-e = Rockdale | near-sw = Hurstville | near-s = Carlton | near-se = Kogarah
Bexley is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bexley is located 14 km south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Bayside Council and is part of the St George area.
Commercial area
Transport
Bexley is currently served by Transit Systems and U-Go Mobility bus services. A steam tramway opened on 13 October 1909 and operated from Arncliffe railway station via Firth and Done Streets and then onto Wollongong, Forest and Stoney Creek Roads to Bexley Park, near Preddys Road. It closed on 1 January 1927.
Population
According to the of Population, there were 19,646 people usually resident in Bexley. 52.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 6.7%, Lebanon 5.3%, Macedonia 3.8%, Greece 2.9% and Philippines 1.8%. 38.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 13.2%, Greek 7.1%, Macedonian 6.3%, Mandarin 6.0% and Cantonese 5.1%. The most common responses were Catholic 20.9%, No Religion 19.9%, Islam 16.3% and Eastern Orthodox 16.1%.
Notable residents
- Patricia Carlon - crime fiction/thriller writer
- Richard White - tech billionaire
Gallery
Houses
Image: Bexley house 3.JPG |Two-storey home, Gladstone Street Image: Bexley house 4.JPG |Single-storey Federation cottage with wrought-iron detailing, Gladstone Street Image: Bexley house 7.JPG | Cottage with wrap-around verandahs and wrought-iron detailing, Harrow Road Image: Bexley house 6.JPG | Esperanza, Harrow Road
References
References
- {{Census 2021 AUS
- ''Pictorial Memories ST. GEORGE: Rockdale, Kogarah, Hurstville'' Joan Lawrence, Kingsclear Books, 1996, Published in Australia {{ISBN. 0-908272-45-6, page 32
- [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/09/24/1032734163956.html Windham, Susan ‘Ace thriller writer trapped in a silent world’ ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 25 September 2002.]
- Durkin, Patrick. (2022-09-16). "Inside tech billionaire Richard White’s self-powered Sydney mansion". Australian Financial Review.
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