Clemton Park, New South Wales

Clemton Park Sydney, New South Wales
File:Clemton Park Church.jpg St Bernadette's Catholic Church, Bexley Road and William Street intersection
Population	1,565 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	2206
Location	13 km (8 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	City of Canterbury
State electorate(s)	Lakemba
Federal Division(s)	Watson
Suburbs around Clemton Park: Belmore Campsie Canterbury Roselands Clemton Park Earlwood Beverly Hills Kingsgrove Bexley North

Clemton Park is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 13 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the City of Canterbury. A small group of shops is located at the intersection of Bexley Road and William Street.

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William Street and Bexley Road intersection

A reserve called Clemton Park is located on Moorefields Road, it is the home ground of the Earlwood Wanderers Cricket Club 6th grade team of 2013 / 14. Clemton Park Public School, located on Bexley Road, is for years K-6.

History

This area was part of the 50-acre (200,000 m²) Laycock estate granted to Hannah Laycock (1758-1831), the wife of Quartermaster Thomas Laycock (1756-1809), in 1804.

Frederick Moore Clements, who became wealthy from selling the family health restorer, Clements Tonic, owned 40 acres (160,000 m²) near William Street until his death in 1920. 'Clementon Park' was an early suggestion for the suburb’s name but records show Clemton Park was used from 1925.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, there were 1,565 residents in Clemton Park. In Clemton Park, 58.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Greece 6.8%, China 4.7%, Portugal 3.7%, Lebanon 3.0% and Italy 2.2%. Family households (77.1%) were the main type of household, with 21.5% single person households and 1.5% group households.